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Agile Robots becomes the latest robotics company to partner with Google DeepMind
Agile Robots has landed a partnership with Google DeepMind to develop robots with the artificial intelligence research lab, the latest in a string of robotics company to do so. Munich, Germany-based Agile Robots announced it entered into a…
Google partners with Agile Robots, growing its AI robotics footprint
Google's DeepMind division is partnering with Agile Robots to integrate its Gemini Robotics foundation models with Agile Robots' hardware. The company aims to use the Agile Robot partnership to improve robotics AI models. It's one of several recent…
MLB's robot umps are not perfect. How much should we care?
Alex Cora's robot-ump nightmare has been dancing around my brain for more than a year. It tangoed back to life every time a ball-strike challenge animation appeared on a scoreboard near me this spring. This isn't the first time I've written about…
That McDonald's Robot Video Isn't What It Looks Like
Did you see a viral video recently claiming that McDonald's was testing out robot workers at its stores? The video was picked up by news outlets like the New York Post and strongly suggested that McDonald's could be on the verge of replacing…
No, McDonald's Isn't Deploying Humanoid Robots as Workers in Shanghai
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech A video is making the rounds on social media, showing a uniformed robotic employee at a McDonald's in Shanghai, China greeting a patron while seemingly taking their order. The stunt…
AI-m lovin' it! McDonald's is testing humanoid ROBOTS in Shanghai
READ MORE: First robot ARREST revealed as humanoid is detained by police Humanoid robots are serving up meals and entertaining customers at a McDonald's in Shanghai – and they even wear the famous uniform. The machines, supplied by Chinese…
Amazon Acquires Fauna Robotics, Entering Consumer Humanoid Market
Amazon.com Inc. acquired New York-based startup Fauna Robotics, becoming the latest technology giant to step into the burgeoning consumer humanoid market. The cloud-computing and e-commerce giant closed the deal for Fauna last week, according to…
Amazon acquires 'approachable' humanoid maker Fauna Robotics
Amazon confirmed it has acquired Fauna Robotics, a startup building humanoid robots. Fauna's first product, called Sprout, is a $50,000 bipedal robot that's 3.5 feet tall and designed to be 'approachable and human-friendly.' Amazon last week…
Billionaire Qatari Sheikh, Amazon Back Robotics Startup Neura
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, a billionaire member of the Qatari royal family, and Amazon.com Inc. have joined the latest funding round for German startup Neura Robotics. HBJ, as the former Qatari premier is known, recently became a shareholder…
A Silicon Valley airport is easing travel snarls with its newest hire: 'José' the robot
One of Silicon Valley's main airports just made its newest hire, a robot named 'José.' San José Mineta International Airport is turning to artificial intelligence to ease the strain of modern air travel, debuting 'José,' a…
Brit robot minesweepers to blast Iran's underwater bombs in crucial oil route
BRITAIN is due to dispatch a fleet of robotic minesweepers in the Strait of Hormuz to fend off Iran's ongoing blockade. The UK has helped form a coalition of around 30 countries to help demine the waters off the Iranian coast after Donald Trump…
STMicroelectronics: DC And Robotics Opportunities Re-Ignited Enthusiasm (Upgrade) (STM)
Stephen Simpson 20.87K Followers STMicroelectronics shares have rebounded as management has shifted investor focus from still-soft auto/industrial demand to growth opportunities in data centers, power, robotics, and sensing. There are still…
Delivery Robot Allegedly Smashes Through Bus Stop Window, Keeps Driving Covered in Broken Glass
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Delivery robots had already proved to be a controversial fixture in Chicago, but are now shaping up to be a smash-hit in all the wrong ways. Footage posted on the r/chicago subreddit…
Agile Robots and Google Deepmind team up to bring AI-powered robots to factories
Munich-based Agile Robots and Google Deepmind have announced a strategic research partnership. The goal is to integrate Google Deepmind's Gemini Robotics AI models into Agile Robots' hardware, creating adaptable, intelligent robots built primarily…
Nauticus Robotics, Inc. (KITT) Discusses Strategic Investment, Technology Collaborations and Key Milestones Transcript
Nauticus Robotics, Inc. (KITT) Discusses Strategic Investment, Technology Collaborations and Key Milestones March 24, 2026 2:00 PM EDT John Gibson - President, CEO & Director Peter Gastreich - Water Tower Research LLC Thank you for joining us today…
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