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popsci.com - Jennifer Byrne - Why a pink potato-like robot is wheeling around Philadelphia
Why a pink potato-like robot is wheeling around Philadelphia
Popular Science –

It was a showdown worthy of a classic Western, except the things rolling down the street weren't tumbleweeds. They were robots. On one side of an Old City sidewalk in Philadelphia, an Uber Eats robot trundled along on its daily route. Suddenly…

popsci.com - Andrew Paul - Man builds robotic cat feeder that senses when dish is empty
Man builds robotic cat feeder that senses when dish is empty
Popular Science –

Pet owners can pick from any number of automatic cat feeders at this point, and even shell out hundreds of dollars for a particularly fancy kit. But at the end of the day, most of them are simply a scooper that dumps out premeasured amounts of…

econotimes.com - Elias Mercer - STMicroelectronics Is Sampling Three STM32A Lines for Cars, Industry and Robots
STMicroelectronics Is Sampling Three STM32A Lines for Cars, Industry and Robots
EconoTimes –

STMicroelectronics is sampling three microcontroller lines built on a shared STM32 platform, aiming to let developers reuse design work across vehicles, industrial equipment and robots. The STM32A4 is built for local control and safety functions…

cnet.com - Corinne Reichert - Disneyland Is Training a Class of AI Robot Interns
Disneyland Is Training a Class of AI Robot Interns
CNET –

If you've ever driven to Disneyland, you know that parking is a challenge. When the parks open each morning, long lines clog the nearby streets as engines idle, families waiting anxiously to enter the parking structure so they can start their day…

theguardian.com - Arwa Mahdawi - Very good boys? The dark, dystopian rise of robot dogs | Arwa Mahwadi
Very good boys? The dark, dystopian rise of robot dogs | Arwa Mahwadi
The Guardian –

Have you ever wanted to hang out with a dog with no fur, no face and a chip in its shoulder? If so, I suggest you head to San Francisco, where a startup called Dimensional has been paying people $20 (£15) an hour to walk four-legged robot…

axios.com - Ina Fried - Elon Musk is set to spend $100B to disrupt wireless in the age of drones and robots
Elon Musk is set to spend $100B to disrupt wireless in the age of drones and robots
Axios –

Elon Musk's SpaceX is moving ahead with plans to build a nationwide cellular network, selecting Qualcomm to provide key technology for tens of thousands of cell sites that it plans to begin deploying next year. Why it matters: SpaceX's move…

thewrap.com - Roger Cheng - Vibe Directing,' Hybrid Filmmaking and Robots: Disney's Startup Program Goes All-In on AI
Vibe Directing,' Hybrid Filmmaking and Robots: Disney's Startup Program Goes All-In on AI
TheWrap –

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… BURBANK, Calif. — Outside the Walt Disney Main Theatre, a Boston Dynamics four-legged robot equipped with a camera and hardware containing AI “brains” from startup FieldAI lurched…

fool.com - Leo Sun - Tesla Wants to Build 20,000 Optimus Robots a Week. Here's the Supplier That Gets Paid for Every Single One -- and It's Not Nvidia.
Tesla Wants to Build 20,000 Optimus Robots a Week. Here's the Supplier That Gets Paid for Every Single One -- and It's Not Nvidia.
The Motley Fool –

Tesla (TSLA -2.38%) aims to produce up to one million Optimus robots in 2027. To achieve that ambitious goal, it plans to ramp up its production to 20,000 units per week. That's great news for Tesla's suppliers, but one hot chipmaker that was left…

chron.com - Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba - NASA's Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed - here's why it's so hard to boost a satellite
NASA's Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed - here's why it's so hard to boost a satellite
Chron –

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory took its last look at the sky on Oct. 20, 2026, while orbiting about 171…

thehindubusinessline.com - BL Bengaluru Bureau - Cleaning robot maker Peppermint Robotics bags ₹100 cr in Series B led by pi Ventures and Crane Venture
Cleaning robot maker Peppermint Robotics bags ₹100 cr in Series B led by pi Ventures and Crane Venture
The HinduBusinessLine –

The funding will be utilised expand manufacturing, setting up an assembly line in North America over the coming months, complementing its existing Pune facility, hiring, and global expansion. The company previously raised ₹34 crore…

fool.com - Leo Sun - The SPAC Sponsor Behind Lucid and Oklo Is Taking Agility Robotics Public on Nov. 5. Here's What Those 2 Stocks Did in Their First 90 Days.
The SPAC Sponsor Behind Lucid and Oklo Is Taking Agility Robotics Public on Nov. 5. Here's What Those 2 Stocks Did in Their First 90 Days.
The Motley Fool –

Agility Robotics, a developer of humanoid robots for warehouses, logistics hubs, and manufacturing plants, will go public through a merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI (CCXI +4.72%), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), on Nov. 4. Its…

theconversation.com - Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba - NASA's Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed - here's why it's so hard to boost a satellite
NASA's Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed - here's why it's so hard to boost a satellite
The Conversation –

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory took its last look at the sky on Oct. 20, 2026, while orbiting about 171 miles (275 kilometers) above Earth. NASA ended the telescope's mission three days later, because Swift had sunk so low that drag from the…

dexerto.com - Connor Bennett - Humanoid robots fail supermarket jobs after 'slacking off' and having 'bad attitude'
Humanoid robots fail supermarket jobs after 'slacking off' and having 'bad attitude'
Dexerto –

Robots were put to the test in a supermarket in China, but two actually failed to complete their tasks, and one needed to have more “enthusiasm.” If you believed sci-fi movies back in the day, humans should have been replaced by…

electrek.co - Fred Lambert - Xiaomi's humanoid robots work a full 8-hour shift in its EV factory
Xiaomi's humanoid robots work a full 8-hour shift in its EV factory
Electrek –

Xiaomi has released footage of its humanoid robots working a full 8-hour shift at its EV factory, sorting center console side covers for its cars. The company says the robots did it on their own, catching and fixing their own mistakes along the…

marketbeat.com - Robotics Stocks To Keep An Eye On - November 4th
Robotics Stocks To Keep An Eye On - November 4th
MarketBeat –

5 Beaten-Down Growth Stocks Trading Like Value Plays as Cash Chases Mega-Caps Teradyne, Ouster, and PROCEPT BioRobotics are the three Robotics stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Robotics stocks are shares of…

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