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japantimes.co.jp - Elizabeth Beattie - Humanoids Summit gives Tokyo a peek of a robotic future
Humanoids Summit gives Tokyo a peek of a robotic future
The Japan Times

Utilizing artificial intelligence and robots — and more specifically humanoids — is crucial in making up for Japan's labor shortage. This was the dominant talking point at the Humanoids Summit on Thursday when the two-day event kicked…

nasa.gov - Students Build Moon Robots for NASA's 2026 Lunabotics Challenge
Students Build Moon Robots for NASA's 2026 Lunabotics Challenge
NASA

Katherine Rauscher of Michigan Technological University prepares her team's prototype lunar robot for its turn during the finals for NASA's 2026 Lunabotics Challenge competition on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor…

independent.co.uk - Yuri Kageyama - Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese
Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese
The Independent

Mechanical hands dexterous enough to thread a needle, childlike dancing robots and adult-sized ones to help with deliveries were on display Thursday as the Humanoids Summit Tokyo opened. Among the dozens of companies taking part, including…

forbes.com - Yue Wang - Humanoid Robots, Drones And Green Energy: The 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 Entrepreneurs Innovating In Industry, Manufacturing & Energy
Humanoid Robots, Drones And Green Energy: The 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 Entrepreneurs Innovating In Industry, Manufacturing & Energy
Forbes

G uo Renjie set up Suzhou-based JoyIn Technology in 2024 to make a “much more interactive” range of companion robots aimed at the elderly and children. The startup has launched four humanoids, including the 50cm-tall Zeroth M1, which…

winnipegfreepress.com - Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press - Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese
Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese
Winnipeg Free Press

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techradar.com - Burkhard Boeckem - What the UK's robot anxiety reveals about how automation will scale
What the UK's robot anxiety reveals about how automation will scale
TechRadar

Robotics is moving from controlled industrial environments into the real-world. As these systems become more capable, adoption is no longer driven by technology alone, but by how people experience and interact with it. The UK's relationship with…

wwd.com - Arthur Zaczkiewicz - VenHub Doubles Down on Robots With Massive New Vegas Plant
VenHub Doubles Down on Robots With Massive New Vegas Plant
WWD

VenHub is expanding. The autonomous retail company just dropped a major anchor in Las Vegas, opening a second, much larger production facility to churn out its robotic “Smart Stores” at scale. They have to. A massive backlog of…

sfgate.com - Matthew Brown - Airbnb host alleges $12k in damages after SF startup tested a robot in his house
Airbnb host alleges $12k in damages after SF startup tested a robot in his house
SFGATE

Sean Donovan has rented his childhood home in San Francisco on Airbnb for years. Tech workers in town for conferences, and families coming for graduations are common customers, but last month he had a new guest: a robot that he said left a mess.

prweb.com - TorqueAGI - TorqueAGI Announces Collaborations with NVIDIA, John Deere, and Dexterity to Advance Physical AI for Enterprise-Grade Robots
TorqueAGI Announces Collaborations with NVIDIA, John Deere, and Dexterity to Advance Physical AI for Enterprise-Grade Robots
PRWeb

Bringing Physical AI into production is a team effort. From compute infrastructure to foundation models to deployment systems, TorqueAGI is building at the model layer alongside partners working across the full stack. As an NVIDIA Perception…

digg.com - Chris Paxton - Genesis AI launches Genesis World 1.0, an open-source robotics simulator that turns one hour of real-world testing into 100 simulation days · Digg
Genesis AI launches Genesis World 1.0, an open-source robotics simulator that turns one hour of real-world testing into 100 simulation days · Digg
Basic Intelligence

We are back again:) After three weeks of quiet building. Introducing Genesis World 1.0, our latest simulation platform, the second release in our full-stack suite. Open-sourced. Robotics is still bottlenecked by the 1× speed of the physical…

cnx-software.com - Debashis Das - Gesture HW1 is a 10-DOF ESP32-S3 robotic hand with high-dexterity manipulation (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software
Gesture HW1 is a 10-DOF ESP32-S3 robotic hand with high-dexterity manipulation (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software
CNX Software - Embedded Systems News

The HW1 by Gesture Platforms is a 10-degree-of-freedom (DOF) high-dexterity robotic hand and wrist built around an ESP32-S3 wireless MCU. It's primarily designed for researchers, educators, and hobbyists; it bridges the gap between basic DIY…

ksbw.com - Ricardo Tovar - Hollister deploys sidewalk robots to assess accessibility conditions
Hollister deploys sidewalk robots to assess accessibility conditions
KSBW

Hollister deploys sidewalk robots to assess accessibility conditions Very local, powered by KSPWA local news, learning new information. Original series and specials, it's pretty awe inspiring. 24/7 TV made just for you. How awesome is this?

twz.com - Howard Altman - Inside The Effort To Build Ukraine's Ground Robot Arsenal
Inside The Effort To Build Ukraine's Ground Robot Arsenal
The War Zone

Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. With ground maneuver a huge risk thanks to the ubiquity of deadly aerial drones, Ukraine is increasingly relying on uncrewed ground…

techxplore.com - University of Bristol - Pea-size liquid-metal pump runs robot butterfly on under 0.1 V
Pea-size liquid-metal pump runs robot butterfly on under 0.1 V
Tech Xplore

Engineers have invented an ingenious liquid-metal pump that could make future soft robotics and wearable devices much more portable and agile. The innovation, led by the University of Bristol and published in the journal Nature Communications…

tomsguide.com - Catherine Hiles - The Lymow One Plus robot mower did a stellar job on my lawn but I won't ditch my riding-mower yet
The Lymow One Plus robot mower did a stellar job on my lawn but I won't ditch my riding-mower yet
Tom's Guide

Lymow One Plus robot mower review: Specs Connectivity: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 4G Cutting height: 1.2 to 4 inches Charging time: 120 minutes (10A charger) or 180 minutes (5A charger) As the weather warms up, it's time to get outdoors and tackle lawn…

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