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This floating AI robot looks like it escaped a Studio Ghibli film, and that’s exactly the point
Researchers have unveiled a floating AI robot inspired by Studio Ghibli that glides silently through the air, offering a safer and more approachable vision for future AI companions…
ETIH Weekly Roundup: OpenAI workflows, AI appointments, motorsport STEM, and classroom robotics - EdTech Innovation Hub
ETIH Weekly Roundup: OpenAI workflows, AI appointments, motorsport STEM, and classroom robotics EdTech Innovation Hub…
‘They don’t need people’: the workers left behind by China’s robot drive
Tens of millions of workers may fall by the wayside as the country pivots away from low-end manufacturing toward advanced technology, from automation to AI.…
Robot Dogs, Teslas, and Rescue Helicopters: The UN AI Summit Was a Lot
Amid live coding sessions and Silicon Valley optimism, the UN’s AI for Good summit wrestled with an increasingly urgent question: Can global governance catch up before the technolo…
iGarden’s new M1-AI robot vacuum is here to save your summer
Less cleaning, more swimming…
LeRobot v0.6.0: Imagine, Evaluate, Improve
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.…
AI Humanoid Robot Companions
Zoox robotaxi redesign brings big rider upgrades
Zoox unveils its updated robotaxi with comfort upgrades, no steering wheel and bidirectional driving as it awaits NHTSA regulatory approval.…
CarbonSix, which is developing AI automation and robotic intelligence tech for manufacturing, raised a $40M Series A co-led by DSC Investment and LB Investment (FinSMEs)
FinSMEs : CarbonSix, which is developing AI automation and robotic intelligence tech for manufacturing, raised a $40M Series A co-led by DSC Investment and LB Investment — CarbonSi…
NASA launches robot to rescue aging Swift telescope from fiery demise
Jigawa hosts northwest governors as Remi Tinubu launches food banks, NITDA’s AI, robotics lab
The food banks programme specifically targets vulnerable children under the age of six, pregnant women, and lactating mothers across the zone's seven states.…
LG Electronics to create robotics division to accelerate physical AI push
SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it will establish a new roboti...…
Robot hand company settles Tesla trade secret suit and announces $11M raise
The startup, Proception, is taking a unique approach to collecting training data to tackle one of the hardest problems in robotics: hands.…
Ministers likely to support law change to allow delivery robots on England’s paths
Exclusive: Safety campaigners concerned about plan for widespread deployment on already crowded pavements Large numbers of autonomous delivery robots could be coming to towns and c…
Humanoid robot maker Apptronik raised ~$1B at a ~$5B valuation, including from Mercedes-Benz, which has a handful of Apptronik's Apollo robots in its factories (Joshua Brustein/Bloomberg)
Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg : Humanoid robot maker Apptronik raised ~$1B at a ~$5B valuation, including from Mercedes-Benz, which has a handful of Apptronik's Apollo robots in its …
Chinese tech hub’s shift into robotaxis leaves drivers by the wayside
Shenzhen expands driverless vehicles as growing automation drive threatens gig economy workforce…
Fox News AI Newsletter: Waymo's robotaxi recall
Stay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future.…
Mom gets groundbreaking mastectomy from a $2M robot named Carol — and went to the beach with a tiny scar weeks later
The robot was cleared by the FDA a few months ago to perform the delicate surgery that avoids skin and preserves the nipple.…
Prime Day is still live — last chance to get the iRobot Roomba 415X for $400 off
It's the best-ever price, but not for much longer.…
Should you get a robot vacuum on Prime Day? I test them for a living and found all-time best deals.
I won't just tell you to buy the cheapest vacuum — I'm actually analyzing the sale price-to-cleaning-performance ratio.…
A Charter School Spent $500k on AI-Powered Humanoid Robots. Was It Worth It?
Officials at a charter chain known for credit recovery made a couple of big-dollar purchases in the form of ChatGPT-powered robots. Researchers are skeptical they’re worth the doug…
San Francisco’s $750 apartment is nightmare fuel for our robot overlord future
It's like a tiny doctor's office waiting room — but the nurse never comes to save you.…
As China's working-age population shrinks, a consensus is emerging that it must deploy embodied AI robots into as many tasks as possible, as soon as possible (Financial Times)
Financial Times : As China's working-age population shrinks, a consensus is emerging that it must deploy embodied AI robots into as many tasks as possible, as soon as possible — Th…
Robot nation: China’s bid to beat its demographic decline
The country’s workforce is set to fall to 300mn by the end of the century. Beijing wants humanoids to narrow the labour gap…
Agility Robotics plans to go public via SPAC in a $2.5B deal
Agility Robotics, the humanoid robotics startup that spun out of Oregon State University in 2015, expects to generate $620 million in proceeds.…
The 16 best robot vacuum deals available during Prime Day
If you’ve been wanting to buy a robot vacuum but have been put off by how much it can cost to get a good one, now is not a bad time to start looking. We’re now on day two of Prime …
Roborock’s Prime Day vacuum deals up to $700 off are too good for messy homes to ignore
So. Many. Deals.…
Shenzhen-listed Apple supplier Lingyi iTech seeks to raise $1.1B in a June 26 Hong Kong debut, as the electronic parts maker expands into AI hardware and robots (Iris Deng/South China Morning Post)
Iris Deng / South China Morning Post : Shenzhen-listed Apple supplier Lingyi iTech seeks to raise $1.1B in a June 26 Hong Kong debut, as the electronic parts maker expands into AI …
TechCrunch Mobility: A new robotaxi scorecard shows China’s dominance
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.…
Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones
The company has identified at least 13 instances where its robotaxis drove into highway sections closed for construction.…
This Ghost in the Shell keyboard makes me want to activate the hundred spidery robot fingers inside my regular fingers
Anime collaborations are everywhere, from Gundam watches and Naruto nights at Major League ballparks to just about anything Evangelion. But these Ghost in the Shell keyboards from …
Best Robot Vacuum of 2026: Shark, Eufy
Tired of vacuuming? Hand the reins to a robot vacuum.…
How Boston Dynamics upgraded the Atlas robot
Atlas, a humanoid robot made by robotics company Boston Dynamics, was upgraded from a version 60 Minutes saw in 2021 with joints that can fully rotate and hands that can grip a var…
Could humanoid robots go from the lab to the factory floor?
Engineers and computer scientists are developing AI-powered robots that look and act human. Boston Dynamics invited 60 Minutes to watch its humanoid, Atlas, learn how to work at a …
Will AI-powered humanoid robots someday work alongside us? | 60 Minutes
Engineers and computer scientists are developing AI-powered robots that look and act human. Boston Dynamics invited 60 Minutes to watch its humanoid, Atlas, learn how to work at a …
Rivian CEO taking different approach than Elon Musk for humanoid robotics company
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe started a robotics company late last year called Mind Robotics that he says has has raised more than $1 billion.…
Training Robots In My Apartment
“Two college kids showed up with Clorox, and cameras on their heads—and filmed themselves cleaning,” writes Suzy Weiss. “The footage will train robots. I feel awkward about it.”…
How Chinese manufacturers are dominating the humanoid robot supply chain, even as the industry struggles to find a purpose for such robots (New York Times)
New York Times : How Chinese manufacturers are dominating the humanoid robot supply chain, even as the industry struggles to find a purpose for such robots — China's lead in humano…
Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot that doesn’t specialize in anything
Unlike humanoid robots designed around a fixed form — think Boston Dynamics — Theker's machines are built to be reconfigured.…
See the 'crawling,' ball-shaped robot that rolled around the moon during Japan's historic first landing
A morphable moon robot operated for 100 minutes in 2024, allowing investigators to get images of an upside-down spacecraft on the lunar surface.…
Sources: Germany's Neura Robotics, which builds AI-powered humanoid robots, raised $1.4B from Tether, Qualcomm, Amazon, Nvidia, and others at a ~$7B valuation (Financial Times)
Financial Times : Sources: Germany's Neura Robotics, which builds AI-powered humanoid robots, raised $1.4B from Tether, Qualcomm, Amazon, Nvidia, and others at a ~$7B valuation — C…
Waymo says it built a better benchmark for comparing robotaxis to humans
Waymo created a new computer model to help it better understand how humans behave in crash scenarios that its robotaxis encounter.…
Litter-Robot Promo Codes: Up to $150 Off
Get the latest Litter-Robot Discounts on Litter-Robot self-cleaning litter boxes, accessories, and more.…
New York-based Standard Bots, which wants to make AI-powered robotic arms in the US, raised $200M led by General Catalyst and Robostrategy at a $1B valuation (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg : New York-based Standard Bots, which wants to make AI-powered robotic arms in the US, raised $200M led by General Catalyst and Robostrategy at a $1B valuation — Standard…
Viral robot kung-fu kicks small child, drawing mom's ire
A tourist attraction meant to captivate children ended up with one of them being beaten up. China's flagship robots have shown to malfunction so much that it is hard to take the sh…
AI vs human war has already begun, as robot kicks child in martial arts demonstration in China
A robot in a clown wig performing martial arts kicked a child at a tourist destination in Xinjiang, China. The child was not seriously injured.…
Pilot a giant robot head in 'gen Atlas,' the new game from the creator of Ico
Just remember that Ueda's last game took nine years to get here.…
I just watched a robot kick a child and I'm over it — let's keep robots away from people until these bots are 100% safe
A humanoid robot was filmed accidentally kicking a child in the chest, and it's probably time for us to rethink bringing these early bots inside our homes.…
I Am Not a Robot (but My Boyfriend Was)
Joanna Stern on the age of AI everything.…
Robots keep falling on their faces — Silicon Valley has a plan to fix it
It's been a rough few weeks for humanoid robots.…
Are humanoid robots now coming for retail jobs?
Figure AI signs commercial deal with Catalyst Brands to deploy humanoid robots at a Reno warehouse handling sorting and packing for JCPenney and more.…
Amazon unveils its next-gen Proteus warehouse robot, adding AI-powered language capabilities to let workers assign tasks, rolling out in Europe in H1 2027 (Robert Hart/The Verge)
Robert Hart / The Verge : Amazon unveils its next-gen Proteus warehouse robot, adding AI-powered language capabilities to let workers assign tasks, rolling out in Europe in H1 2027…
A Chinese robotics start-up beat Nvidia on a global AI ranking. Is a new tech war brewing?
Spirit AI says its foundation model for embodied intelligence is the first from China to top the RoboArena global leaderboard.…
YY Group launches humanoid robot training lab in Singapore
Exclusive-Uber's commitment to self-driving startup Nuro is close to $500 million, sources say
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 : Uber has committed close to half a billion dollars in self-driving startup Nuro, two sources directly aware of the matter told Reuters, detailing the extent…
Thanks Largely to Robots, Ukraine is Now Talking About Winning
The Humanoid Robot of the Future Is a 6-Foot-Tall Beefcake With a Chinese Body and an American Brain
Spencer Huang, Nvidia’s robotics lead, tells WIRED that the new bot combines the best of both worlds.…
Tesla's Austin robotaxi zone is growing to more than 12 times its original size
Tesla rolls out unsupervised robotaxis in Austin
June 3 : Tesla said on Wednesday it was rolling out its unsupervised robotaxis in the Austin Metro area in Texas, as the electric-vehicle maker looks to speed up its autonomous rid…