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Tiny Desktop Robot Has Radar
One thing our futuristic world is largely lacking in is droids and robot companions and the like. [solitary dev] is helping to rectify that problem by building a little robot calle…
First drones, now robot vacuums — the US government's ban on foreign robots is confirmed to include many of the best robovacs and robot lawn mowers on the market, and brands may have been caught off-guard
An broad ban on autonomous devices looks set to outlaw some of the very best bots…
Google’s new AI gives robots better balance, smarter hands, and teamwork capabilities
Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 lets humanoid robots walk, handle delicate tasks, and coordinate with other robots, all while staying safer around humans…
Robots Gone Wild - wearethemeteor.com
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
China Slams US Ban on Foreign-Made Robots, Threatens to Retaliate
In response, the FCC highlights some of the public support for the sudden, White House-backed ban on foreign-made advanced robots and power inverters.…
FCC Rule Banning Foreign Robots Could Sweep Up New Home Robot Vacuums
The FCC's latest guidance could affect Roombas and many other devices.…
Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots
From feet to fingertips — we are teaching robots intelligent whole-body control, fine dexterity, and teamwork to complete a broad range of complex tasks.…
Google DeepMind releases Gemini Robotics 2, which combines several different AI models into a single system to control a range of robots, including humanoids (Will Knight/Wired)
It's not just humanoid robots, new robot vacuums face a US blockade
I Got a Free Meal From a Private Chef—Who Filmed It All to Train Robots
A German startup sent a camera-wearing chef to my apartment. In exchange for a free lunch, I let them record every chop and stir to train future humanoids.…
Who wins and who loses after US bans foreign robots?
Government ban on foreign-made robots may hinder instead of help US robotics.…
FCC: Ban on Foreign-Made Robots Includes Robot Vacuums
It's bad news for Chinese robot vacuum manufacturers like Roborock, Ecovacs, and Dreame, which dominate the market. The ban will also ensnare robot lawn mowers.…
The US just banned Chinese humanoid robots and power inverters over security fears
Regulators say the goal is to reduce security risks tied to devices that are increasingly embedded in critical infrastructure and AI workflows. The FCC said these devices...…
FCC slaps ban on Chinese robots — revealing US plans for unmanned warfighting
The Federal Communications Commission is set to ban foreign products in two specific categories that affect national security. On Monday, the FCC released its determination that al…
United and Delta join growing airline ban on humanoid and animal-like robots
The devices that fall under this rule are defined by United as a humanoid robot that is an artificial intelligence-driven or remote-controlled machine that mimics how a...…
The US government just blacklisted foreign-made robots and power inverters
The FCC added foreign made humanoid robots, quadrupeds, and power inverters to its Covered List over national security concerns. Here's what actually changes.…
Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots
The US and China are locked in a race to the lead the world in robotics and artificial intelligence.…
The US is banning foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters
Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.…
FCC bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’
Move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the US…
White House Bans Foreign Humanoid Robots in Bid to Slow China’s Tech Explosion
Elon Musk's unreleased Optimus won't have to compete with any Chinese robots in the future.…
United Airlines Bans Humanoid, Animal-Like Robots From Flights
The airline follows Southwest in booting larger bots from passenger cabins and checked luggage.…
The US is banning foreign robots
The US government is targeting China with a new import ban on "advanced robotic devices" and power inverters made in foreign countries, as reported earlier by Reuters. In an announ…
The FCC's Next Target: Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots and Power Inverters
After banning foreign-made Wi-Fi routers and drones, the FCC cites a White House order to claim that foreign-made advanced robots and power inverters also pose a security risk.…
EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, to protect US AI buildout - Reuters
EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, to protect US AI buildout Reuters…
The US FCC bans the import of new Chinese humanoid robots and power inverters, seeking to protect the US AI buildout from national security threats (Reuters)
Reuters : The US FCC bans the import of new Chinese humanoid robots and power inverters, seeking to protect the US AI buildout from national security threats — The Trump administra…
Making robots faster by helping them think ahead
The VLASH technique, developed by MIT researchers, helps robots think ahead while moving, eliminating lags that occur between different chunks of action. This smooths and streamlin…
Claude chats showed in Google and Bing search results, despite Anthropic's robots.txt saying not to crawl them, likely because the pages lacked a "noindex" tag (Maddy Varner/Wired)
Maddy Varner / Wired : Claude chats showed in Google and Bing search results, despite Anthropic's robots.txt saying not to crawl them, likely because the pages lacked a “noindex” t…
Robots cucarachas vigilarán la seguridad de los aviones
Rolls-Royce desarrolla unos diminutos dispositivos para revisar a fondo los motores de las aeronaves…
Niños creadores de videojuegos, 'apps' y robots
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Enigma, which runs large-scale experiments exploring how humans interact with robots, emerges from stealth with a $70M seed led by Index Ventures and Ribbit (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
Marina Temkin / TechCrunch : Enigma, which runs large-scale experiments exploring how humans interact with robots, emerges from stealth with a $70M seed led by Index Ventures and R…
PROCEPT BioRobotics: Filling Robots Slower Than Placing Them
Procept's U.S. installed base grew 40% YoY in Q1 2026, but procedures rose only 30%, reducing utilization to 16.45 procedures per system. Learn more about PRCT stock here.…
Searching for Robots Is Surprisingly Hard
Rohboter is the infrastructure layer for robotics adoption. Compare 150+ vetted robots, evaluate vendors, model ROI, and secure financing — all in one trusted platform.…
Study: Curious robots mimic how children can learn to understand language
Rewarding AI for playful behavior helps them learn tasks much more efficiently than rote instruction and provides valuable insights into human language acquisition.…
The robots.txt mistake that hides your whole site from Google
One line can hide your whole site from Google Disallow: / in your robots.txt tells every crawler to ignore your entire site. It's shockingly common — usually left over from a stagi…
Against the System: Rise of the Robots (2001)
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Meet the robots programmed by kids to speak their Indigenous languages
Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robotics.…
Mitsubishi Motors partners with Tokyo startup to produce AI humanoid robots at scale
Mitsubishi Motors and University of Tokyo spinout Highlanders plan to produce 1,000 AI humanoid robots per month by early 2027 at Mitsubishi's…
Listen to This Article: Don't Let Activists or Robots Choose Your Words
Narrated Version | From AI chats to the new AP stylebook to a long list of political crazes, online America is constantly looking for ways to put words in your mouth…
Inside On’s tech lab, where robots build running shoes in 3 minutes and can eliminate up to 300 hours of human work
Its new technology can eliminate up to 300 hours of human work, speeding up the manufacturing process.…
With Washington’s help, humanoid robots can transform US manufacturing
Au Venezuela : des robots serpents fouillent les décombres pour retrouver des survivants suite au séisme
La technologie au service du sauvetage. La robotique ne finit pas d'évoluer, avec des robots d'une forme inhabituelle en Amérique du Sud, afin de sauver les victimes des décombres …
A profile of Hangzhou-based Unitree, which shipped 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, accounting for 25%+ of the global market, as it prepares for a Shanghai IPO (Charlie Campbell/Time)
Charlie Campbell / Time : A profile of Hangzhou-based Unitree, which shipped 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, accounting for 25%+ of the global market, as it prepares for a Shanghai …
Ukraine's heavy bomber drones airdrop ARK-1 mine-laying robots behind Russian lines
Ukraine’s giant drones are now dropping mine-carrying robots behind Russian lines in a new battlefield experiment…
Robots salvavidas, pijamas y cunas inteligentes, la tecnología más extraña del CES 2020 de Las Vegas
La feria tecnológica cuenta con sorprendentes gadgets más allá de los grandes nombres del sector…
The Robots Cometh
Scientists made robots curious like toddlers, and it helped them learn language twice as fast
Researchers at OIST gave a virtual robot curiosity, and it learned language twice as fast, playful detours and toddler grammar slip-ups included.…
Japanese AI Robots Used to Replicate Skilled Confectioners' Abilities
Mobileye founder and CEO Amnon Shashua plans to step down after nearly three decades, as the company pushes into robotaxis and humanoid robots (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
U. Arkansas grant funds professor’s talk at ‘Love and Sex with Robots’ conference
The University of Arkansas provided a grant for Professor Marco Dehnert to present his research on human-robot relationships at the upcoming International Congress on Love and Sex …
‘Imagine an automated torture chamber’: I visited Samsung's South Korea factory to see how its Galaxy foldables are tested — and these robots don't miss a beat
We traveled to South Korea and saw how Samsung tests its latest foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Ultra, and Z Flip 8.…
Blackstone agrees to invest an undisclosed sum in South Korea-based Futronic, which makes actuators used in industrial robots, sources say at a ~$675M valuation (Manuel Baigorri/Bloomberg)
Manuel Baigorri / Bloomberg : Blackstone agrees to invest an undisclosed sum in South Korea-based Futronic, which makes actuators used in industrial robots, sources say at a ~$675M…
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 …
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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…