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Robot news has been coming fast and furious this month. One robot won a half-marathon in Beijing, and others captured a Russian position in Ukraine. And last week, we learned of a robotic arm that ...
NASA and industry partners will fly and operate a commercial robotic arm in low Earth orbit through the Fly Foundational Robots mission set to launch in late 2027. This mission aims to revolutionize ...
The latest robot creation is rooted in human anatomy. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne have developed a robotic hand with a broader range of motion than anything ...
We put several robot vacuums from Roborock, Eufy, Dreame, and more through a series of mess tests to see which stood out.
The winning robot ran the half marathon nearly seven minutes faster than the current human record set by Jacob Kiplimo.
China, March 19, 2026 — The China Spring Festival Gala has long been recognized as one of the most influential cultural events in the country, attracting millions of viewers each year. Known for ...
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Kootenai Health introduced a new Da Vinci 5 surgical robot Tuesday, and doctors lined up to try it out. The robot is the latest model from Intuitive, and no hospitals in Spokane ...
The takeaway: At a time when investors are placing multibillion-dollar bets on humanoid robots, the people building them describe a more complicated picture. Engineers and executives working on the ...
AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI.