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Robotics

Robot brains are getting smarter, but they still can't do a real day's work

A wave of investment is pouring into physical AI, the technology that teaches machines to move through the world. But developers admit their robots are still stuck in an early, limited era, similar to where chatbots were before ChatGPT changed everything.

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Robotics

Robots velocistas rompen el récord de Bolt, luego se rompen a sí mismos: dentro de los juegos de robots humanoides de China

Pekín fue sede de los segundos Juegos Mundiales de Robots Humanoides, donde las máquinas corrieron más rápido que cualquier ser humano, hicieron kung fu, jugaron tenis de mesa, y ocasionalmente se incendiaron.

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A large orange industrial robotic arm on a modern automotive assembly line, photographed from floor level looking up, with bright factory lighting casting sharp
Robotics

RoboBusiness 2026 early-bird discount ends August 31: what you need to know

Save $200 on a full conference pass to the 20th annual RoboBusiness show in Santa Clara this October, but the deadline is one week away.

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Inside Shanghai's Robot Carnival: China's Push to Make Humanoids Everyday

Families queued up, children cheered robot duels, and a humanoid performed drunken boxing. A day at a Shanghai robotics showcase reveals how China is betting big on machines that walk, fold laundry, and make coffee.

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Robotics

XPeng's robot unit Dogotix raises $900 million and aims to put 1,000 humanoids a month on factory floors by 2027

The Chinese electric vehicle maker's robotics arm is now valued at over $6 billion and plans to start shipping its IRON humanoid robot to retail stores and industrial sites next year.

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Robotics

The clever gearbox trick that could make humanoid robots affordable by 2027

German engineering giant Schaeffler has cracked a manufacturing problem that has kept robot joints expensive and slow to produce. Its answer: stamp them out in seconds instead of machining them over minutes.

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Robotics

A Chinese Robot Maker Just Had One of the Biggest Tech IPOs of the Year. Here's What It Means for You.

Unitree Robotics listed on a Shanghai stock exchange and its shares jumped 460% on day one. The company sells humanoid robots for as little as $13,500. But serious questions remain about whether these machines can do real work.

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A Korean leather maker just bought the startup building skin for robots

Uni-Chem Co. has acquired Loomia Technologies, the Brooklyn company turning flexible circuits into touch-sensitive 'skin' for humanoid robots. The deal is worth around $6 million and closes in October.

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Robotics

Robots Can Move. They Can See. So Why Can't They Hold a Conversation?

Humanoid robots are impressive to watch, until you try talking to one. A specialist in audio AI explains why poor hearing and bad voice interaction could be the thing that stops robots from ever being widely accepted.

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Robotics

Un robot de 4 pies de China se convierte en la nueva influencia del mundo

El Unitree G1 cuesta tan poco como $13,500, se comunica a través de IA, y ya ha acumulado 4 mil millones de visualizaciones en redes sociales. Aquí está quién está ganando dinero con él y qué significa la nueva prohibición estadounidense para ellos.

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Robotics

Humanoid Robot Maker Agility Is Going Public Without a Traditional IPO. Here's Why That Matters.

Agility Robotics just struck a $2.5 billion deal to list on the stock market through a SPAC merger. It's part of a quiet trend: robotics companies skipping the normal IPO queue entirely.

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Robotics

BioflexBot: Una Mano Robótica de Resorte y Aire que Supera la Rotación de los Dedos Humanos

Investigadores chinos construyeron un gripper que requiere solo dos entradas de aire para pellizcar, rotar, enganchar y agarrar. Sin anatomía compleja necesaria.

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Robotics

Más de 200 fabricantes de robots, una gran pregunta: ¿están realmente listos los humanoides?

Un nuevo informe de la industria desmitifica el entusiasmo en torno a los robots humanoides para preguntarse qué funciona hoy, qué aún está años lejos, y qué significa todo esto para los trabajadores en fábricas y almacenes.

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Robotics

Los Robots Humanoides Ya Están en los Almacenes. ¿Qué Aún Debe Funcionar?

Cuatro expertos en robótica subirán al escenario en octubre para separar el progreso real de la especulación, abordando seguridad, costos y qué se necesitará realmente antes de que los robots humanoides aparezcan a escala en los pisos de fábricas.

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A close-up view of an industrial robotic arm performing a welding operation on a thick metal plate inside a large factory, bright orange and white sparks flying
Robotics

Los robots humanoides podrían convertirse en un mercado de $370 mil millones para 2040. Esto es lo que los frena

McKinsey proyecta un crecimiento masivo para el mercado de la robótica de propósito general, pero las herramientas de software utilizadas para diseñar estas máquinas siguen estancadas en el pasado.

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