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Robotics

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

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

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A humanoid robot torso resting on a workbench in a research lab
Robotics

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

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

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Illustration: A sleek silver humanoid robot standing upright on a large warehouse floor lined with metal shelving
Robotics

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

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

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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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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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Robotics

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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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. The chief executive of audio AI company Treble explains why poor hearing and weak voice interaction could be the thing that stops robots from ever being widely accepted.

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Un Robot de 4 Pies Hecho en China Se Está Convirtiendo en la Nueva Influencer del Mundo

El Unitree G1 cuesta desde $13,500, habla mediante 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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Illustration: A large orange industrial robotic arm on a modern automotive assembly line
Robotics

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

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

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Illustration: A sleek white spherical robot floating weightlessly inside a brightly lit space station module
Robotics

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

Un nuevo informe de la industria aclara el entusiasmo en torno a los robots humanoides para preguntarse qué funciona hoy, qué sigue siendo años de distancia, 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 falta por resolver?

Cuatro expertos en robótica subirán al escenario de RoboBusiness en octubre para separar el progreso real de la especulación, abordando seguridad, costos y qué se necesita realmente antes de que los robots humanoides lleguen a escala en las plantas de producción.

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Illustration: an industrial robotic arm performing a welding operation on a thick metal plate inside a large factory
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Los robots humanoides podrían convertirse en un mercado de 370.000 millones de dólares para 2040. Esto es lo que los está frenando

McKinsey sitúa el mercado de la robótica de propósito general en una trayectoria de crecimiento masivo, pero las herramientas de software utilizadas para diseñar estas máquinas aún están ancladas en el pasado.

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Illustration: A modern industrial robot arm frozen mid-motion on a factory floor
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RoboStore lanza Robo Inc., un fabricante estadounidense para construir e implementar robots en suelo americano

La empresa detrás de más de 1,500 ventas de robots en América del Norte abre una fábrica en Long Island y promete ensamblar, integrar y mantener robots localmente, en parte para adelantarse a las restricciones comerciales sobre hardware chino.

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