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

Роботы-спринтеры побили рекорд Болта, а затем сломались: внутри китайских игр гуманоидных роботов

В Пекине прошли вторые Всемирные игры гуманоидных роботов, где машины бегали быстрее, чем когда-либо человек, выполняли кунг-фу, играли в настольный теннис и иногда загорались.

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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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A sleek silver humanoid robot standing upright on a large warehouse floor lined with metal shelving and cardboard boxes, warm industrial overhead lighting casti
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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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A sleek white and silver wheeled robot with a humanoid upper torso and articulated five-fingered hands stands in a bright modern warehouse, rows of shelving vis
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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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A sleek white and silver wheeled robot with a humanoid upper torso and articulated five-fingered hands stands in a bright modern warehouse, rows of shelving vis
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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 sleek white service robot standing in a softly lit modern care home corridor, its body angled slightly away from a blurred seated figure in the background, on
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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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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

Четырёхметровый робот из Китая становится новой звездой интернета

Humanoid robot Unitree G1 стоит всего $13 500, общается с помощью AI и уже накопил 4 миллиарда просмотров в социальных сетях. Узнайте, кто зарабатывает на нём и что означает новый запрет в США.

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A close-up overhead shot of a small wheeled robot built from standardised components sitting on a flat competition mat with coloured grid markings, surrounded b
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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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

BioflexBot: роботизированная кисть с пружиной и воздушным приводом, превосходящая по ротации человеческие пальцы

Китайские исследователи создали захватывающее устройство, которое требует всего два воздушных входа для зажима, вращения, крючкового захвата и хватания. Сложная анатомия не требуется.

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Robotics

Более 200 производителей роботов, один большой вопрос: готовы ли гуманоиды на самом деле?

Новый отраслевой отчёт развеивает ажиотаж вокруг гуманоидных роботов и разбирается, что работает сегодня, что ещё годы развития, и что всё это означает для работников фабрик и складов.

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Close-up editorial photograph of a pair of mechanical robotic gripper hands delicately holding a small household object such as a ceramic mug on a plain white t
Robotics

Антропоморфные роботы уже работают на складах. Что еще нужно наладить?

Четыре эксперта в области робототехники выступят в октябре, чтобы отделить реальный прогресс от маркетинга, обсудив безопасность, стоимость и то, что действительно необходимо перед массовым внедрением антропоморфных роботов на производственных площадках.

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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

Человекоподобные роботы могут стать рынком в $370 млрд к 2040 году. Вот что их замедляет

McKinsey прогнозирует огромный рост рынка робототехники общего назначения, но программные инструменты, используемые для проектирования этих машин, всё ещё отстают от времени.

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