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Geopolitics

China AI robot restaurant analyses diners’ faces, tongues to recommend health-focused dishes

South China Morning Post – World · China

Several restaurants in eastern China are using artificial intelligence (AI) robots to cook as many as 100 dishes to cut costs, sparking a heated discussion on …

Geopolitics

Shanghai Gigafactory has potential to construct humanoid robots: Tesla China president

South China Morning Post – World · China

Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory, its largest production base, has the potential to build humanoid robots in future, the company’s China president says, with its m…

Engineering

Studying Human Attitudes Towards Robots Through Experience

IEEE Spectrum · Global

Building the next generation of robots for successful integration into our homes, offices, and factories is more than just solving the hardware and software pr…

Tech & Startups

Robot Mowers Are Actually Good Now

Wired · Global

With the rise of affordable and effective robot mowers, maintaining a pristine lawn has never been easier.

Tech & Startups

In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants

TechCrunch · US

Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment.

Tech & Startups

3 Best Robot Lawn Mowers (2026), Tested and Reviewed

Wired · Global

These smart mowers are expensive alternatives to some good old-fashioned yard work, but they’re finally good enough to consider if you’d rather sip an iced tea…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong-listed CaoCao hails fleet-first strategy as China’s robotaxi race gathers pace

South China Morning Post – World · China

Chinese ride-hailing company CaoCao, backed by Geely, is betting on a heavy-asset strategy to emerge as a leading robotaxi operator, with plans to deploy 100,0…

Engineering

Video Friday: Digit Learns to Dance—Virtually Overnight

IEEE Spectrum · Global

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcomi…

Tech & Startups

Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app

TechCrunch · US

Google is adding a way to customize and instruct avatars for video creation in the Vids app

Tech & Startups

‘System failure’ paralyzes Baidu robotaxis in China

TechCrunch · US

Passengers in Baidu's robotaxis were trapped for up to two hours.

Geopolitics

‘System malfunction’ causes robotaxis to stall in the middle of the road in China

The Guardian – World · Europe

Distressed riders who were stranded for hours say Apollo Go customer service agents offered ‘useless platitudes’A “system malfunction” has caused several self-…

Tech & Startups

Nothing’s AI devices plan reportedly contains smart glasses and earbuds

TechCrunch · US

The glasses will reportedly feature cameras, microphones and speakers, and will connect to a smartphone and the cloud to process AI queries.

AI / Deep Tech

The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home

MIT Technology Review · Global

When Zeus, a medical student living in a hilltop city in central Nigeria, returns to his studio apartment from a long day at the hospital, he turns on his ring…

Geopolitics

Shenzhen robot maker turns to Hong Kong for computing power and listing

South China Morning Post – World · China

A Shenzhen-based tech firm taking part in Hong Kong trade fairs is leveraging the city as a springboard for global expansion, with plans to list locally this y…

Geopolitics

Mass robotaxi malfunction halts traffic in Chinese city

BBC News – World · Europe

Baidu has not responded to a request for comment about the outage, which affected at least 100 cars.

Geopolitics

Robot Taxis Stop in Traffic in Chinese City, Stranding Travelers

The New York Times – World · US

The authorities in Wuhan, the site of one of the world’s largest experiments in self-driving cars, cited a “system failure” after widespread reports on Tuesday…

Tech & Startups

Robotaxi Outage in China Leaves Passengers Stranded on Highways

Wired · Global

A suspected system failure froze Baidu’s robotaxis across Wuhan, trapping passengers and reportedly causing traffic disruptions and crashes.

Tech & Startups

Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote help

TechCrunch · US

Aurora, May Mobility, Motional, Nuro, Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox all refused to cough up a number during Senator Ed Markey's recent investigation.

Tech & Startups

Waymo starts robotaxi services at San Antonio International Airport

TechCrunch · US

It's the fourth airport Waymo is serving, adding to Phoenix Sky Harbor, San Francisco, and San Jose International airports.

Tech & Startups

TechCrunch Mobility: When a robotaxi has to call 911

TechCrunch · US

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

Tech & Startups

Physical Intelligence is reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion, again

TechCrunch · US

The deal would effectively double the company's $5.6 billion valuation in just four months.

Engineering

Video Friday: Beep! Beep! Roadrunner Bipedal Bot Breaks the Mold

IEEE Spectrum · Global

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcomi…

Geopolitics

Rise of the ‘wolf pack’: China’s canine robots evolve to think as one for urban combat

South China Morning Post – World · China

China’s military canine robots have evolved into intelligent “wolf packs” with specialised roles and a shared “brain” to coordinate complex tasks in urban warf…

Tech & Startups

A little-known Croatian startup is coming for the robotaxi market with help from Uber

TechCrunch · US

Verne, the robotaxi company launched under Rimac Group, is starting with a service in Zagreb, Croatia.

Geopolitics

China’s lidar giants pivot to robotics as Jensen Huang praises Chinese supply chain

South China Morning Post – World · China

China’s two biggest makers of lidar sensors for cars, Hesai Group and RoboSense Technology, have ramped up investments in robotics products as the country cons…

Geopolitics

China’s Pony AI to launch robotaxi service in Europe with Uber, local start-up

South China Morning Post – World · China

Chinese self-driving technology firm Pony AI plans to launch robotaxi services with partners Uber Technologies and Verne in Zagreb, Croatia, spearheading comme…

Geopolitics

Why China’s humanoid robots are still waiting for their ‘ChatGPT moment’

South China Morning Post – World · China

A “ChatGPT moment” for China’s humanoid robots – the tipping point at which the technology becomes widely usable – remains years away as persistent challenges …

Engineering

30 Years Ago, Robots Learned to Walk Without Falling

IEEE Spectrum · Global

When you hear the term humanoid robot, you may think of C-3PO, the human-cyborg-relations android from Star Wars. C-3PO was designed to assist humans in commun…

Tech & Startups

Melania Trump wants a robot to homeschool your child

TechCrunch · US

The First Lady sees AI and robotics playing a prominent role in the future of American education.

Tech & Startups

Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window-washing drones

TechCrunch · US

Lucid Bots has seen demand accelerate over the last year for its window cleaning drones and power washing robots.

Tech & Startups

With Sift Stack, two ex-SpaceX engineers are bringing the software that helped launch rockets to the factory floor

TechCrunch · US

Sift is building the data infrastructure for advanced manufacturing.

Geopolitics

Scientists make silkworm-inspired odour-tracking robot that can locate survivors in disaster areas

Times of India – World · India

- TOI Science Desk is a team of journalists dedicated to science coverage, delivering daily news, features, and articles to keep readers informed about scienti…

Tech & Startups

Amazon just bought a startup making kid-size humanoid robots

TechCrunch · US

The acquisition of Fauna Robotics is the second robotics startup Amazon has purchased this month.

Tech & Startups

A former Thiel fellow’s startup just launched a drone it says can replace police helicopters

TechCrunch · US

Brinc launched its newest 911 response drone this week, as the company seeks to expand its prominence in the public safety industry.

Geopolitics

China’s WeRide eyes Hong Kong, Singapore roads for robotaxis as self-driving giants expand

South China Morning Post – World · China

Chinese self-driving technology developers continue to expand outside the mainland as WeRide seeks to launch robotaxi services this year in Hong Kong and Singa…

Engineering

The Coming Drone-War Inflection in Ukraine

IEEE Spectrum · Global

WHEN KYIV-BORN ENGINEER Yaroslav Azhnyuk thinks about the future, his mind conjures up dystopian images. He talks about “swarms of autonomous drones carrying o…

Tech & Startups

Agile Robots becomes the latest robotics company to partner with Google DeepMind

TechCrunch · US

Agile Robots will incorporate Google DeepMind's robotics foundation models into its bots while collecting data for the AI research lab.

Tech & Startups

Zoox brings its robotaxis to Austin and Miami

TechCrunch · US

After nearly two years of testing in the two cities, the Amazon-owned company says it's getting closer to offering rides.

Geopolitics

HKIC, Gobi Partners and HKU team up for fund backing university research start-ups

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC), the government’s investment arm, has teamed up with venture capital firm Gobi Partners and the University of Hong Kong…

Geopolitics

Inside a Beijing lab, humanoid robots are put to the test

South China Morning Post – World · China

At a humanoid robotics lab in Beijing, China, engineers of the company X-Humanoid are putting their robots through endurance tests. The robots walk, run and da…

Geopolitics

Inside Unitree’s landmark IPO: what to know about China’s humanoid giant

South China Morning Post – World · China

China’s Unitree Robotics has filed for a long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) on Shanghai’s Star Market, seeking to raise about 4.2 billion yuan (US$607.…

Engineering

Video Friday: Humanoid Learns Tennis Skills Playing Humans

IEEE Spectrum · Global

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcomi…

Tech & Startups

Do you want to build a robot snowman?

TechCrunch · US

On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we recapped CEO Jensen Huang’s GTC keynote and debated what it means for Nvidia’s future.

Geopolitics

Nvidia’s Huang calls China ‘formidable’ in robotics as company bets on physical AI

South China Morning Post – World · China

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the US robotics industry will have to rely on China’s supply chain despite the US pioneering the market, as the company bets on ph…

Tech & Startups

What happened at Nvidia GTC: NemoClaw, Robot Olaf, and a $1 trillion bet

TechCrunch · US

CEO Jensen Huang took the stage at Nvidia’s GTC conference this week in his signature leather jacket to deliver a two-and-a-half-hour keyn…

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