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Cosmic Robotics to Build Martian City Without Humans Initially
Startup Cosmic Robotics unveils a roadmap for autonomous Martian city construction by the mid-2030s, using technology …
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Skild S1 AI Learns to Flip Pancakes From a Single Video Demo
Skild AI new S1 foundation model uses in-context learning to master complex 10-minute tasks from a single video ditching tedious fine-tuning.
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China's Newest Robotics Startup Taught a Humanoid to Drift a Go-Kart
Just weeks after its founding, Symbiosis Robotics has demonstrated a Unitree G1 humanoid driving a go-kart, powered by a …
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Asimov 1: The $20,000 IKEA Humanoid for Robot Builders
Menlo AI's Asimov 1 is an open-source humanoid that costs $20,000... if you build it yourself. We dive into the specs, …
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Computers with Legs: The Inevitable Hacking of Humanoid Robots
Internet-connected humanoid robots are a new class of cyber-physical threats. We dive into the security risks, …
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Nucleus Deploys Humanoids in 90 Days, Sells Labour by the Hour
German startup Nucleus is deploying humanoid robots into factories before full autonomy, using human supervision and AI …
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Google Gemini Robotics 2: Brain Transplant for Clumsy Robots
The Google DeepMind new AI suite gives humanoids full-body intelligence, fine-motor skills and the ability to team up. …
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Japan's Answer to a Shrinking Nation: 10 Million Robots by 2040
Forget utopian AI dreams. Japan's new Noetra plan is a brutally pragmatic national strategy to deploy 10 million robots …
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Weave's Isaac 1 Is an $8,000 Wheeled Butler Here to Tidy Your Life
Weave Robotics has launched Isaac 1, a wheeled humanoid robot for household chores like laundry and tidying, directly …
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China's 'AI+ Consumer' Plan: A Robot in Every Home While Europe Writes the Rules
China has unveiled a sweeping national strategy to put AI in every consumer product. While Europe debates regulation, …
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Apptronik's Apollo 2 Is the Pragmatic Humanoid We Didn't Know We Needed
Apptronik's new Apollo 2 humanoid robot focuses on modularity, uptime, and manufacturability, suggesting a serious …
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NVIDIA ENPIRE: AI agents run robot research labs
NVIDIA ENPIRE framework hands keys to AI coding agents to autonomously train, test and perfect robot policies in the …
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Your Robot Knows You Are Upset, It Just Might Not Care
A study shows that while emotionally adaptive robots are preferred, a slick apology cannot fix broken trust from poor …
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Forget Humanoid Hype: ICRA 2026 Reveals Global Robot Wars
At ICRA 2026 in Vienna, a high-level panel cut through the humanoid hype to reveal the stark geopolitical realities …
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1X Declares War on 'VLA Wrappers,' Launches World Model Lab
Humanoid maker 1X is betting its future on World Models, arguing that fine-tuning existing AI is a dead end for creating …
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NASA $30bn Moon Base: A Brutal Test for Robots Before Mars
NASA has a $30 billion, 11-year plan for a Moon base. But first, robots must conquer the ultimate enemy: razor-sharp, …
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LimX Luna Ditches Chores for Choreography in Humanoid Dance-Off
Chinese robotics firm LimX Dynamics unveils Luna, a 160cm humanoid robot built for performance art and synchronized …
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Robotics Won't Get a 'ChatGPT Moment,' Say Industry Vets. Here's Why.
Two robotics heavyweights from Agility and Google's former Everyday Robots project argue that a single AI breakthrough …
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Barclays: A 24 Million Robot Army Could Save China Economy
A new Barclays study projects 24 million humanoid robots could fill 60% of the China labour gap by 2035, reshaping the …
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AI Controls Your Hand: Meet the Human Operator
An MIT hackathon team created an AI system using electrical muscle stimulation to control a hand and teach new skills. …
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The Robotics Bubble Isn't Demos, It's the Deployment Nightmare
Dyna Co-Founder Yang York lays out a brutal takedown of the robotics industry's hype cycle, arguing the real challenge …
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The Real Humanoid Robot War Is Fought in the Supply Chain
A new McKinsey report reveals the biggest obstacle to mass-market humanoids is not AI but a brutal supply chain war for …