Tech Times

Ant Group’s Open-Source Robot Brain Beats pi0.5 Across 20 Hardware Types

Cross-embodiment robot AI model LingBot-VLA 2.0, released open source by Ant Group’s Robbyant on July 8, controls 20 distinct ...
Tech Xplore

Small aquatic robots that assemble into reconfigurable structures on the water

Most people think of the waterfront as the edge of the city. A team of MIT researchers sees it as a dynamic, Lego-like ...
Interesting Engineering

BMW’s smart factory in US gets Figure 03 humanoid robot for advanced logistics work

BMW Group has expanded its use of Physical AI in manufacturing by introducing the next-generation Figure 03 humanoid robot at its Spartanburg plant in the US. Building on the successful deployment of ...
The Robot Report

Hirebotics offers no-code, explosion-proof cobot for painting

Hirebotics LLC today launched its Cobot Painter, an explosion-proof system built using its no-code Beacon platform and the FANUC CRX-10iA/L Paint hardware. The company said it offers metal fabricators ...
techxplore

Swarm robots inspired by bees and ants could transform the future of mining

Researchers at Adelaide University have developed a new type of robotic system inspired by bees and ants that could make mining safer, more efficient and more sustainable. Published in Natural ...
Yahoo

Humanoid Robot Seen Begging for Spare Change on the Street — and yes, there's a QR code

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Firstpost/YouTube. The future arrived in China and apparently forgot to budget for electricity. A humanoid robot ...
Forbes

First Humanoid Robot Maker Goes Public In U.S.: $2.5 Billion Deal, New Robot, $300 Million In Pre-orders

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The humanoid robot industry, fueled by huge investments and private valuations, is now ...
Wall Street Journal

Agility, Maker of Humanlike Robots, to Go Public in $2.5 Billion SPAC Deal

Agility Robotics, a startup that makes humanlike robots used in manufacturing facilities and warehouses, is set to go public in a deal valuing it at about $2.5 billion, its executives told The Wall ...
CNBC

Morgan Stanley doubles China humanoid robot shipment forecast as commercialization accelerates

Morgan Stanley doubled its China humanoid robot shipment forecast for the second time this year. A growing roster of Chinese manufacturers has raced to scale production and deploy robots in real-life ...
Ars Technica

GM installs robots at flagship EV factory after laying off 1,300 workers

Dozens of new robot arms have been installed at General Motors’ flagship electric vehicle factory in Detroit—even as 1,300 workers remain out of work following what was supposed to be a temporary ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Nvidia Seeks to Make Humanoid AI Robots Safer Around Humans

Nvidia Corp. is working to make humanoid robots safer around people, arguing that they’ll need to handle split-second decisions before they can be trusted to work closely with humans. The chipmaker is ...
Breaking Defense

War robots invade Eurosatory 2026 as interest grows in UGVs after use in Ukraine

Ukroboronprom's Ravlyk unmanned ground vehicle at Eurosatory 2026. (Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo / Breaking Defense) PARIS — War robots took over exhibitors’ stands at the 2026 Eurosatory edition, with at ...