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Scientists want to send ‘swarms’ of robots to search for life on Mars
Scientific proposals detail plans to deploy robot swarms for Martian life detection.
Robotics
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Business
Tech Giants Invest in German Robotics Start-Up at $8.5 Billion Valuation
German robotics start-up Agile Robots raised $500 million at an $8.5 billion valuation in a round led by SoftBank with participation from Nvidia and Hitachi.
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World
Humanoid robot start-up backed by Eric Trump in talks with Israel’s military
A humanoid robot startup backed by Eric Trump is reportedly in talks to supply the Israeli military with units.
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Amazon’s Ring debuts security robots including a drone
Amazon's Ring unveiled a $250 autonomous indoor security drone and a $1,000 business robot under a new Ring Robotics brand.
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Amazon's Ring unveils flying drone and robot to patrol homes and businesses
Amazon's Ring launches a $250 indoor flying security drone and a $1,000 autonomous business robot under a new Ring Robotics line.
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Robot successfully builds space structure in first autonomous construction demo
A Caltech robot autonomously assembled a 1.4-meter truss reflector antenna in orbit, marking the first automated in-space construction demonstration under DARPA's NOM4D program.
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These AI agents design your perfect robot-powered lab
Autonomous laboratories and AI agents are transforming the landscape of scientific discovery, according to recent coverage.
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I hired humanoid robots to clean up after a wild house party for for $100
Coverage tracks the deployment of humanoid robots for domestic cleaning tasks at specific subscription rates.
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SoftBank, ABB explore China carve-out to salvage robotics deal, Bloomberg News reports
SoftBank and ABB are reportedly exploring a China carve-out to salvage a robotics deal after blocks.
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Attack of the robots: Ukraine sent 28 armed ground robots, eight rigged to explode, at Russian lines. Russian drones stopped them—this time
Ukraine's ground robotic systems completed a record number of missions in October, according to recent reporting.
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Ukraine just sent 28 armed robots at Russian lines with zero soldiers. Russia answered with robots of its own
Ukraine deployed twenty-eight armed robots against Russian lines without any soldiers present, prompting a robotic counter-response.
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See how octopuses squeeze through tiny spaces
Researchers discovered that common octopuses use a four-step process to squeeze through holes smaller than their eye gap, while Mexican four-eyed octopuses refuse to attempt such tight spaces.
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Tesla Optimus Rival Agility Robotics Begins Trading After SPAC Merger
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Ukraine's Soldiers Are Getting New Jobs in the Robot War
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China Blocks $5.4 Billion SoftBank Robot Deal, Flexing Control Over AI Tech
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China blocks SoftBank’s $5.4bn takeover of ABB’s robotics division
China has officially blocked SoftBank from acquiring ABB's robotics division in a high-stakes corporate deal.
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Coming in 2027: Apple’s $1,000 home robot for FaceTime and switching on lights
Apple is reportedly developing a $1,000 home robot featuring a robotic arm and smart panel for domestic tasks and communication.
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Scientists Have Built a Robot Dog Powered by Human Brain Cells
Scientists have engineered a robot dog that makes decisions using living human brain cells and a neural chip.
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Inside Apple’s Slog to Create Its First Robot
Apple faces internal disagreements and software hurdles while developing its rumored tabletop home robot project.
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This retired professor was arrested for blocking a delivery robot. She says she’ll do it again
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Wanted: Robot-Dog Walkers. $20/Hour.
San Francisco job postings are advertising a unique role for robot-dog walkers at a rate of twenty dollars per hour.
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Ukraine is arming war robots with grenade launchers to hit the Russians so its soldiers don't have to get too close
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Toyota takes on Tesla and China in humanoid robot race
Toyota is accelerating its entry into the humanoid robot race, investing billions to challenge Tesla and China in vehicle manufacturing automation.
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Scientists Left AI Alone on a Deserted Island With Nothing to Do. It Invented Games and Started Behaving Like Children at Play
MIT researchers discovered that AI agents left without tasks on a virtual island begin to invent games and engage in play-like behavior.
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A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity: 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy Before it Soars 1,233%, According to Cathie Wood
Financial media coverage focuses on Cathie Wood's aggressive predictions for Tesla, artificial intelligence stocks, and robotics ETFs.
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Trapped With Nothing to Do, Bored AI Agents Invented Games From Scratch
Stranded alone on a virtual desert island by researchers, idle AI agents spontaneously invented and played their own games from scratch.
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Tesla Profit Slumps as Musk Pours Money Into A.I. and Robots
Tesla profits slip as weaker vehicle sales coincide with funding shifts toward artificial intelligence and robotics.
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Robotics Titan Hammered On Elevated Buy-Side Views
Financial analysts adjust projections for robotics titan Intuitive Surgical amid shifting buy-side views.
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Robotics Titan Dives On Narrowed 2026 Guidance
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Robotic beehives and cancer-sniffing dogs: Israeli innovations make TIME’s Best Inventions list
Israeli innovations including robotic beehives and cancer-sniffing dogs have secured spots on TIME magazine's Best Inventions of 2026 list.
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Top Stories: Apple HomeView, New Apple TV and HomePod mini, and Sold-Out iPhone Duo
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Ex-U Penn professor arrested for blocking Uber Eats robot ‘taking over human jobs’
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SoftBank in Early Talks to Buy Allied Universal
SoftBank enters early discussions to acquire security giant Allied Universal in a push combining automation and guard services.
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SoftBank Is Said to Weigh Buying Largest US Security Firm Allied
SoftBank eyes a multibillion‑dollar bid for Allied Universal, sparking market jitters and robot‑security speculation.
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Woman arrested after blocking delivery robot in Center City Philadelphia confrontation
A retired professor's arrest for blocking an Uber Eats delivery robot in Philadelphia sparks widespread media attention.
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Wave coarsening drives time crystallization in mechatronic metamaterials
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German police seize humanoid robot that alleged groped teen girl, and phones of young men who had it
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Robot seized by German police after allegedly groping teenage girl
German police seize a humanoid robot following an alleged groping incident involving a teenage girl and remote operators.
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Police confiscate robot that groped 16-year-old girl, probe whether young men were at the controls
German police seize a humanoid robot following reports that it allegedly groped a 16-year-old girl.
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Sex pest robot that looks like ‘Iron Man’ gropes, thrusts into teen girl
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Walmart Running Into Trouble as Its Super-Expensive Robots Can't Handle the Realities of Warehouse Work
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Walmart’s multibillion-dollar push to replace workers with robots hits snags on dog food, cardboard boxes: report
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Europe’s new robotics unicorn: Germany’s RobCo hits $1B valuation
Germany-based robotics enterprise Robco attains unicorn status following a secondary share sale.
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New robot falls like a maple seed then sails like a boat once it hits water
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German robotics startup RobCo achieves a one billion dollar valuation driven by physical artificial intelligence demand.
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McKinsey: AI will create more jobs than it kills
Coverage tracks new perspectives on automation and employment trends following recent industry reports.
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Ukraine’s former defense minister launches ‘Manhattan Project’ for killer robots
Ukraine pursues robotic warfare as former defense officials drive new developments in automated defense systems.
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Ukraine rolls out kamikaze ‘zombie cars’ to blow up Russian defenses and capture 250 soldiers
Ukraine is rolling out kamikaze zombie cars and killer robots under a new Manhattan Project launched by its former defense minister.
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A Ukrainian commander tells us why troops attack in the day and roll out their war 'robots' at night
Ukraine is deploying ground robots and 'zombie cars' to dismantle Russian defenses, shifting dangerous combat roles from soldiers to autonomous systems.
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Lord Have Mercy as Researchers Create Walking Disembodied Hand Like That Little Guy From "The Addams Family"
A Swiss team unveiled a walking, disembodied robot hand that crawls, types and even plays retro games, sparking both awe and creepiness.
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Ukraine Sends Grenade-Launcher Robots Into Russian Positions Instead of Infantry
Ukraine fields grenade‑launcher robots that storm Russian positions and self‑detonate, marking a new autonomous‑warfare step.
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First blind the Russians, then catch them with robots: Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi shows cutting edge of modern warfare (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,674)
Ukraine has launched Operation Vivaldi, a military strategy utilizing a combination of sensory blinding and robotic combat to target Russian forces.
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New robotic hand can walk, press keys and move objects on its own
A new autonomous robotic hand developed from a store-bought WUJI hand can walk on its fingertips and interact independently.
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Robots make combat airdrops, clear mines as Ukraine defeats Russian pincer
Robots execute combat airdrops and clear mines as Ukraine defeats a Russian pincer.
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Why Were There Robots at ‘Vogue’ World?
The presence of robots at the ‘Vogue’ World event has sparked curiosity and analysis regarding the intersection of fashion and technology.
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A quadruped robot designed to complete a marathon on a single battery charge
A new quadruped robot from KAIST has successfully completed a full 42.195 km marathon using only a single battery charge.
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Ukraine Advances in 4 Frontline Sectors as Russia Claims Gains Near Key Donetsk Cities, ISW Says
Ukraine advances across four frontline sectors while deploying novel robotic combat systems, according to recent media reports.
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Vivaldi erased Russia’s Lyman pincer. Now Moscow is pushing toward Sloviansk instead
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Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps Recaptures 125 Sq Km in "Operation Vivaldi" in Donetsk Region
Ukraine launches a world first airborne robot assault behind Russian lines, as covered by Newsweek.
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Ukraine Makes World-First Airborne Robot Assault Behind Russian Lines During Counteroffensive
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