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Physical AI Data Is So Valuable This Startup Cleans Your Home For Free (To Train Robots)

Humanoid robots strut their stuff as trade show comes to Japan

Robot Orders Grow 6 6 In 2025 As General Industries Drive Broader Automation Adoption

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Robot learns to play music by ear, opening new possibilities in medicine and therapy

Scientists at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have developed a robotic hand that can hear a melody once and play it back after just two minutes of self-taught practice on a keyboard, without relying on sheet music or preprogrammed scores.

AI listens to insect body signals to guide cyborg cockroaches

Cyborg insects have long been studied as bio-hybrid systems that combine living organisms with small electronic devices. These systems may one day support tasks such as disaster search and rescue, environmental monitoring, and sensing in spaces too small or dangerous for conventional robots. However, most existing systems control insects based mainly on externally visible behavior, such as whether the insect is walking or stopping.

The evolution of cobots in metal fabrication and construction

Matt Bush, the co-founder and CEO of Hirebotics, talks about how cobots are becoming a necessity for manufacturers and welders. The post The evolution of cobots in metal fabrication and construction appeared first on The Robot Report .

Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese

Mechanical hands dexterous enough to thread a needle, childlike dancing robots and adult-sized ones to help with deliveries were on display Thursday as the Humanoids Summit Tokyo opened.

Your guide to the last day of the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo

The fun continues in Boston for the second day of the Robotics Summit & Expo, which includes the Women in Robotics breakfast and more. The post Your guide to the last day of the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo appeared first on The Robot Report .

Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot

Video: Chinese startup unveils $13K humanoid robot for wider adoption

Korea's new defense project bridges virtual and real battlefields

Are consumers ready for humanoid robots?

The $6 Billion Chinese Startup Trying to Build Hands for Every Robot

China's XMAN-L1 humanoid robot with 42 degree of freedom unveiled

Light-activated gel could impact wearables, soft robotics, and more

New MIT work advances the growing field of ionotronics, in which data are transferred through ions, potentially providing a bridge between electronics and biological tissue.

VisionNav Robotics closes $80M for AGVs - The Robot Report

VisionNav's product line includes AGV forklifts, indoor and outdoor autonomous tractors and BrightEye, its smart AGV system.

Pea-size liquid-metal pump runs robot butterfly on under 0.1 V

Engineers have invented an ingenious liquid-metal pump that could make future soft robotics and wearable devices much more portable and agile. The innovation, led by the University of Bristol and published in the journal Nature Communications, presents a low-voltage power source with the potential to transform robotic systems for a wide range of applications, from robotic legs to haptic gloves used in medical and industrial settings.

It looks like a sea urchin, but this strange 20-legged machine is rewriting what robots can do

Symmetry is everywhere in nature, from the bilateral form of vertebrates to the radial geometry of starfish. For decades, roboticists have tried to copy these shapes and their abilities with bodies that look like humans, dogs or insects.

Handle with care: Soft robot gripper picks ripe fruit without bruising

Cornell researchers used stretchable fiber-optic sensors to create a soft robot gripper that can predict the ripeness of strawberries by touch. Credit: Anand Mishra. By David Nutt When assessing the ripeness of fruit, sight and smell can tell you a lot, but the best indicator is often how the fruit feels. Cornell researchers used stretchable […]

A minimally invasive robotic spinal surgical system for anterior lumbar nerve decompression | Science Robotics

MicroSpine is a robotic system designed for minimally invasive anterior lumbar nerve decompression.

Extreme dynamic symmetry enables omnidirectional and multifunctional robots | Science Robotics

Designing robots for extreme dynamic symmetry enables omnidirectional motion, resilience, and seamless multifunctionality.

Embodied or virtually represented: Navigating the embodiment debate in human-robot interaction | Science Robotics

The validity of virtually represented robots in HRI experiments depends on when, where, and for whom it matters.

The Moon needs robots | Science Robotics

Four science fiction works describe realistic construction and mining robots enabling human habitation of the Moon.

Fusing LiDAR and vision to generate high-quality reconstructions | Science Robotics

A neural radiance field–based reconstruction framework merging LiDAR and vision data achieves geometric accuracy.

A guide to Day 1 of the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo

Today, the Robotics Summit & Expo will be full of insightful talks, hands-on robot demos, and interesting conversations. The post A guide to Day 1 of the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo appeared first on The Robot Report .

Why robots still struggle to see the real world

Making machine perception reliable enough for real deployment requires more than better AI; it requires properly calibrated sensors, says an Orbbec co-founder. The post Why robots still struggle to see the real world appeared first on The Robot Report .

Video: Atlas humanoid robot learns soccer skills from World Cup game footage

How humanoids learn to read the room

Sponsored by Analog Devices Inc. Designing for a humanoid robot is one of the most complicated applications in robotics today. All on its own, a humanoid system has to manage movement, balance, vision and reactivity across a complex web of joints, sensors and data processing. This becomes critical when a humanoid robot operates in an… The post How humanoids learn to read the room appeared first on The Robot Report .

GMSL and the growing ecosystem around robotic vision systems

Sponsored by Analog Devices Inc. Just a few years ago, many site owners were satisfied if a robot could move from point A to point B. That’s not quite enough anymore. Today’s robots are being asked to move faster, operate in more dynamic environments, and deal with more obstacles along the way. As those demands… The post GMSL and the growing ecosystem around robotic vision systems appeared first on The Robot Report .

XELA Robotics to show tactile sensing at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo

XELA Robotics will show at the Robotics Summit & Expo its improved magnetic interference compensation and uSkin in the Universal Manipulation Interface. The post XELA Robotics to show tactile sensing at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo appeared first on The Robot Report .

Allient to demonstrate advanced motion control systems at 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo

Allient will exhibit and demonstrate a range of its motion and control technologies at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston this week. The post Allient to demonstrate advanced motion control systems at 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo appeared first on The Robot Report .

IntBot and Certis Group partner to scale physical AI for enterprises across Singapore

Certis is collaborating with IntBot to add humanoids to its existing service robot offerings as the partners start to expand in Singapore. The post IntBot and Certis Group partner to scale physical AI for enterprises across Singapore appeared first on The Robot Report .

A guide to everything happening at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo

Over the next two days, the Robotics Summit & Expo will bring thousands of attendees and hundreds of exhibitors to Boston. The post A guide to everything happening at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo appeared first on The Robot Report .

'5-in-1' seed-sized surgical robot switches tools in under one second

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a tiny seed-sized robot that can navigate across soft and uneven surfaces to perform five surgical functions wirelessly, paving the way for developing robots to make surgeries and medical treatments more precise.

Somerset NHS trust rolling out hat name badges in hospitals

SoftBank hires banks for US IPOs of SB Energy and AI robotics spinoff Roze, sources say

3D-printable humanoid legs let robotics experiments run wild

LimX unveils Luna humanoid robot for dance, work and live interaction

Unitree’s IPO progress spurs stock buying of firms with exposure to robot maker

I Spent a Week Recording Myself Doing Chores for Money. Who's the Robot Now?

Figure Humanoid Robots Get Jobs With JCPenney, Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers

Seed-sized surgical robot packs five functions in 4.4-mm machine

China: First heterogeneous humanoid robot training facility to open in Shanghai

This startup is betting India’s gig economy can train the world’s robots

China: ENGINEAI’s 129,000 sq ft factory claims to build one humanoid robot every 15 mins

Affordable humanoid robot aims for the teaching hands of developers

Motion tracking system shows robots the path most traveled by, keeping them on task

There's a delicate art to teaching robots, even when you're preparing them for predictable environments like factories, where they'll repeat the same tasks a little differently depending on the obstacles they face. Whether a human is suddenly in their way or there's new clutter, the machine must closely mimic its operator's actions by staying on a trajectory (or motion path).

What supports the 41x price-to-sales ratio of Yun Shen Chu, the maker of "robot dogs"?

Simulation vs. digital twin: A strategic lens on virtual manufacturing

Digital twins and simulation provide distinct benefits for manufacturers designing and integrating systems including automation, explains Visual Components. The post Simulation vs. digital twin: A strategic lens on virtual manufacturing appeared first on The Robot Report .

Humanoids are heading to school as China readies them for real life