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Xiaomi open-sources embodied-AI foundation model Xiaomi-Robotics-1
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- GAGasgoo
Linkhou Robot's Vietnam Production Base Officially Commences Production
- TechCrunch
Zoox to start charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas
- GAGasgoo
Noetix Robotics and TAOWHALE Form Strategic Partnership
- 36Kr
China's Robotic Vacuum Cleaners Dominate 70% of the Global Market Driven by Advanced Technology
- 36Kr
36Kr Exclusive: Former DJI Senior Executives Back Personal Mobility Robots, Securing Total Financing of Nearly $100 Million
- SESeoul Economic Daily
Angel Robotics Brings Walking-Training Robot to Vietnam After Malaysia
- SESeoul Economic Daily
LG Electronics Opens Experience Zone for Home Robot 'RONi'
- PCMag
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- The Robot Report
Zoox unveils production-ready robotaxi for U.S. expansion
- TechCrunch
Waymo opens up robotaxi service in Dallas to everyone
- TechXplore
Control advance improves flapping-wing robot stability amid wind-like disturbances
Flapping-wing micro aerial vehicles (FW-MAVs) are small, lightweight robots inspired by the flight mechanisms of birds and insects. By using rapidly moving wings instead of propellers, these robots can achieve unique flight capabilities, such as hovering like hummingbirds and independently controlling their wings like dragonflies.

- The Robot Report
Humanoids won’t scale on factory floors until costs drop
- TechCrunch
Elon Musk spends half his time talking robots and AI on Tesla earnings calls
- Mashable
Best robot lawn mower deal: Save 34% on the EcoVacs Goat 01000
- Mashable
Best pool robot deal: Get 50% off the AIPER Scuba X1 at Amazon
- TechXplore
RL-100 framework helps robots refine learned tasks amid real-world disruptions
Robots are gradually making their way into a variety of settings, ranging from households to public spaces, offices, factories and health care facilities. Despite their potential, however, many existing robots do not perform as well in dynamic and unpredictable real-world environments as they do during controlled laboratory tests.

- Mashable
Best robot vacuum deal: Save $300 on the Eufy C28 robot vacuum and mop
- Interesting Engineering
7-foot centaur robot with chainsaw arms built for dangerous rescue missions
- Fortune
HappyRobot is worth $1.2 billion. Its founder says it’s just ‘getting started’
- IEEE Spectrum
U.S. Bans New Foreign Mobile Robots
- IEEE Spectrum
What Robotics Companies Think About the U.S. Foreign Robot Ban
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “Covered List,” originally published in 2021, identifies communications equipment and services that it says pose a threat to national security. On 28 July, the FCC added mobile, communicating robots weighing more than 2 kilograms and power inverters commonly used in solar panels to the list, meaning that new products from any foreign country in these categories are no longer eligible for import. The move is a Department of Defense (DOD)-driven …

- Wired
How One Startup Built a (Mostly) China-Free Robot
- SESeoul Economic Daily
Naver to Complete Robot Ecosystem This Year, from Indoor-Outdoor Robots to Control Platform
- SESeoul Economic Daily
Naver to Export Robot Platform to Saudi Arabia
- Forbes
U.S. Bans Imports Of AI Humanoid Robots To Protect Americans From A Massive Trojan Horse Invasion
- 36Kr
Unitree Goes Public: Raising Funds to Strengthen Core Intelligent Robotics Technology Capabilities
- 36Kr
Ophthalmic Surgical Robots First Certification Countdown: Industry Breakout Eve Fueled by Continuous Capital Increase
- CHChosunbiz
U.S. robot curbs boost LG Innotek prospects, says KB Securities - CHOSUNBIZ
- The Robot Report
igus launches energy chain with 600-degree rotation for industrial robots
- MIT Technology Review
Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics
- Mashable
Best robot vacuum deal: Save $500 on iRobot Roomba Plus 505
- The Robot Report
HEBI Robotics earns NASA SBIR grant to fast track miniaturized actuators
- CNET
Save Almost Half Off Roborock’s Q10 S5 Plus Robot Vacuum and Mop Right Here
- Gizmodo
DoorDash Sends Drivers to Restaurants Just to Load Food Into Delivery Robots
- IEEE Spectrum
Walden Robotics Partners With Toyota on Practical Humanoids
For a while there, it seemed as though robotics as a whole was stuck in a mad rush towards building humanoid robots mostly because it was very possible (and very lucrative) to do so, even without a near-term goals that were necessarily realistic. Some of the magic of those first couple of years of the humanoid explosion has stuck around, but there’s also been an industry-wide sobering leading to pointed questions about practicality and value . In other words, starting a commercial humanoid co…

- GAGasgoo
Seeds | Making Robots Cook Mapo Tofu, PokeBot Raises Another Nine-Figure Round
- Mashable
The Shark AV2501S AI Ultra is almost $300 off at Amazon — act fast to save on this popular robot vacuum
- GAGasgoo
Google Releases Next-Generation Robotics Foundation Model, Paired with Sharpa Dexterous Hand to Complete Complex Tasks
- SESeoul Economic Daily
Robotis Unveils Full Humanoid Software to Expand Robot Ecosystem
- Interesting Engineering
Porous 3d-printed feet help quadruped robots walk using less battery power
- South China Morning Post
Chasing physical AI: Ant Group robotics arm Robbyant kicks off external funding
- Robohub
Simulated zebrafish and a vision-equipped robotic fish reveal how the body shapes brain circuits
Image credit: Olivier Porchet, Biorobotics Laboratory, EPFL When a fish holds its position against a current in a river, its brain must figure out how fast to swim and how to steer to offset the water flow. Most fish use vision to register the world sliding past, detect optic flow speed and direction, and their […]

- TechRadar
I tested the Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X20 Max and it’s a great all-round performer — when it actually works
- SESeoul Economic Daily
Quadruped Robots Trade Heads for Arms in Push to Boost Combat Use
- 36Kr
Is Japan Learning Innovation Lessons from China's Unitree Robotics?
- SESeoul Economic Daily
Robotis Unveils Humanoid Software, Aiming to Expand Robot Ecosystem
- SESeoul Economic Daily
Baemin Upgrades Delivery Robot 'Dilly' with New Model Deployment
- CHChosunbiz
Baemin launches faster, greener Dilli robots to expand South Korea deliveries - CHOSUNBIZ
- 36Kr
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