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Google DeepMind unveils Gemini Robotics 2: Brain for humanoids that lets them walk, think and act
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- GAGasgoo
Lightwheel AI, ViTai Robotics Form Strategic Partnership
- Mashable
Best robot vacuum deal: Save $190.99 on Ecovacs Deebot T90
- Interesting Engineering
Viral video shows Qualcomm-powered humanoid robot collapsing during live keynote
- Robohub
Researchers develop modular nanorobot
Illustration of the versatile nanorobot. It is 150 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. (Illustration: Marina Bräm) By Angelika Jacobs Nanorobots sound like science fiction: tiny machines for medicine, the environment, or industry. In fact, nanorobotics has become a rapidly growing field of research. It is considered a promising approach, for example, […]

- Business Insider
Trump's robot ban aims to counter China. US startups fear it could leave them behind.
- Reuters
Amazon's Zoox wins first US approval for driverless robotaxis
- TechNode
Unitree Robotics moves closer to Shanghai STAR Market IPO
- Mashable
Google DeepMind shows off Gemini Robotics 2
- CNET
The US Threw the First Punch in the Global Robot Wars. How Will China Respond?
- GAGasgoo
BYD's Humanoid Robot to Debut in August
- South China Morning Post
China’s surgical robots break into Vietnam as Beijing targets US dominance
- SiliconANGLE
Google DeepMind debuts Gemini Robotics 2 model series for humanoid robots
- Wired
Your Robot Vacuum Is Apparently a National Security Risk
- Digital Trends
Remember Samsung’s Ballie home robot? It may finally be inching closer to reality
- The Robot Report
DoorDash gains FAA certification to operate its own drone delivery program
- Engadget
Google's New Gemini Robotics 2 Platform Allows For 'Intelligent Whole-Body Control'
- The Robot Report
Teradyne Robotics revenue rises 33% year over year in Q2
- PCMag
A Clean Deal: This Powerful Dreame Robot Vacuum & Mop Is 50% Off
- Wired
For the First Time, Zoox Can Charge People for Rides in Its Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxis
- TechXplore
Legged robots raise surveillance, job and battlefield accountability concerns
Legged robots have recently transitioned from science fiction to engineering fact, with modern humanoid and quadrupedal machines now capable of delivering packages to front doors and taking on dangerous military missions. With a massive surge in financial investment in the offing, a new study describes the technical advances that have made legged robots a reality and explores the critical ethical considerations, economic potential and policy implications of the "intelligent machines" that are…

- South China Morning Post
Unitree to launch IPO next week as US-China robotics rivalry intensifies
- TechXplore
Muscle radar unlocks potential for future robotic limbs
University of Queensland researchers have developed new noninvasive sensors that measure muscle forces, unlocking new possibilities for wearable robotic mobility devices. Ultra-wideband radar sensors measure electromagnetic changes in muscles as they contract, allowing researchers to collect data in a way that's never been done before.

- Interesting Engineering
UV robots, cotton bots & ChatGPT on a Broccoli farm: The new face of farming
- Wired
Google’s Gemini Can Now Stomp Around as a Humanoid Robot
- Mashable
Best robot vacuum deal: Save $600 on Dreame L50 Ultra
- Mashable
The Mova Z60 robot vacuum has dropped to its lowest-ever price at Amazon — save $600
- The Verge
Zoox can now charge for rides in its steering-wheel-free robotaxis
- Reuters
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon's Zoox wins first US approval for paid robotaxis without human controls
- Mashable
Beat the incoming FCC ban: Save $400 on Roborock’s Qrevo S5V robot vacuum at Amazon
- TechXplore
This robot can snuff out wildfires with a cryogenic spray
About 20 years ago, Yiannis Levendis, a professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern University, was working on an experiment to find an alternative to coal—grinding up old car and truck tires and burning the crumbs.

- Interesting Engineering
US Just Blocked Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots, Here’s why
- Mashable
New humanoid robot has skin that can feel your touch. No, it's not for sex.
- Fortune
Forget robots on assembly lines. Foundational Industries wants AI to run the entire factory
- South China Morning Post
BYD to debut first humanoid robots in August as rivalry with Tesla intensifies
- CHChosunbiz
LG Electronics pilots robot actuators, expands Korea-Europe-North America ties - CHOSUNBIZ
- Mashable
The FCC bans all robot vacuums made outside the U.S.
- CHChosunbiz
LG Electronics deepens Nvidia ties across robots, AIDC, mobility in Korea - CHOSUNBIZ
- CHChosunbiz
LG Electronics launches robot actuator production, targets orders in H2 - CHOSUNBIZ
- The Robot Report
5 Physical AI infrastructure platforms shaping robotics in 2026
- CHChosunbiz
LG Electronics pilots robot actuators, expands Korea-Europe-North America ties
- BBC
Humanoid robots are 'next stage' in farming
- CHChosunbiz
Samsung Electro-Mechanics starts humanoid camera mass production, targets physical AI - CHOSUNBIZ
- CHChosunbiz
NC AI and CMES Robotics forge partnership to accelerate physical AI in industry - CHOSUNBIZ
- CNBC
China threatens retaliation against U.S. humanoid robot ban, says it 'severely damages' relations
- SESeoul Economic Daily
Samsung Preparing Next-Generation Robot Chips Combining Memory and Foundry
- Reuters
China warns of retaliation if US sticks with robot ban
- SESeoul Economic Daily
Hyundai Motor Group Names Ex-Samsung Executive Kwon Jung-hyun to Lead Autonomous Driving
- SESeoul Economic Daily
NC AI, CMES Robotics Team Up for Physical AI in Manufacturing, Logistics
- CHChosunbiz
CMES Robotics surges as it partners with NC AI to develop physical AI - CHOSUNBIZ