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Avatar comes to life: Honda’s new robot mirrors human movements to work remotely
Honda has demonstrated a robotic hand designed to tackle tasks requiring human-like precision and strength....
This week
- Gizmodo
Feds Eye Probe Into Reports of Tesla Robotaxis Zooming Through School Zones
- Interesting Engineering
Gemini 4 Argon cuts quantum computing costs 100-fold, advances fusion and robotics
Google has unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, a new model that it says reduced the resource...
- Unite.AI
SEC Declares Agility Robotics SPAC Merger Registration Effective
Agility Robotics announced on October 13, 2026, that the Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective that day the joint registration statement on Form S-4 filed with Churchill Capital Corp XI in connection with their proposed business combination, which values Agility at a pre-money equity value of $2.5 billion. Churchill XI has set a November 2, 2026, extraordinary general meeting for its shareholders to vote on the proposed combination and related matters. Transaction Terms and…
- The Verge
Rivian partner Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe's startup Mind Robotics announced the appointment of Doug Field as president in a major coup for the CEO's secretive robotics project. Field was a VP of special projects at Apple, where he was the de facto head of the company's ultimately unsuccessful Project Titan effort to make an autonomous electric car. […]
- The Verge
Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex
Days after Ukrainian military drones took down several Russian data centers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the campaign had hurt Russia's disinformation efforts. "It suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social platforms," Zelenskyy said Monday. "There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations." Zelenskyy isn't the first to assert that the […]
- The Robot Report
Hello Robot, A&K Robotics to discuss how robots navigate crowded indoor spaces at RoboBusiness
- TechXplore
Soft robotic fish combines high-speed swimming with 3D maneuverability
Researchers from the Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an electrohydraulically actuated soft robotic fish that can swim at high speeds and perform agile three-dimensional (3D) maneuvers. The soft robotic fish addresses a longstanding design challenge by combining a rigid–flexible coupled propulsion system with dynamic buoyancy regulation. This allows for fast propulsion without sacrificing maneuverability.
- Unite.AI
Bipartisan Robotics Panel Warns of Widening U.S. Deployment Gap With China
The National Security Commission on Robotics for Advanced Manufacturing, a bipartisan initiative of the Special Competitive Studies Project, released its 90-page Preliminary Report on October 13, 2026. The commission's central finding: the United States leads in the technologies that form the brain of modern robotics, including artificial intelligence, computer vision, autonomy and software, yet lacks the scale to deploy robots, produce robotic systems and manufacture critical components…
- TechCrunch
Exclusive: Rivian's startup Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field
- TechCrunch
Rivian’s startup Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field
Field also worked on Apple's secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.
- Interesting Engineering
New drone interceptor takes off like a quadcopter, then flies forward autonomously
Powerus Corporation has revealed a counter-drone interceptor that switches from vertical hovering to forward flight...
- The Verge
The feds are looking into reports of Tesla’s robotaxis speeding through school zones
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's evaluating allegations that Tesla's 1,000 or so robotaxis using its automated driving system are exceeding "posted speed limits in active school zones." Waymo's robotaxis have also faced similar inquiries, including for illegally passing school buses and hitting a child near a California elementary school. NHTSA: The Office […]
- TechCrunch
Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world
University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles before deployment. The profitable startup is competing at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield.
- TechCrunch
MIT startup says it can turn diesel trucks into cheaper hydrogen haulers — see it at Disrupt
Diesel is expensive and polluting, and LNK Energies says it has come up with a way to replace it with hydrogen, all while undercutting diesel on cost.
- PCMag
An Immaculate Deal: Dock Over 40% Off This Ecovacs Robot Vacuum and Mop
- Robot China (Chinese)
ZKAC Intelligent Inspection Robot Safeguards Safety Production in Hazardous Chemical Industry
- Robot China (Chinese)
ABB Robotics Launches Two New High-Performance Robots, Empowering Precision Manufacturing
- Robot China (Chinese)
Epson's New Moves at the Industrial Expo! New Robot Products + New Solutions + New Ecosystem to Drive Smart Manufacturing Upgrades
- Robot China (Chinese)
ABB Robots Debut at 2026 Industrial Expo, Showcasing Imitation Learning, Vision and Intelligent Agent AI Cutting-Edge Technologies
- Robot China (Chinese)
Industrial-Grade Reliability, Stepping into Embodied Intelligence: Yunji Seven-Axis Force-Control Arm VEGA 7 Arrives
- Robot China (Chinese)
World's First Sewing Robot Factory Enters Production with Planned Annual Capacity of 10,000 Units
- Robot China (Chinese)
Worried About Robot Performance Rentals Going Wrong? These Clauses in the Robot Rental Contract You Must Check
- Robot China (Chinese)
Magiclab Robotics Technology's Embodied Agent Framework Wins MolmoSpaces Global First Place: Advancing VLAs from 'Demo-Ready' to 'Production-Ready'
- CNET
I Give In, This Roborock Robot Vacuum’s Record-Low Price Is Too Good to Pass Up
- IEEE Spectrum
Q&A: Mars Perseverance Rover Distance Record
On October 11 , the Perseverance rover completed a drive that brought its total distance traveled on Mars to 28.10 miles (45.22 kilometers). This is a new record for Mars rovers, enabled in large part by Perseverance’s ability to drive with much more autonomy than its predecessors. Over the last five years, Perseverance’s autonomy software has been steadily upgraded, and to learn more about how the record was broken and what the future holds for the rover, we spoke with Mark Maimone , the Per…
- 36Kr
Liang Wenfeng Backed Post-1980s Tsinghua PhD Startup: Unicorn Trajectory Hits 2.7 Billion Valuation Milestone
- TechXplore
Beetle-inspired soft robot follows finger commands to walk, grip and relay sensory information
Researchers have developed a technology that lets a user move a small robot by bending and straightening a finger. The user can also pick up and move objects while checking the images and contact information that the robot sends back.
- Unite.AI
AutoStore Unveils Fall 2026 Fulfillment Hardware and Software Lineup
AutoStore announced a Fall 2026 set of new and enhanced hardware and software products on October 13, 2026, framed around removing practical barriers to more autonomous fulfillment operations. The announcement, datelined Nedre Vats, Norway, spans fulfillment workflows, system design, maintenance, and an expanded range of use cases. In the Fall 2026 product announcement, the company said even highly automated fulfillment operations still depend on manual workflows to manage exceptions, including…
- Forbes
Two Tiny Magnetic Robots Could Replace Open-Heart Surgery, Study Says
- Interesting Engineering
PhoneBot: New robot uses old Android phones to walk, see, and balance
- The Robot Report
Promise Robotics partners with D.R. Horton on physical AI for homebuilding
- 36Kr
Embodied Intelligence Firm Behind Tencent's "No.1 Employee" Robot Secures 1 Billion Yuan in Latest Funding Round
- QbitAI (Chinese)
Magiclab Robotics Technology embodied Agent framework takes MolmoSpaces global first place
Making VLA advance from 'demo-capable' to 'production-ready'
- South China Morning Post
Why Samsung, SK Hynix and CXMT shares are under pressure despite strong AI demand
A sharp sell-off in Asian memory chip stocks this week signals growing investor doubts over whether the sector’s AI-driven profit boom can last, even as soaring prices drive strong quarterly earnings across the sector. Shares in market leaders Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plunged in Seoul on Tuesday, extending a days-long slide that has also swept up Chinese rival ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT). Samsung and SK Hynix closed down 7.4 per cent and 10.1 per cent, respectively. The compan…
- Unite.AI
Semtech Secures Dedicated SiGe Capacity at Tower for AI Interconnect
Tower Semiconductor and Semtech Corporation announced on October 13, 2026, an expanded multi-year agreement under which Semtech will invest in securing dedicated silicon germanium (SiGe) capacity at Tower, building on the companies' 20-year partnership to support optical and copper interconnects for AI data center infrastructure. The joint announcement, datelined Migdal Haemek, Israel, and Camarillo, California, ties the capacity investment to what the companies described as strong design wins…
- Mashable
Best robot vacuum deal: Save $700 on Roborock Saros 10R
- Interesting Engineering
Humanoid robot handles household chores smoothly with new system
- Forbes
Startup Releases 50-Billion-Parameter Physical General Foundation Model For Instant Robot Intelligence
- TechNode
Home-robot startup Ola Dimensions raises hundreds of millions of RMB in fourth funding round
- TechNode
XPENG plans humanoid robot deliveries in 2027 and European rollout later that year
- QbitAI (Chinese)
Huawei's Halboas Invested in a 1998-Born PhD! Making Robot Skin Change Color, Team Average Age 23
Making materials pressure-sensing, creating ultra-thin high-density electronic skin
- BBC
Supercar designer Gordon Murray gifts robot after cancer surgery
- SESeoul Economic Daily
Rainbow Robotics Files First Korean Bid for FCC Waiver on Robot Curbs
- 36Kr
Humanoid Robots, Second Batch of Consolidated Delivery
- 36Kr
Domestic Robots Generated 35 Billion Yuan in Overseas Sales in Jan-Aug, with Guangdong Leading the Sector
- CHChosunbiz
Korea industry speeds site-specific robots as humanoids lag commercialization - CHOSUNBIZ
- Jiemian (Chinese)
Xinjiang Tacheng Wind Power Project Grid-Connected, Nanfang Fund's Zhong Yun Focuses on New Energy Industry
Nanfang Fund's Zhong Yun is optimistic about high-momentum growth tracks, focusing on sectors with sustained industrial dividend release in growth cycles. He pays particular attention to AI, new energy, robotics, and innovative pharmaceuticals—directions that combine both trend space and earnings realization capability—seeking to capture quality investment opportunities in the wave of growth industries.
- New Atlas
Biped bot uses your old, dusty phone for brains
That old phone gathering dust in a drawer could have a second life far more entertaining than being a paperweight. UCLA researchers have created PhoneBot, a little humanoid that puts your smartphone to work as the brains of a walking robot companion. Continue Reading Category: Robotics , Engineering Tags: UCLA , Android , smartphones , Recycling
- Interesting Engineering
NASA’s Perseverance breaks 28-mile Mars driving record using autonomous navigation
NASA’s Perseverance rover has set a new record for the longest distance driven by any...
