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A Chinese humanoid robot sets 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds

US firm unveils gas-powered autonomous helicopter drone with 150-minute endurance

Arizona-based technology company Iveda has introduced IvedaAir, a line of autonomous rotary-wing aircraft designed to...

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Sub-$1,700 household robot promises to handle chores and more

Are household humanoid robots getting cheaper already? We've only just begun seeing companies start to make promises and accept pre-orders for machines that can do your laundry and tidy up the living room. A San Francisco-based startup is now making one that you can bring home for just US$1,688. Continue Reading Category: Robotics , Engineering Tags: Robot , Tele-operation , Humanoid , assistant robot

NVIDIA Unveils Jetson Orin Nano 2 to Redefine Entry-Level Edge AI

NVIDIA on August 25, 2026 announced the Jetson Orin Nano 2, a successor to its entry-level robotics computer that doubles inference performance over the Jetson Orin Nano Super while holding the same compact form factor — and cuts power draw by 40% when matched to its predecessor's performance. The module packs 78 trillion operations per second of AI compute, 8GB of memory, and an 8-core Arm CPU, and is aimed at the machines that have defined the Jetson line's customer base: robots, delivery and…

Autonomous US robot finds its ship underwater and returns to the deck on its own

A US ocean-technology company has recently unveiled footage showing that its autonomous underwater robot can...

Humans in the loop are still needed for robotaxi fleet safety, says Guident

Jetson Orin Nano 2 doubles inference performance for robotics on the edge, says NVIDIA

Nvidia doubles compute for entry-level edge robotics with Jetson Orin Nano 2

Gatik Raises $200M Series D to Scale Autonomous Freight Operations

Gatik, the autonomous trucking startup, has raised $200 million in a Series D round led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, with participation from Millennium Management, ARK Invest, and Intact Private Capital, the company announced August 25, 2026. The round was announced from the company's Santa Clara, California headquarters. No valuation was attached to the announcement. The raise lands two months after Gatik signed its largest commercial agreement to date: a…

Jumping bean-inspired beanbot moves in surprising ways without motors or software

Researchers have developed an unusual robot inspired by the unpredictable movements of Mexican jumping beans....

Humanoid robots sprint, play soccer and set records at Beijing games, in photos

Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal

XPeng spins up humanoid ambitions with $900M Dogotix funding round

US robot curbs lay bare industry's dependence on Chinese parts

New Pharma Regs Have Created a Perfect Storm for the Industry – AI Is the Fix

Following a recent slew of regulations, pharma companies are increasingly struggling to roll out their products, falling at the commercialisation hurdle. US and EU policies have created a perfect storm for the industry, raising costs and reducing successful launches of new drugs. While many firms are turning to AI for research support, I predict that the technology's greatest value will lie in this area, and in fixing this challenge. By identifying the patient subgroups who would benefit the…

NEURA Robotics buys Adlatus to give cleaning robots a brain

XPENG's humanoid robotics unit raises over $900 million in first funding round

HardKr Exclusive: Shenzhen Embodied AI Infrastructure Firm Secures Nearly 100M Yuan Financing, Serving 60% of China’s Leading 10B+ Valuation Robotics Companies

AI Companion Robots Are Closing the Human Connection in Modern Homes

This article is brought to you by Ollobot . From about 2017, individuals began to truly connect with the initial wave of companion robots. These devices had personality, moved around, joked, and answered when you spoke to them. Most early companion robots, however, were still limited by simple voice-command interactions and narrow functionality. Once the novelty wore off, many ended up sitting unused on shelves. As some of those companies went out of business and turned off their servers, man…

BlackBerry CEO says robotics is one of its fastest-growing businesses

Sentante’s Endovascular Robot Enters Commercial Use in Vascular Surgery

Sentante has begun commercial deployment of its CE-marked endovascular robotic platform, the medical robotics company announced on August 20, 2026, with vascular surgery and interventional radiology as its first clinical markets. The move takes the Kaunas-based company from regulatory clearance into revenue-generating clinical use three months after its CE mark, granted in May 2026. The announcement frames the commercial rollout as the start of the company's physical AI strategy: every…

Why is Xiaomi doubling down on in-house chips amid a profit slump?

Xiaomi’s long-term push into proprietary silicon is laying the groundwork for complex artificial intelligence workloads on smartphones and cars, analysts say, as the Chinese tech giant doubles down on self-developed chips despite an earnings slump and soaring component costs. On Monday it unveiled its flagship Xring O3 3-nanometre AI processor for smartphones, which is scheduled to debut in September aboard its Xiaomi 18 Fold smartphone. The company has also introduced the Xring O100 – a 6nm …

Xpeng's Humanoid Robot Unit Raises $900 Million in Record Round

XPeng’s robotics unit raises over $900m at a $6.3bn valuation

Xpeng shares sink as weak delivery forecast overshadows $6.3 billion robot unit valuation

The US wants to lead the robotics race. Its hardware still leans on China.

India’s Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones

Airbound's ultra-lightweight approach to drone delivery has attracted backing from Greenoaks, DoorDash, and Silicon Valley investor Lachy Groom.

Unitree Robotics Shares Fall 10%; Market Cap Drops by Over RMB 200 Billion

Mech-Mind Robotics Begins IPO Subscription at Max Offer Price of HK$101.70

China robot maker Unitree's post-listing slump sparks bubble fears

Robotics AI startup Generalist reportedly raises $200M

IBK Securities backs Hyundai Mobis shift to robot parts, keeps 760,000-won target - CHOSUNBIZ

The next big AI play isn’t apps or humanoids; it’s machines with brains and brawn

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Robots need help learning human skills. These AI companies are rushing to meet the demand

China's humanoid robots are stealing the show, but a quieter machine revolution is unfolding

Beyond China's humanoid robots, a quieter machine revolution is unfolding

Meet The $3 Billion Chinese Startup Solving Elon Musk’s Robotic Hands Problem

Scoop: Generalist raises another $200 million for AI robotics

XYZ to Equip China's Galaxea Robots With AI Software

Lithium-sulfur battery tech with 2x energy density enters US Army testing for drones

Australian battery developer Li-S Energy has delivered its lithium-sulfur battery cells to the US Army...

XPeng Motors humanoid robot unit Dogotix raises $900M

Amazon hikes hardware prices by 60%, blaming memory shortage

As the memory shortage continues to cause trouble for hardware makers, Amazon says it is now being forced to pass on the costs to its consumers.