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Amazon plots a new 'Tetromino' warehouse where robots tackle work that's notoriously hard to automate

Robotaxis are real now — so is the pushback

Robotaxis are expanding. So is the fight over the rules governing them. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul withdrew a proposal earlier this year that would have opened the door to driverless robotaxis outside New York City after taxi drivers, unions, and state lawmakers opposed it. Six months later, commercial driverless service remains illegal in […]

Oana Jinga, Co-Founder, Chief Commercial and Product Officer of Dexory – Interview Series

Oana Jinga, Co-Founder, Chief Commercial and Product Officer of Dexory, is an experienced technology and commercial leader with a background spanning robotics, retail technology, strategic partnerships, and product development. She co-founded the business originally known as BotsAndUs in 2015, serving as Chief Commercial Officer before taking on her current leadership role at Dexory. Alongside building the company, Jinga spent more than six years at Google, where she led retail partnerships in…

Faster, stronger, (occasionally) upright: Humanoid robots compete in Beijing games

This new super humanoid outruns and outjumps any human. Its maker is now worth $51 billion

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Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics

General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents how to move through space and time, is in talks to raise at a $6 billion pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor Ventures, Point72 Ventures, and Seven Seven Six.

Harvard builds a smartphone navigation app for blind users as reliable as a human guide

A Harvard-developed smartphone app helped blind and low-vision users walk an outdoor route 13 percent...

America's energy sector needs 500,000 more workers by 2030 thanks to AI—robots may have to step in

Humanoid 'Olympics' reveal why the US can't compete with China's robots

As the second World Humanoid Robot Games got under way on August 21 at Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval, most of the interest has been on the machine sprinters and boxers. But away from the sporting arena, the five-day games reveal something telling about why China's winning this technology race. Continue Reading Category: AI and Humanoids , Technology Tags: Competition , Racing , Honor

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EV maker Xpeng set to challenge Tesla in embodied AI after robotics unit raises US$900m

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng has secured US$900 million in funding from high-profile investors including Alibaba Group Holding and IDG Capital to spur its robotics unit, despite a widening second-quarter loss. Dogotix, a subsidiary of Xpeng, raised US$900 million in the latest round of financing, which valued it at US$6.3 billion, Xpeng said in a statement on Monday, adding that the fundraising marked the biggest single private-equity deal involving a Chinese robotics maker. The...

Xpeng lands US$900m in funding for humanoid AI push despite wider quarterly loss

Tesla leads China’s largest-ever vehicle recall, with nearly 3 million cars affected

Tesla and roughly ten other automakers began China’s largest-ever vehicle recall this week. The action...

Video: Galbot humanoid robot completes 100+ rallies in live autonomous tennis match

Humanoid robots from China have completed more than 100 consecutive rallies in what the company...

Humanoid Robots Now Run Faster Than Usain Bolt, Can’t Stop Properly

Xpeng's robotics unit valued at over $6.3 billion after record funding round

Xpeng Robot Unit to Raise $900 Million From Likes of Alibaba

Unitree Robotics Investors Lead Major Strategic Investment in New Embodied Intelligence R&D Team

XPENG’s robotics arm has raised more than $900M ahead of its humanoid production run

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XPENG Robotics Raises $900M+ First Round at $6.3B+ Valuation

XPENG's robotics business has entered share purchase agreements with investors to raise more than US$900 million at a post-money valuation above US$6.3 billion, the company announced on August 24, 2026. XPENG describes the raise as the largest single-round private financing recorded in China's embodied AI industry. The round is led by IDG Capital, with participation from Gaorong Ventures and support from Tencent and Alibaba as strategic investors. It is the robotics unit's first external…

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These tiny drones are powered by sound

The MICROBS Lab’s microfliers. 2026 EPFL/MICROBS – CC-BY-SA 4.0. By Celia Luterbacher When you blow air across the neck of a bottle, you’re not just producing a pleasant tone: you’re also demonstrating a phenomenon called Helmholtz resonance. This occurs when airflow passing across an opening causes air trapped inside a cavity (like a glass bottle) […]

Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record

The 9.58-second 100-meter dash record set by Usain Bolt in 2009 has been outpaced by Chinese robots participating at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. In a preliminary heat on Saturday, Tiangong Ultra, made by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation ​Center, ran the distance in 9.39 seconds, followed by the Honor-developed Lightning at 9.47 […]

Patrol Robot Guards Seoul's Deoksugung Palace Against Fire

Dropping from 500,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan, why are dexterous robotic hands standing on the eve of mass production?

Saab goes supersonic with next-gen Loyal Wingman concept

The future of Scandinavian military aviation was rolled out by Saab at the Swedish Armed Forces Jubilee Air Show at Malmen Air Base in Linköping, Sweden, with the unveiling of a full-scale mock-up of the company's A3-001 supersonic Loyal Wingman autonomous combat aircraft concept. Continue Reading Category: Military , Engineering Tags: drones , Supersonic , Fighter , Saab

Can China’s flash memory giant YMTC smash Shanghai Star Market IPO records?

China is gearing up for what could become its next record-breaking semiconductor stock listing as the parent company of chip giant Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC) prepares to go public on Shanghai’s Star Market. CCSH Corporation, parent of China’s top NAND flash maker, planned to sell between 1.98 billion and 2.43 billion shares, equivalent to 10 to 12 per cent of its enlarged share capital, according to a prospectus made public on Friday. An overallotment option of up to 15 pe…

Industrial Robots Ditch Flip Stunts: Showcase Real Practical Skills at WRC, Expanding Working Scenarios Beyond Factory Floors

Watch Robots Set New Records at World Humanoid Robot Games

Galbot Robots Complete 100 Consecutive Autonomous Tennis Rallies

Humanoid robots built by Beijing-based Galbot played a live autonomous tennis match against human athletes on August 23, 2026, completing more than 100 consecutive rallies in what the company describes as a world record for humanoid robot tennis. The match ran during the opening ceremony of the second World Humanoid Robot Games and was broadcast globally, according to the company's announcement. During the match, the Galbot robots tracked high-speed balls, positioned themselves on the court…

TechCrunch Mobility: The custom chip driving Waymo’s robotaxi ambitions

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Robots smash human track records, including Bolt's 100m sprint — video

Over 2,000 humanoid robots compete for gold at China’s Robot Games

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A humanoid robot just beat Usain Bolt's 100m record, and roboticists are unimpressed for good reason

Video: Humanoid robot rides 660-pound capacity robot horse in Beijing demonstration

This California Startup Turns Ordinary Tractors Into AI Robots That Prune And Harvest

A $1,688 robot that folds your laundry just started shipping from San Francisco

Chinese robots tackle tennis, smash track records at World Humanoid Robot Games

A tennis ball flew across the net. On the other side, a humanoid robot crouched, shuffled sideways in a series of quick steps, adjusted its position and swung its racquet to send the ball back. The robot traded forehands and backhands with human players during singles and mixed-doubles demonstrations. At one point, while chasing a ball, it lost its balance and toppled backwards, drawing gasps from the crowd. It then rolled over, pushed itself back to its feet and resumed playing. The robot wa…

Chinese robots tackle tennis, smash race records at World Humanoid Robot Games

Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games

Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint world record, on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday.