Kraken Technology raises Series B funding for autonomous vessels
Kraken Technology plans to use its funding to continue developing uncrewed surface vessels and localizing manufacturing around the world. The post Kraken…
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Robotics News Digest — Page 7
Curated robotics and AI headlines from around the world. 1247 articles · page 7 of 52.
How lasers could help provide fuel for nuclear reactors
Outside the small town of Paducah, Kentucky, a wealth of uranium is locked away in thousands of storage cylinders filled with waste material from a…
Germany releases second suspect in deadly Berlin Pride parade attack
A second suspect detained in connection with a deadly car-ramming attack on Berlin’s Pride celebrations over the weekend has been released, the German…
France and Spain race to curb wildfires before new heatwave arrives
Firefighters sought on Monday to take advantage of more favourable weather to subdue massive wildfires threatening the French city and tourist region of…
Ebola outbreak in Congo set to become second-largest on record after confirmed cases reach 3,200
The latest figures highlight the scale of the epidemic, though expanded surveillance and retrospective case finding have also contributed to the rapid rise…
Closing the data loop in AI-driven drug discovery
Drug discovery is a high-cost, high-risk endeavor that is under growing pressure from a market increasingly defined by first-mover advantage. Since the…
Building the enterprise environment for agentic AI
For the enterprise, the promise of agentic AI is much more than just a better chatbot. It is software agents that execute business tasks end-to-end across…
Apple leak in India, China eyes Indonesia for mineral access: 5 weekend reads you missed
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of…
Suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead by police after day-long manhunt
The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a…
Optical Tech Would Update a Robot’s AI on the Fly
Atop a lab bench, Cornell Tech postdoctoral researcher Yifan He positions the lens of an optical receiver almost a meter away from an LED emitting a beam of…
Magmotor makes motors for a changing world for 150+ years
Magmotor has been providing motors for demanding use cases for decades and offers custom systems for robotics. The post Magmotor makes motors for a changing…
4 ways Hong Kong can shape its future – and the world’s
Nearly three decades after its return to Chinese sovereignty, Hong Kong is once again at an important crossroads. The recent decision by the United States…
Trump says US ‘locked and loaded’, vows more Iran strikes while hinting at talks
US missiles struck targets across Iran on Friday and President Donald Trump vowed “major military punishment” for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen,…
Photos: First look at J&J’s Ottava surgical robot
The robot-in-table design is meant to save space in the operating room, with J&J saying its novel architecture takes up 30-50% less space than…
German police hunt suspect with Islamist ties after 1 killed at Berlin Pride parade
German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect in the van ramming near Berlin’s Pride festival that left one person dead and…
Video Friday: An Italian Humanoid Comes to Life
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videosVideo Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum…
The quest to keep organs alive outside the body
This week, I covered a fascinating effort to preserve organs outside the body. There’s a huge shortage of donor organs, and one of the main reasons is…
The Download: an organ transplant breakthrough, and homegrown Chinese chips
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.…
Nobel economist on anti-China, anti-science US, AI’s risks
Simon Johnson is a professor of entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A former chief economist of the International Monetary…
NEURA Robotics establishes NEURA Gym RWTH Aachen to train physical AI
NEURA Robotics has partnered with a German university for NEURA Gym RWTH Aachen, one of 10 facilities for training physical AI. The post NEURA Robotics…
Midjourney bought the astrology app Co-Star
{"#text":"Midjourney, which has gone from generating AI cat images to full-body ultrasound scans, is getting into a new field: astrology. The AI startup…
ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations
Member states of the International Criminal Court voted to dismiss prosecutor Karim Khan for serious misconduct, the ICC said on Friday. Diplomats running…
How time series databases unlock real-time data for robotics
Discover how time series databases help robotics teams manage high-volume sensor data, power AI insights, and keep systems running at scale. The post How…
Generalist’s GEN-1 foundation model now supports a range of robot end effectors
By training GEN-1 to work with new hands, Generalist said a single base model can learn sensorimotor policies on different robots. The post…