Sony AI table tennis robot outplays elite human players
Ace rotates its paddle as it prepares to return the ball back to its human opponent, Yamato Kawamata, during a match in December 2025. Credit: Sony AI. In…
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One town’s scheme to get rid of its geese
“Pull over!” I order my brother one sunny February afternoon. Our target is in sight: a gaggle of Canada geese, pecking at grass near the dog park. As I…
LDP and Justice Ministry remain divided over how to revise retrial system
One key issue at the heart of the impasse in revising the retrial system has been whether to allow prosecutors to appeal a court decision to reopen a case.
Japan’s export growth quickens as China returns from holidays
The value of overall exports rose 11.7% in March from a year earlier, accelerating from a revised 4% pace in February.
HII partners with Path Robotics, GrayMatter Robotics to accelerate shipbuilding
GrayMatter Robotics and Path Robotics are both deepening their existing relationship with HII, one of the country's leading shipbuilders. The post HII…
Google Meet will take AI notes for in-person meetings too
{"#text":"Google's AI meeting notetaker is no longer limited to Google Meets - Gemini can also generate summaries and transcripts of in-person meetings now,…
Glydways brings in $170M to scale its AV technology
Glydways plans to build networks of autonomous vehicle expressways that move people at 10 times the throughput of today's technology. The post Glydways…
From EVs to robotics: Tesla targets 10M Optimus units with new Texas plant
Tesla begins Optimus production in Q2 2026, replacing Fremont’s legacy car lines, breaking ground in Texas as it scales toward a robotics-first future. The…
AI needs a strong data fabric to deliver business value
Artificial intelligence is moving quickly in the enterprise, from experimentation to everyday use. Organizations are deploying copilots, agents, and…
3 things Michelle Kim is into right now
Isegye Idol If you thought K-pop was weird, virtual idols—humans who perform as anime-style digital characters via motion capture—will blow your mind. My…
Weinstein preyed on aspiring US actress, court told in rape retrial
Prosecutors in the rape retrial of disgraced US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein told Tuesday how he wielded his power to prey on then-aspiring actress Jessica…
The forces of scarcity hitting Asia may soon spread across the world
Many countries across the region are experiencing sudden jolts of disruption that they are struggling to manage.
Report finds that while 500k+ robots were installed last year, partner layer is still hard to map
Identifying the leading robotics vendors and regions is straightforward, but mapping integrator partners is not, found Georg Stieler. The post Report finds…
Recent books from the MIT community
Priority Technologies: Ensuring US Security and Shared ProsperityEdited by Elisabeth B. Reynolds, professor of the practice of urban studies and planning…
Israeli soldier's desecration of crucifix in south Lebanon draws condemnation
A photo posted by Younis Tirawi, a Palestinian reporter, shows an Israeli soldier taking the blunt side of an axe to a fallen sculpture of Jesus on the cross.
Israel jails soldiers for vandalising Jesus statue in Lebanon
The Israeli military on Tuesday said two soldiers would receive 30 days of military detention and be removed from combat duty over the destruction of a…
Inventor recalls eye imaging breakthrough
If you’ve been to an eye doctor and had an image taken of the inside of your eye, chances are good it was done with optical coherence tomography (OCT)—a…
Get ready for hotter, muggier, stormier summers
A long stretch of humid heat followed by a powerful thunderstorm is a familiar weather pattern in the tropics, but it’s also becoming more common in…
Early life may have breathed oxygen earlier than believed
Around 2.3 billion years ago, a pivotal period known as the Great Oxidation Event set the evolutionary course for oxygen-breathing life on Earth. But MIT…
China flashes new tech swagger to world markets convulsed by war
The world's factory floor is increasingly getting retrofitted for a new era of artificial intelligence and robotics, churning out technological innovation…
Canadian who was detained by China warns against Carney’s electric vehicle deal
A Canadian who was detained in China for nearly three years warned that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s electric vehicle deal risks creating a strategic…
AI robotics: Moving from the lab to the real-world factory floor
Learn the real-world infrastructure and effort required to deploy AI robotics from leaders at Universal Robots, PickNik, and Path Robotics. The post AI…
AI backlash is coming for elections
{"#text":"Ask Americans how they feel about AI and most say they have concerns. Communities have mounted resistance to data center projects, stalling them…
AI at MIT
At MIT, AI has become so pervasive that you can almost find your way into it without meaning to. Take Sili Deng, an associate professor of mechanical…