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AURA Foresight Reaches Global XPRIZE Wildfire Finals in Alaska

Robohub·Jun 19, 2026

One of only four teams remaining from more than 130 competitors worldwide, our team AURA Foresight is developing autonomous technology to s…

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Elmo releases new motion controller and servo drives for industrial applications

The Robot Report·Jun 19, 2026

Elmo said its latest products set new benchmarks for power density, expand its existing Platinum line, and introduce the Titanium line. The…

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Startup

The Download: AI bottleneck debates, and BCI trials take off

MIT Technology Review·Jun 19, 2026

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 t…

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Research

Robot Talk Episode 161 – Collaborative haptic systems, with Allison Okamura

Robohub·Jun 19, 2026

Claire chatted to Allison Okamura from Stanford University about developing advanced robotic systems for haptic (touch) interaction. Alliso…

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Startup

A startup claims it broke through a bottleneck that’s holding back LLMs

MIT Technology Review·Jun 19, 2026

Miami-based AI startup Subquadratic came out of stealth mode last month with a huge claim. It announced that it had solved a mathematical b…

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Research

Brain-computer interface trials are taking off

MIT Technology Review·Jun 19, 2026

This week, I covered the story of Casey Harrell—a man with ALS who is “the first power user” of a brain implant, according to the researche…

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The inevitable weakness of metrics

MIT Technology Review·Jun 19, 2026

There are plenty of useful things a metric can reveal. There are even more it can obscure or corrupt. It took me well over a decade of trac…

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Robots pour cocktails and run marathons, but still can’t multitask

Japan Times Technology·Jun 19, 2026

Many are either run by a human with a remote control or stuck doing one narrow task.

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RealSense unveils AI-native D585 Pro depth camera for robots

The Robot Report·Jun 18, 2026

The D585 Pro is powered by a proprietary Gen 5 system-on-chip and delivers more than 2x better depth quality than the previous generation o…

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Medical

Microbot Medical to expand veteran access to robotic surgery with LIBERTY

The Robot Report·Jun 18, 2026

Lovell Government Services will become Microbot's service-disabled veteran-owned small business vendor to supply federal programs. The post…

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Humanoid

Richtech Robotics launches livestream for ADAM AI-powered humanoid

The Robot Report·Jun 18, 2026

Online users will be able to engage with service robot ADAM, which uses NVIDIA technology, says Richtech Robotics. The post Richtech Roboti…

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The Download: a new hunt for dark matter and Kenya’s case for going solar

MIT Technology Review·Jun 18, 2026

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 t…

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Geoengineering still faces major practical challenges

MIT Technology Review·Jun 18, 2026

Solar geoengineering is often portrayed as a sort of emergency brake. Something along the lines of Pull in case of climate emergency to sca…

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The search for dark matter has been blown wide open

MIT Technology Review·Jun 18, 2026

Underneath an Apennine massif, below the Jinping Mountains of Sichuan, and at the bottom of a South Dakota mine, there is a cosmic hunt afo…

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Humanoid

Evaluating humanoids for surface finishing applications

The Robot Report·Jun 17, 2026

Most manufacturing applications aim to reduce cycle time to improve throughput. Using general-purpose industrial robots that transcend huma…

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Policy

Fennec Engineering earns T2 qualification for Advanced Safety Acceleration Platform

The Robot Report·Jun 17, 2026

Fennec Engineering has obtained certification confirming that its automated traceability platform meets strict safety standards. The post F…

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Humanoid

Sanctuary AI validates physical AI performance at Tier 1 automotive supplier

The Robot Report·Jun 17, 2026

Sanctuary AI is not waiting for humanoid robots; it's applying physical AI to demonstrate production-ready performance. The post Sanctuary…

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The Download: a reality check for geoengineering and the science of interoception

MIT Technology Review·Jun 17, 2026

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 t…

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Research

New research enables a robot to chart a better course

Robohub·Jun 17, 2026

By rapidly generating a smooth path plan that cuts travel time and avoids obstacles, the open-source “MIGHTY” system could streamline disas…

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Entrepreneurs in Nairobi make the case for going solar

MIT Technology Review·Jun 17, 2026

Most of Kenya’s power grid runs on renewables. But with 25% of communities lacking centralized electricity, the nation is looking to off-gr…

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Medical

Norway’s crown princess has ‘successful’ lung transplant

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 17, 2026

Norway’s ⁠Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone ⁠a successful lung transplant and is recovering ⁠from the procedure, the royal household…

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SpaceX vaults past Amazon’s market value, briefly topping Microsoft

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 16, 2026

SpaceX roared past Amazon’s market valuation on Tuesday ⁠and briefly topped that of Microsoft, rapidly scaling the list of the world’s most…

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General

Exclusive eBook: How AI is becoming the next military advisor

MIT Technology Review·Jun 16, 2026

A collection of stories about how militaries are using AI models to make decisions. This subscriber-only eBook is a package of six stories…

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Kawasaki Robotics to debut RL030N physical AI platform at Automate

The Robot Report·Jun 16, 2026

Kawasaki Robotics says its 8-DoF robot, Pulseboard inspection tech, and other systems will show its vision for intelligent automation. The…

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