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Latest robotics news and industry updates from Global.

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Genesis AI launches Eno general-purpose robot

The Robot Report·Jun 16, 2026

Genesis plans to begin Eno’s production and targeted customer deployments by the end of 2026, with home deployments coming later. The post…

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Construction

Built Robotics, Penn xLAB to develop physical AI for construction

The Robot Report·Jun 16, 2026

xLAB and Built Robotics partner to capture additional data, advancing AI models to improve construction site safety. The post Built Robotic…

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General

Swede who ‘ruthlessly’ prostituted wife to over 100 men jailed for 4½ years

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 16, 2026

A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced a 61-year-old man to four years and five months in prison for having “ruthlessly exploited” his wife t…

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Manipulation

PSYONIC partners with ABB Robotics to apply human touch to robot dexterity

The Robot Report·Jun 16, 2026

PSYONIC is combining its Ability Hand with ABB Robotics' GoFa cobot arm to apply data from prosthetics users to robotic grasping. The post…

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General

Ebola cases top 800 in Congo as aid groups warn outbreak may be larger than reported

Japan Times Technology·Jun 16, 2026

The outbreak, already the third largest Ebola epidemic on record and the biggest caused by the Bundibugyo strain, has spread across eastern…

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Policy

Big Tech’s desperate last push at AI regulation

The Verge AI·Jun 15, 2026

{"#text":"For months, Big Tech's Washington lobbyists have chased after the holy grail of pro-AI legislation: preemption. This would be a c…

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General

The Download: cutting AC emissions, and nature’s drug designer

MIT Technology Review·Jun 15, 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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General

Entangled robotic matter with cohesive motion

Robohub·Jun 15, 2026

By Syl Kacapyr Cornell engineers have developed a robotic collective that behaves less like a machine and more like a material that flows,…

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Burro introduces Grande 44 with proven outdoor autonomy built for heavy industry

The Robot Report·Jun 15, 2026

The 44 hp Burro Grande brings more than 1 million hours of real-world experience to industrial towing, site logistics, and facilities opera…

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General

These new solid-state ACs promise a cool future. Scientists aren’t so sure.

MIT Technology Review·Jun 15, 2026

After three years of record-­breaking heat, this one is set to be yet another scorcher. Air-conditioning? Not going anywhere. The Internati…

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General

Former Mazda engineer leads sports car museum project in Hiroshima

Japan Times Technology·Jun 15, 2026

The hope for the museum is that it becomes the centerpiece of a broader initiative aimed at turning the surrounding area into a gathering p…

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General

Modernizing the global economy with industrial robotics is needed but not inevitable

The Robot Report·Jun 14, 2026

While service robotics adoption grows, industrial automation faces greater demand and bigger obstacles, notes a columnist. The post Moderni…

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US judge reprimanded for having sex in chambers apologises: ‘I have no excuse’

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 13, 2026

A US federal judge who was disciplined after an investigation found that she had sex with a police officer in her chambers and then lied ab…

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General

MassRobotics announces the winners of 2026 Robotics Medal and Rising Star awards

The Robot Report·Jun 12, 2026

Allison Okamura and Ayoung Kim won MassRobotics' 2026 Robotics Medal and Rising Star Medal, which honor women in robotics. The post MassRob…

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Humanoid

Robotics Summit panel explores the state of humanoid robot design

The Robot Report·Jun 12, 2026

At the Robotics Summit & Expo, experts weighed in on humanoid robotics today — and the ability to achieve a $20,000 price point tomorr…

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General

Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 12, 2026

In a post on the social media platform he owns, Elon Musk recently lamented: “Whoever said ‘money can’t buy happiness’ really knew what the…

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The Download: “reprogramming” aging, and the hidden sense of interoception

MIT Technology Review·Jun 12, 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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General

You do your own time

MIT Technology Review·Jun 12, 2026

There we were, a regular murderers’ row of librarians. Little Jo. Eustace. And me. Turning around in the nave of our library to greet the s…

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Startup

Inside Interoception: The hidden sense of how you feel inside

MIT Technology Review·Jun 12, 2026

MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of science and technology to help you understand wha…

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General

Why “reprogramming” is the buzziest approach to reversing aging right now

MIT Technology Review·Jun 12, 2026

Earlier this week, Life Biosciences, a biotech company focused on reversing age-related diseases, announced that it had dosed its first vol…

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Manipulation

Hello Robot is recognized by World Economic Forum as a tech pioneer

The Robot Report·Jun 11, 2026

The World Economic Forum has honored Hello Robot, whose Stretch system provides mobile manipulation to older adults and people with disabil…

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AI Training

Inside XRZero-G0, a new 2,000-hour open dataset for robotics research

The Robot Report·Jun 11, 2026

X Square Robot has open-sourced XRZero-G0, a framework that reduces real-robot training data requirements by up to 20x. The post Inside XRZ…

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Research

Google DeepMind is worried about what happens when millions of agents start to interact

MIT Technology Review·Jun 11, 2026

Google DeepMind is funding research into the potential dangers of situations where millions of different AI agents interact with each other…

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Research

Defining Autonomy for Wellness Robots in Senior Care

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jun 11, 2026

An examination of how socially assistive wellness robots could support the seven dimensions of senior wellness, and how a framework can mea…

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