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GAM Enterprises to produce Schaeffler’s PSC gear reducers

The Robot Report·Aug 5, 2026

Acquiring the IP from this core supplier allows GAM to vertically integrate its supply chain and expand its manufacturing capabilities. The…

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Research

University of Florida opens new robotics lab dedicated to industrialized construction

The Robot Report·Aug 5, 2026

Fueled by Autodesk, UF opened a robotics lab for industrialized construction to fight housing shortages and labor declines. The post Univer…

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Startup

Moove raises $250M to build infrastructure for autonomous vehicles

The Robot Report·Aug 5, 2026

The funding will support Moove's expansion of its autonomous fleet ownership and robotics-first depot infrastructure “Nests.” The post Moov…

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Why perception is the key to scaling industrial autonomy

The Robot Report·Aug 5, 2026

Autonomy is no longer just about robotic motor skills. It encompasses machine awareness, dynamic decision-making, multi-vehicle coordinatio…

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Puzzle Corner

MIT Technology Review·Aug 5, 2026

Ready for a fresh set of puzzles? Click here for the September/October 2026 Puzzle Corner, brought to you by Michael S. Branicky, ScD ’95,…

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NASA’s new dark energy space telescope can also detect killer asteroids

MIT Technology Review·Aug 5, 2026

At the end of August, NASA is set to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its quest is to hel…

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Make anniversary of Hiroshima bombing ‘Disarmament Day’

Japan Times Technology·Aug 5, 2026

Remembering Hiroshima cannot become a once-a-year ritual. It must become a reminder that nuclear weapons remain an urgent contemporary prob…

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Piece of SpaceX rocket to crash into moon at high speed

South China Morning Post Tech·Aug 4, 2026

A SpaceX rocket piece floating in space since last year is on track to smash into the moon at high speed early on Wednesday morning. The sc…

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Humanoid

Humanoids won’t scale on factory floors until costs drop

The Robot Report·Aug 4, 2026

The race to commercialize humanoids is on. What’s left to prove is that humanoid robots can beat the economics of the automation manufactur…

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Humanoid

The Download: US robot restrictions, and ICE’s DNA grab

MIT Technology Review·Aug 4, 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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81 years on: Pedaling through Hiroshima’s history on two wheels

Japan Times Technology·Aug 4, 2026

"Peace tours" offer participants a glimpse of life in the city before, during and after the U.S atomic bombing of 1945.

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‘Folded like an umbrella’: Trump attacks ally prosecutor over Reflecting Pool case

South China Morning Post Tech·Aug 4, 2026

US President Donald Trump sharply criticised ⁠US Attorney Jeanine Pirro ⁠on Monday for dropping ⁠a case of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln…

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igus launches energy chain with 600-degree rotation for industrial robots

The Robot Report·Aug 3, 2026

igus says its new twisterchain energy chain provides cable management for challenging industrial robotics applications such as palletizing.…

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First deaths reported in US cyclosporiasis outbreak

South China Morning Post Tech·Aug 3, 2026

Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the US…

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Humanoid

Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics

MIT Technology Review·Aug 3, 2026

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. H…

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HEBI Robotics earns NASA SBIR grant to fast track miniaturized actuators

The Robot Report·Aug 3, 2026

This Phase I award is only part of HEBI Robotics' roadmap. The company also plans to continue developing its existing actuation hardware. T…

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The Download: reward hacking explained, and suspected Iranian cyberattacks

MIT Technology Review·Aug 3, 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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Simulated zebrafish and a vision-equipped robotic fish reveal how the body shapes brain circuits

Robohub·Aug 3, 2026

Image credit: Olivier Porchet, Biorobotics Laboratory, EPFL When a fish holds its position against a current in a river, its brain must fig…

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Construction

Streetcar that survived atomic bomb now used for tours in Hiroshima

Japan Times Technology·Aug 3, 2026

The tour that showcases the city's reconstruction, uses Hiroshima Electric Railway's streetcar No. 653, which was damaged in the blast on A…

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Startup

Here’s why AI agents lie and cheat to reach their goals

MIT Technology Review·Aug 3, 2026

MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next.…

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Reimagine Robotics emerges from stealth with robots that ‘learn on the job’

The Robot Report·Aug 3, 2026

Reimagine Robotics, founded by former Google DeepMind Applied Robotics leaders, is developing systems that do not require specialized progr…

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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, government says

Japan Times Technology·Aug 3, 2026

The Nobel Peace ​Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021, when an elected civilian government she led was ousted by Myanmar'…

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Organizers work to balance tone for Hiroshima A-bomb children’s exhibit

Japan Times Technology·Aug 3, 2026

The new exhibit will have selective materials for children to view amid a fear they could leave only thinking they saw something horrifying…

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Cuba plunged into darkness again as power grid collapses

South China Morning Post Tech·Aug 3, 2026

Cuba’s power grid failed on Sunday, causing another nationwide blackout, a state utility said in a social media post. As the lights suddenl…

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