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Humanoid

The Download: the North Pole’s future and humanoid data

MIT Technology Review·Apr 30, 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

Gruesome details alleged in D4vd case: chainsaws, a paddling pool and corpse in Tesla

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 30, 2026

R&B singer D4vd used chainsaws he bought from Amazon to cut up the body of the teenage girl he murdered and left to rot in the trunk of his…

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General

US Supreme Court curbs race-based voting maps in landmark ruling

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 29, 2026

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply limited the use of race in drawing electoral districts, in a decision that could reshape congress…

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Humanoid

Schaeffler plans to deploy 1,000 Hexagon humanoids by 2032

The Robot Report·Apr 29, 2026

Schaeffler is deepening its investment in humanoid robots in production through partnerships with Hexagon and VinDynamics. The post Schaeff…

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General

IKO's Ultra-Lightweight Crossed Roller Bearing Reduces Component Weight

Design News Robotics·Apr 29, 2026

New stamped steel bearing design delivers significant weight and energy savings for low-to-medium precision applications requiring compact…

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General

Ultralightweight sonar plus AI lets tiny drones navigate like bats

Robohub·Apr 29, 2026

This small drone is using sonar, similar to bats’ echolocation, to navigate through a grove of trees. Image credit: Nitin Sanket. By Nitin…

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General

Project CETI deploys autonomous underwater gliders to better observe sperm whales

The Robot Report·Apr 29, 2026

Project CETI has deployed a new underwater glider that can monitor whales for longer than the organization's previous methods. The post Pro…

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General

The Download: storing nuclear waste and orchestrating agents

MIT Technology Review·Apr 29, 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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GFT Technologies AI-powered robots move from inspection to action for automakers

The Robot Report·Apr 29, 2026

GFT Technologies has built on its work with Google Cloud to deploy robots on automotive factory floors to find and remove defective parts.…

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General

It’s time to make a plan for nuclear waste

MIT Technology Review·Apr 29, 2026

Today, nuclear energy enjoys a rare moment of support across the political spectrum in the US. Interest from tech companies that are scramb…

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General

Flex and Teradyne expand partnership to scale physical AI

The Robot Report·Apr 28, 2026

Flex and Teradyne Robotics expanded their partnership to accelerate physical AI across global manufacturing facilities. The post Flex and T…

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Appetronix acquires Cibotica to automate restaurant kitchens

The Robot Report·Apr 28, 2026

Until now, Appetronix has focused on creating standalone fully autonomous restaurants. With Cibotica, it can also retrofit existing kitchen…

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General

The Download: Musk and Altman’s legal showdown, and AI’s profit problem

MIT Technology Review·Apr 28, 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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Manipulation

Gradient-based planning for world models at longer horizons

Robohub·Apr 28, 2026

GRASP is a new gradient-based planner for learned dynamics (a “world model”) that makes long-horizon planning practical by (1) lifting the…

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General

Jury selection in Musk v. Altman: ‘People don’t like him’

The Verge AI·Apr 28, 2026

{"#text":"On Monday, the courtroom battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over alleged broken promises at OpenAI started, as usual, with j…

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Startup

SquareMind raises $18M for robotic dermatology platform

The Robot Report·Apr 27, 2026

Squaremind has raised funding to launch Swan, a robotic platform that automates full-body skin imaging for early cancer detection. The post…

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General

Learn about the latest advances in physical AI at the Robotics Summit

The Robot Report·Apr 27, 2026

The Robotics Summit & Expo will have an entire track of sessions focusing on how to apply artificial intelligence to robotics. The pos…

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Manipulation

Microsoft and OpenAI’s famed AGI agreement is dead

The Verge AI·Apr 27, 2026

{"#text":"OpenAI and Microsoft's partnership-turned-situationship just got even less committed. And a clause about artificial general intel…

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Canva apologizes after its AI tool replaces ‘Palestine’ in designs

The Verge AI·Apr 27, 2026

{"#text":"One of Canva's new AI features has been caught replacing the word \"Palestine\" in designs. The Magic Layers feature - which is d…

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Consumer

Rebuilding the data stack for AI

MIT Technology Review·Apr 27, 2026

Artificial intelligence may be dominating boardroom agendas, but many enterprises are discovering that the biggest obstacle to meaningful a…

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Construction

Reopen Strait of Hormuz by reframing Iran’s tolls as reconstruction

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 27, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is usually described as a chokepoint. Today, it is more than that. It is the hinge point between war and peace in the…

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Humanoid

Look back on 10 years of legged robots with Ghost Robotics at the Robotics Summit

The Robot Report·Apr 26, 2026

At the summit, Gavin Kenneally, CEO and co-founder of Ghost Robotics, will share lessons from 10 years of deploying quadruped robots. The p…

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General

Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 14 ahead of election

Japan Times Technology·Apr 26, 2026

Authorities blamed the attack on dissidents of the now-disbanded FARC guerrilla army, who have been sowing violence across the country.

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General

10 ways Hong Kong schools can effectively promote mental health

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 26, 2026

Student mental health is a matter of great concern. According to the latest data from the Education Bureau, the number of secondary student…

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