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Video Friday: Your Robot Surgeon Will See You Now

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jul 17, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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Video Friday: A World Cup for Robots

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jul 10, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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#RoboCup2026 social media round-up

Robohub·Jul 8, 2026

This year, RoboCup took place in Incheon, South Korea, from 2-6 July. The event saw teams take part in competitions, training sessions, and…

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Tesollo initiates IPO process while developing humanoid hands

The Robot Report·Jul 7, 2026

Tesollo, a South Korean robotic hand specialist, has officially begun preparations for its initial public offering. The post Tesollo initia…

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Boston Dynamics brings its legged robots to the FIFA World Cup

The Robot Report·Jul 6, 2026

Around the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Hyundai and Boston Dynamics have taught footwork to the Atlas humanoid, while the Spot robot is on patrol.…

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The Download: South Korea’s hottest bachelors, and advancing eye transplants

MIT Technology Review·Jul 6, 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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#RoboCup2026 – humanoid league knockout stages

Robohub·Jul 6, 2026

This weekend saw the finale of the league competitions at RoboCup 2026 in Incheon, South Korea, with the winners in the small, middle, and…

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South Korea’s hottest new bachelors are chip workers

MIT Technology Review·Jul 6, 2026

Baek, a 35-year-old manager at the South Korean semiconductor titan SK Hynix, was enrolled in Sunoo, a matchmaking company based in Seoul,…

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‘China shock 3.0’ is coming. And it’ll be AI-powered robots

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 5, 2026

The world’s attention is fixed on frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models, but China’s robot-making factories deserve just as much att…

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Japan Pioneered Humanoid Robots—Can It Now Catch China?

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jul 4, 2026

“In the future, the relationship between humans and robots will deepen, and the distinction between them will probably disappear.” This pre…

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#RoboCup2026 – humanoid league day 1

Robohub·Jul 2, 2026

Image credit: RoboCup Federation. RoboCup 2026 kicked off today in Incheon, South Korea, with the league competitions running until 5 July.…

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What’s coming up at #RoboCup2026?

Robohub·Jun 29, 2026

This year, RoboCup will be held in Incheon, South Korea, from 2-6 July. The event will see teams take part in competitions, training sessio…

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The Download: the first brain implant power user and South Korea’s AI obsession

MIT Technology Review·Jun 16, 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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Why do South Koreans love AI so much?

MIT Technology Review·Jun 15, 2026

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

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Xi on North Korean military ties; US blacklists Chinese tech firms: SCMP’s 7 highlights

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 12, 2026

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with…

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Nvidia CEO mounts charm push in South Korea with TV talk show and baseball appearances

Japan Times Technology·Jun 4, 2026

Jensen Huang is returning to South Korea with a charm offensive that reflects the country's rising importance in AI chips, robotics and the…

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Five dead, two injured after blast at Hanwha Aerospace plant in South Korea

Japan Times Technology·Jun 1, 2026

A fire official ⁠said that an explosion had triggered the blaze, though the cause of the blast was still ⁠being investigated.

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Home Robot Safety Is All About Relationships

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·May 19, 2026

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is updating its 12-year-old safety requirements for personal care robots. A lot ha…

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South Korea's chainsaw artist carves a name for herself at 91

Japan Times Technology·May 7, 2026

Long overlooked in her home country, sculptor Kim Yun Shin has recently gained recognition and is featuring in a sweeping retrospective at…

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DAIMON Robotics Wants to Give Robot Hands a Sense of Touch

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Apr 30, 2026

This article is brought to you by DAIMON Robotics.This April, Hong Kong-based DAIMON Robotics has released Daimon-Infinity, which it descri…

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North Korean executions rose dramatically during COVID-19, report shows

Japan Times Technology·Apr 28, 2026

Death penalty cases related to foreign culture, religion and "superstition" jumped by 250% after the country closed its borders, the report…

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Proposed Chinese Robot Ban Is Latest U.S. Tech Sovereignty Move

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Apr 22, 2026

The American Security Robotics Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in March by Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Re…

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3 things Michelle Kim is into right now

MIT Technology Review·Apr 22, 2026

Isegye Idol If you thought K-pop was weird, virtual idols—humans who perform as anime-style digital characters via motion capture—will blow…

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