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Startup

Your gaming data could be the secret to AGI, according to this Bezos-backed startup

TechCrunch Robotics·Jul 8, 2026

When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models just don’t have what it takes. Models lik…

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General

Quantum Systems raises $1.2B to expand drone production and deployments

The Robot Report·Jul 6, 2026

Quantum plans to use the proceeds to expand production capacity, strengthen supply chain resilience, and more. The post Quantum Systems rai…

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Humanoid

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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General

Central Asia’s republics are no longer the chess pieces of empires

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 1, 2026

When people speak of the Great Game, they usually mean the 19th-century rivalry between the British and Russian empires for influence over…

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General

General Intuition raises $320M to use video game data to train robots

The Robot Report·Jun 26, 2026

General Intuition is using video game clips with embedded action labels to speed up AI training for robotics. The post General Intuition ra…

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General

Venezuela earthquakes draw aid from governments that cut ties with Caracas

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 25, 2026

Venezuela has received offers of rescue teams and humanitarian aid from across the Americas, including from right-wing governments that had…

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General

Super Mario is mathier than you think

MIT Technology Review·Jun 23, 2026

Here’s a problem you probably didn’t solve in school: You’re an ambitious young plumber from Brooklyn in a world inhabited by violent human…

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General

‘Lying flat’ goes mainstream, Singapore mall finds God: 5 weekend reads you missed

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 22, 2026

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like…

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Humanoid

The Secret to Marathon-Winning Humanoid Robots

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jun 17, 2026

On April 19, 2026, the Honor Lightning humanoid robot ran a half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by 7…

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Startup

Pegasus Tech Ventures launches $60M fund for physical AI startups

The Robot Report·Jun 16, 2026

Pegasus and CYBERDYNE will invest in startups developing robotics, physical AI, healthcare, automation, and intelligent systems. The post P…

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Manipulation

Award-Winning Researcher Trains Robots to Make Educated Guesses

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jun 12, 2026

Yen-Ling Kuo always wanted to understand how things worked. When she was growing up in Taiwan, reading the story of Michael Faraday in elem…

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Humanoid

Video Friday: Robotic Motion Discovery Reveals Unusual Behaviors

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jun 12, 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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General

With Central Asia rising, John Lee’s visit was well timed

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 12, 2026

In their 2022 book Sinostan, Raffaello Pantucci and Alexandros Petersen saw Central Asia as China’s “inadvertent empire”. If that is true –…

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Manipulation

Beyond Dexterity: Why Contact May Define the Next Era of Robotics

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jun 9, 2026

This article is brought to you by AGILINK.Throughout the exhibition hall at the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics (ICRA), in V…

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Research

How JPL Keeps the 13-Year-Old Curiosity Rover Doing Science

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jun 9, 2026

Thirteen years ago last August, I was camped out in the Jet Propulsion Lab press room in Pasadena, Calif., waiting to see whether the Curio…

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General

Why this year’s World Cup ball may not fly as far

MIT Technology Review·Jun 8, 2026

Much is new about this month’s upcoming FIFA World Cup tournament, which will be held in the US, Canada, and Mexico. It hosts more teams th…

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General

Energy now a focus of US-China contest of the century

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 5, 2026

Given that control over energy reinforces superpower status, the contest of the century has morphed into an intense rivalry between China,…

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Humanoid

Video Friday: Watch This Running Robot Not Fall Down Stairs

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jun 5, 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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General

Microsoft Build 2026: All the news about Windows, AI, RTX Spark, and more

The Verge AI·Jun 2, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft Build 2026 kicked off with a keynote presentation that introduced some developer-focused Windows updates, an OpenClaw-b…

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General

Could you host ERF in 2029?

EU Robotics·Jun 1, 2026

For those of us who have been longer on the planet than others, the years come and go with increasing speed. We are already into the second…

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General

Chinese archaeologist pleads guilty, firms flee Singapore’s costs: 5 weekend reads you missed

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 1, 2026

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like…

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Humanoid

This DIY Bipedal Robot Used Pneumatic “Air-Muscles” Instead of Motors

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·May 31, 2026

In 1987, Richard Greenhill, a British photographer who was fascinated by (but had no actual training in) robotics, decided he wanted to bui…

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Startup

This AI startup will clean your home for free to train future robots

The Verge AI·May 29, 2026

{"#text":"AI training startup Shift wants to clean your home for free. The catch - because, despite what its website says, there's always a…

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Humanoid

IntBot and Certis Group partner to scale physical AI for enterprises across Singapore

The Robot Report·May 26, 2026

Certis is collaborating with IntBot to add humanoids to its existing service robot offerings as the partners start to expand in Singapore.…

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