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Why physical AI is the real manufacturing revolution

The Robot Report·May 3, 2026

Physical AI promises to transform manufacturing, but only if robotics developers and integrators avoid hype and address real scaling challe…

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Trump's attacks on Europe's leaders worsen transatlantic frost

Japan Times Technology·May 2, 2026

The latest U.S. broadsides, fired over disagreements about the Iran war, have raised fresh questions about the best way to handle a mercuri…

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Video Friday: Figure, 1X Ramp Up Humanoid Robot Production

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·May 1, 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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Trump’s mass firing just dealt another blow to American science

MIT Technology Review·May 1, 2026

This past week delivered another gut punch for science in the US. This time, the target was the National Science Foundation—a federal agenc…

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Japan joined by 115 nations and regions in joint statement on nuclear weapons

Japan Times Technology·May 1, 2026

The statement emphasizes the importance of passing on "invaluable testimonies" of the survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshi…

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King Charles’ gift amuses Chinese, anti-spy agency makes allegation: SCMP’s 7 highlights

South China Morning Post Tech·May 1, 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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California lawmakers open the gate for autonomous trucks in the state

The Robot Report·Apr 30, 2026

The California DMV has paved the way for autonomous trucks in the state with expanded safety and oversight requirements for all autonomous…

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Uganda kindergarten murderer sentenced to death

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 30, 2026

A Ugandan-American man was sentenced to death on Thursday over the murders of four young children he stabbed to death at a kindergarten in…

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Humanoid

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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XELA Robotics adds enhancements to uSkin sensor family ahead of Robotics Summit

The Robot Report·Apr 29, 2026

XELA Robotics will be showing its latest sensor technology at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston in May 2026. The post XELA Robotics…

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Apptronik’s new CPO hire a major step in right direction

The Robot Report·Apr 28, 2026

Apptronik taps Waymo veteran Daniel Chu as CPO to lead its $935M transition from humanoid R&D to mass-market commercialization. The po…

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Elon Musk and Sam Altman are going to court over OpenAI’s future

MIT Technology Review·Apr 27, 2026

After a yearslong legal feud, Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are heading to trial this week in Northern California in a case that coul…

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Startup

Sereact gets Series B funding to expand Cortex 2.0 robot brain, enter U.S. market

The Robot Report·Apr 27, 2026

Sereact plans to expand Cortex 2.0 from bin picking to tasks such as assembly and kitting, and it is opening a Boston office. The post Sere…

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Explosive device kills 20 and injures 36 on bus in Colombia

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 26, 2026

The death toll ⁠from an explosives ⁠attack on a highway ⁠in southwestern Colombia rose to 20 on Sunday, authorities said, as the government…

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Hokusai’s erotic art on display at a Kabukicho noh theater

Japan Times Technology·Apr 25, 2026

"Kabukicho in Full Bloom" is the third in a series of shunga art exhibitions organized by the Smappa!Group, which operates host bars and re…

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Video Friday: Who Wins in Robot vs. Pro Ping-Pong Player?

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Apr 24, 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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euRobotics Awards

EU Robotics·Apr 24, 2026

One of the annual highlights at ERF every year is the euRobotics Awards Ceremony. This year’s ceremony celebrated the achievement of roboti…

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End of an era: Honeywell hands warehouse automation reins to AIP

The Robot Report·Apr 23, 2026

Honeywell to sell its Intelligrated and Transnorm warehouse automation brands to American Industrial Partners by late 2026. The post End of…

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US reclassifies certain marijuana products as a less-dangerous drug

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 23, 2026

The US Department of Justice is reclassifying FDA-approved and state-licensed marijuana as a less dangerous drug, Acting Attorney General T…

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This Roboticist-Turned-Teacher Built a Life-Size Replica of ENIAC

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Apr 23, 2026

Tom Burick has always considered himself a builder. Over the years he’s designed robots, constructed a vintage teardrop trailer, and most r…

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Japanese scientist accused of putting chemicals in co-worker’s water in U.S.

Japan Times Technology·Apr 23, 2026

A staff researcher at the Influenza Research Institute of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is being prosecuted on charges including reck…

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US slams Beijing after African countries block Taiwan leader’s eSwatini trip

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 22, 2026

The United States is concerned that several African countries revoked overflight clearances for Taiwan’s leader at mainland China’s behest,…

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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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AI backlash is coming for elections

The Verge AI·Apr 21, 2026

{"#text":"Ask Americans how they feel about AI and most say they have concerns. Communities have mounted resistance to data center projects…

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