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General

ABB Robotics launches OmniVance autonomous surface finishing cell

The Robot Report·May 4, 2026

ABB Robotics said its new OmniVance Collaborative Surface Finishing Cell automates repetitive sanding and polishing tasks The post ABB Robo…

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Startup

Inside Colin Angle’s bid to build companion robots with Familiar Machines & Magic

The Robot Report·May 4, 2026

Familiar Machines & Magic, Colin Angle's new robot startup, is developing a quadruped 'familiar' to succeed in a challenging category.…

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Consumer

The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion

The Verge AI·May 4, 2026

{"#text":"Colin Angle, the maker of the Roomba and the man who helped put 50 million household robots into people's homes, is back with a n…

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General

Week one of the Musk v. Altman trial: What it was like in the room

MIT Technology Review·May 4, 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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General

US Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone

South China Morning Post Tech·May 4, 2026

The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of…

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General

Tailoring AI solutions for health care needs

MIT Technology Review·May 4, 2026

The AI market is full of big promises of grand transformation. Health care is a prime target for those promises, beset as it is by financia…

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General

Wall Street hesitates, oil prices rise amid uncertainty in Strait of Hormuz

South China Morning Post Tech·May 4, 2026

The US stock market is holding tentatively near its record heights on Monday, while oil prices climb with uncertainty about when oil tanker…

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General

Ouster releases REV8 OS sensor family with native-color lidar

The Robot Report·May 4, 2026

Ouster says its Rev8 OS sensors are the first to have native color and include the OS1 Max with double the range and resolution of Rev7. Th…

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General

Cheaper durians for China, Hong Kong helpers camp in tents: 5 weekend reads you missed

South China Morning Post Tech·May 4, 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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General

At 70, chasing birds across a changing Japan

Japan Times Technology·May 4, 2026

From subtropical islands to northern coasts, a quest for rare sightings becomes a meditation on memory, effort and environmental change.

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General

Vigilantes in Nigeria kill herders amid jihadist tensions, kidnapping gangs

South China Morning Post Tech·May 3, 2026

A state-backed Nigerian militia, operating alongside the military, killed scores of ethnic Fulani herders in a raid, local sources have tol…

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General

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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Cobot

Closing the latency gap: Why physical AI requires edge-first architectures

The Robot Report·May 3, 2026

Madhu Gaganam, founder and CEO of Cogniedge.ai, said the industry’s shift toward true cobots demands more than safer cages or slower speeds…

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General

2 dead after boat runs aground in France in failed crossing to UK

South China Morning Post Tech·May 3, 2026

A small boat carrying migrants trying to cross the English Channel ran aground on a beach in northern France, leaving two dead and 16 peopl…

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General

18 governors in Japan see need for constitutional revision

Japan Times Technology·May 3, 2026

The governor of Okinawa disagreed, while 24 others, including leaders from Nagano, Hyogo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, gave noncommittal answers.

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General

Nvidia’s push into physical AI sparks rally in Asian partners

Japan Times Technology·May 3, 2026

Nvidia-induced demand is shaping stock performance across Asia's technology supply chain.

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AMR

Phase stability regulator based on two dynamic parameters for autonomous mobile robots

The Robot Report·May 2, 2026

Autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, can benefit from a phase regulator with two real-time signals, according to a researcher. The post Phase…

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General

FAULHABER designs DualGear for autonomous logistics systems

The Robot Report·May 2, 2026

FAULHABER has designed DualGear to offer high performance in space-constrained autonomous logistics applications. The post FAULHABER design…

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Startup

Mini-crises sparked by the Iran war may add up to a big collapse

South China Morning Post Tech·May 2, 2026

Not a sudden, major crash but a series of mini-crises. That, according to some, is the prospect facing the global economy and financial sys…

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Manipulation

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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Startup

The art of crossing the chasm: When is a startup ready for enterprise adoption?

The Robot Report·May 1, 2026

Silicon Foundry bridges the chasm between startups and enterprises, focusing on innovation, strategic partnerships, and navigating macroeco…

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General

Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI’s models

MIT Technology Review·May 1, 2026

In the first week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk took the stand in a crisp black suit and tie and argued that Ope…

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Startup

Top 10 robotics stories of April 2026

The Robot Report·May 1, 2026

In April 2026, prominent robotics companies hit technical milestones, raised large funding rounds, and took part in patent disputes. The po…

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Humanoid

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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