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Humanoid

Will Robotics Have a ChatGPT Moment?

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·May 20, 2026

Over the next few decades, billions of autonomous, AI-powered robots will work alongside people in factories, perform tedious tasks in ware…

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Manipulation

Robots Could Turn E-Waste Into a Source of Legacy Chips

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·May 19, 2026

Electronic waste is moving up on regulatory agendas in 2026. New European waste-shipment rules, expanded recycling fees on products with no…

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Humanoid

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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Manipulation

What Makes a Job Dull, Dirty, or Dangerous?

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·May 18, 2026

For years, the field of robotics has used the terms “dull, dirty, and dangerous” (DDD) to describe the types of tasks or jobs where robots…

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Research

Table tennis robot defeats some of world’s best players – why this has major implications for robotics

Robohub·May 18, 2026

Ace rotates its paddle as it prepares to return the ball back to its human opponent, Yamato Kawamata, during a match in December 2025. Cred…

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Cobot

Agentic AI for Robot Teams

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·May 18, 2026

This presentation highlights recent efforts at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to advance agentic AI for collaborative robotic…

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General

Bulgaria’s Dara wins Eurovision contest, beating out Israel for top spot

South China Morning Post Tech·May 16, 2026

Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time on Saturday in a final overshadowed by five countries’ boycott over Gaza, claim…

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General

Ebola’s Africa spread tests global response after aid cuts

Japan Times Technology·May 16, 2026

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo linked to 80 deaths and hundreds of suspected infections has spread across the border…

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General

Sci-fi or battlefield reality? Ukraine's bet on drone swarms.

Japan Times Technology·May 16, 2026

The prospect of groups of drones that can act together and fulfill set tasks without human intervention has triggered both anxiety and exci…

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General

U.S. may ask Israel to put Palestinian tax money toward Trump's Gaza plan

Japan Times Technology·May 16, 2026

The prospect of the Palestinians' own tax money being repurposed toward Trump's Gaza rebuilding plan could further sideline the Palestinian…

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General

U.S. plans to unveil criminal charges against ex-Cuban leader Raul Castro

Japan Times Technology·May 16, 2026

Federal prosecutors expect to unseal an indictment against the 94-year-old Raul Castro in ​Miami on May 20.

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General

Musk v. Altman week 3: Musk and Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side.

MIT Technology Review·May 15, 2026

In the final week of the Musk v. Altman trial, lawyers traded blows over Elon Musk’s and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s credibility. Altman was gr…

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Startup

Trump and his CEOs want China’s business – but has Asia moved on?

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

US President Donald Trump’s landmark visit to China comes as the US-Iran war disrupts global energy supplies, fuels economic uncertainty an…

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Humanoid

Video Friday: Heavy Robotic Machinery Operates Itself

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·May 15, 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

Video highlights – Day 3 at ERL 2026 ☀️

EU Robotics·May 15, 2026

Day 3 at ERL 2026 ☀️ 📍 Scheveningen, The Hague 📅 May 13–15, 2026 www.erl2026.eu That is a wrap on the European Robotics League (ERL) 2026…

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General

Ukraine war: 36 nations approve tribunal creation to prosecute Russia over invasion

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

Thirty-four European states plus Australia, Costa Rica and the EU said on Friday they would join a future special tribunal for Ukraine to p…

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General

The Download: China’s AI drama factory and the WHO’s missing health targets

MIT Technology Review·May 15, 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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Humanoid

Robot Talk Episode 156 – Rugged robots for dangerous missions, with Gavin Kenneally

Robohub·May 15, 2026

Claire chatted to Gavin Kenneally from Ghost Robotics about robot dogs for defence, security, and public safety. Gavin Kenneally is the Co-…

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General

Africa confirms fatal Ebola outbreak in Congo, urgent cross-border meeting called

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the continent’s top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbre…

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General

Tokyo man arrested for luring girl into prostitution

Japan Times Technology·May 15, 2026

The Tokyo resident has admitted to the charges and says he knew the girl was 15 years old at the time.

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Manipulation

How Chinese short dramas became AI content machines

MIT Technology Review·May 15, 2026

In a dimly lit bedroom, a frightened young woman is thrown onto a bed by a tall, muscular man. He grabs her hand, and flame-like vines craw…

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General

The world is on track to miss its health targets

MIT Technology Review·May 15, 2026

Every year the World Health Organization publishes a global health statistics report. It features the numbers behind world health trends an…

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General

Cabinet approves revision of controversial retrial system

Japan Times Technology·May 15, 2026

Critics of Japan's retrial system have said prosecutors' right to appeal is prolonging the court procedures needed for those seeking a retr…

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General

Xi-Trump summit aside, 2 meetings in Asia matter for global trade

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

Most readers of foreign news pages this weekend will be assuming that US President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping…

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