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Robotics News Digest — Page 47
Curated robotics and AI headlines from around the world. 1247 articles · page 47 of 52.
Report finds that while 500k+ robots were installed last year, partner layer is still hard to map
Identifying the leading robotics vendors and regions is straightforward, but mapping integrator partners is not, found Georg Stieler. The post Report finds…
Recent books from the MIT community
Priority Technologies: Ensuring US Security and Shared ProsperityEdited by Elisabeth B. Reynolds, professor of the practice of urban studies and planning…
Israeli soldier's desecration of crucifix in south Lebanon draws condemnation
A photo posted by Younis Tirawi, a Palestinian reporter, shows an Israeli soldier taking the blunt side of an axe to a fallen sculpture of Jesus on the cross.
Israel jails soldiers for vandalising Jesus statue in Lebanon
The Israeli military on Tuesday said two soldiers would receive 30 days of military detention and be removed from combat duty over the destruction of a…
Inventor recalls eye imaging breakthrough
If you’ve been to an eye doctor and had an image taken of the inside of your eye, chances are good it was done with optical coherence tomography (OCT)—a…
Get ready for hotter, muggier, stormier summers
A long stretch of humid heat followed by a powerful thunderstorm is a familiar weather pattern in the tropics, but it’s also becoming more common in…
German court rules in favor of Teradyne Robotics, issues injunction against Elite Robots
Teradyne has obtained an injunction from a German court as it pursues a claim against Elite Robots for copying its UR cobot software. The post German court…
Early life may have breathed oxygen earlier than believed
Around 2.3 billion years ago, a pivotal period known as the Great Oxidation Event set the evolutionary course for oxygen-breathing life on Earth. But MIT…
China flashes new tech swagger to world markets convulsed by war
The world's factory floor is increasingly getting retrofitted for a new era of artificial intelligence and robotics, churning out technological innovation…
Canadian who was detained by China warns against Carney’s electric vehicle deal
A Canadian who was detained in China for nearly three years warned that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s electric vehicle deal risks creating a strategic…
Analog computing from waste heat
Heat generated by electronic devices is usually a problem, but a team led by Giuseppe Romano, a research scientist at MIT’s Institute for Soldier…
AI robotics: Moving from the lab to the real-world factory floor
Learn the real-world infrastructure and effort required to deploy AI robotics from leaders at Universal Robots, PickNik, and Path Robotics. The post AI…
AI backlash is coming for elections
{"#text":"Ask Americans how they feel about AI and most say they have concerns. Communities have mounted resistance to data center projects, stalling them…
AI at MIT
At MIT, AI has become so pervasive that you can almost find your way into it without meaning to. Take Sili Deng, an associate professor of mechanical…
A natural protein may protect the GI tract from infection
Embedded in the body’s mucosal surfaces, proteins called lectins bind to sugars found on cell surfaces. A team led by MIT chemistry professor Laura…
Why Spain’s outreach to China offers a viable model for Europe
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s fourth visit to Beijing in four years has once again drawn attention across Europe and the Atlantic, but perhaps less…
Turning point? Clean energy met 100% of world’s new power needs in 2025: report
As the US-Israel war on Iran raises global concerns about energy security, a new report has found that the clean power sector is rapidly gaining ground and…
The USC Professor Who Pioneered Socially Assistive Robotics
When the robotics engineering field that Maja Matarić wanted to work in didn’t exist, she helped create it. In 2005 she helped define the new area of…
The Download: murderous ‘mirror’ bacteria, and Chinese workers fighting AI doubles
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 technology. No…
RBR50 Gala returns in the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo
The RBR50 gala at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo offers a chance to honor and connect with the world’s leading robotics innovators. The post RBR50…
Iran’s lesson for China, record-breaking Hong Kong Sevens: 5 weekend reads you missed
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 to see more of…
Elon Musk summoned in France to show up over deepfakes on X, Grok probe
Elon Musk did not appear on Monday for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors, who had summoned the American tech billionaire over a probe into his…
Drones & Robotics AI Summit 2026: Entering the quantum era of autonomy
Heven AeroTech founder and CEO Bentzion Levinson explains how his startup has addressed drone navigation and communications in GPS-denied environments. The…