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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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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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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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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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Hello Robot Sets the Standard for Practical, Safe Home Robots

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·May 12, 2026

Many roboticists (and at least one robotics journalist) have been seduced by the dream of a robot butler. And the rampant popularity of vid…

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RLWRLD releases RLDX-1, a dexterity-first foundation model for robot hands

The Robot Report·May 11, 2026

RLWRLD said with RLDX-1, it aimed to include things like context memorization or force sensing, which existing models often lack. The post…

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Video Friday: AI Gives Robot Hands Human-Like Dexterity

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·May 9, 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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QNX to bring hands-on demonstrations and new research to the Robotics Summit

The Robot Report·May 8, 2026

QNX encourages visitors to stop by Booth 307 at the Robotics Summit & Expo to see its demonstrations firsthand. The post QNX to bring…

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Nanoleaf bets its future on robots, red light therapy, and AI

The Verge AI·May 8, 2026

{"#text":"Smart lighting company Nanoleaf has been unusually quiet recently. While competitors such as Govee and Philips Hue have been pump…

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Shanghai’s changing expats, Hong Kong trail sign fallout: SCMP’s 7 highlights

South China Morning Post Tech·May 8, 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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Genesis AI introduces GENE-26.5 model for more dexterous robot manipulation

The Robot Report·May 6, 2026

Genesis AI says its GENE-26.5 foundation model uses an advanced data engine and a proprietary robotic hand for new levels of dexterity. The…

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iRobot Founder Wants to Put a Robotic Familiar Into Your Home

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·May 4, 2026

Two years ago, Colin Angle stepped down as CEO of iRobot, the company that he co-founded and the most successful home robot company the wor…

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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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Microsoft wants lawyers to trust its new AI agent in Word documents

The Verge AI·May 1, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft is launching a new AI agent inside Word that's specifically designed for legal teams. Legal Agent handles document edit…

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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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Gradient-based planning for world models at longer horizons

Robohub·Apr 28, 2026

GRASP is a new gradient-based planner for learned dynamics (a “world model”) that makes long-horizon planning practical by (1) lifting the…

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Microsoft and OpenAI’s famed AGI agreement is dead

The Verge AI·Apr 27, 2026

{"#text":"OpenAI and Microsoft's partnership-turned-situationship just got even less committed. And a clause about artificial general intel…

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Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters

MIT Technology Review·Apr 24, 2026

On Friday, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awaited new flagship model. Notably, the model can process much long…

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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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Industry challenges to research workshop

EU Robotics·Apr 24, 2026

One of the much-anticipated workshops at this year’ ERF was WS57 Industry Challenges for Robotics – Towards Co-creating Solutions. The inte…

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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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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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There is no nature anymore

MIT Technology Review·Apr 22, 2026

When people talk about “nature,” they’re generally talking about things that aren’t made by human beings. Rocks. Reefs. Red wolves. But whi…

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