Humanoid Robots Close In on Human 100-Metre Sprint Record as Locomotion Advances Accelerate
Unitree's H1 robot has recorded a peak sprint speed of 10 meters per second on an athletics track, approaching Usain Bolt's average race speed of 10.44...
South Korea to Deploy 18 Firefighting Robots as Part of National Disaster Response Overhaul
South Korea's National Fire Agency has announced a plan to expand its unmanned firefighting robot fleet from four to 22 units over two years, shifting toward...
Tesla Plans Optimus V3 Unveil Closer to Production, Targeting July-August Window
Elon Musk said Tesla will delay the Optimus V3 unveil until closer to its production date, targeting a July-August window, citing concerns that competitors are conducting...
Gartner: Half of New Warehouses in Developed Markets Will Be Human-Optional by 2030
Gartner predicts that 50% of new warehouses built in developed markets by 2030 will be designed as robot-centric facilities where human labor is required only for...
Penn Engineers Build Millimeter-Scale Jumping Robots from Knotted Fibers That Plant Seeds
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have published a study in Science describing tiny robots made from knotted fibers that can jump nearly two meters, control...
Pudu Robotics Raises Nearly USD 150 Million, Valuation Exceeds USD 1.5 Billion
Pudu Robotics has closed a funding round of nearly USD 150 million, pushing its valuation past USD 1.5 billion and bringing cumulative funding to over USD...
Sony’s Ace Robot Defeats Elite Table Tennis Players in Study Published in Nature
Sony's Ace robotic arm has become the first autonomous system demonstrated to be competitive with elite human table tennis players, according to a study published in...
A&K Robotics Raises CAD $8 Million to Scale Autonomous Passenger Mobility in Airports
A&K Robotics has closed a CAD $8 million Series A round led by BDC's Industrial Innovation Venture Fund and Vantage Futures, funding the expansion of its...
NVIDIA and Partners Demonstrate Production-Ready AI Manufacturing Systems at Hannover Messe 2026
NVIDIA and more than a dozen industrial partners used Hannover Messe 2026 to demonstrate AI-driven manufacturing systems already operating in live production environments, from humanoid robots...
UBTECH Partners with Terra Robotics to Deploy Humanoid Robots in European Logistics
UBTECH has appointed Terra Robotics as its exclusive distributor and strategic partner in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, with an initial batch of Walker series humanoid robots...
Tesla Expands Robotaxi Service to Dallas and Houston
Tesla has launched its driverless robotaxi service in Dallas and Houston, extending a program that began in Austin and marking the company's most significant autonomous ride-hailing...
Toyota Unveils CUE7, a Lighter Basketball Robot Built on Hybrid AI Control
Toyota has introduced CUE7, the latest iteration of its basketball-shooting robot, featuring a significantly lighter frame, an inverted two-wheel base, and a hybrid control system combining...