Philadelphia’s Awebot Turns a Remote-Controlled Robot Into Public Art
Ministry of Awe’s Awebot brings a remote-controlled artwork to Philadelphia’s streets, using character design and movement to spark public interaction.
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Boston Dynamics Gives Atlas Four-Finger Hands Built for Tool Use
Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas hand has four fingers and 13 degrees of freedom, combining tool-use dexterity with a design built for simulation and manufacturing.
ALBATROSS Robot Falls Like a Maple Seed, Then Sails Autonomously
SUTD’s ALBATROSS robot uses the same wings to slow its fall and sail across water, demonstrating aerial deployment and autonomous navigation in reservoir trials.
Anthropic Study Finds Robot Costs Could Delay Blue-Collar Automation for Decades
Anthropic’s new study finds a wide gap between robot capabilities and affordable deployment, with cost scenarios pointing to decades before broad physical automation.
Eni and Generative Bionics Explore GENE.01 Humanoids for Industrial Work
Eni and Generative Bionics will assess GENE.01 humanoids for industrial applications, linking robotics development with materials expertise and computing capacity.
Figure Melts F.02 Robots With Arnold Schwarzenegger
Figure retires most of its F.02 fleet in a Finnish foundry, with Arnold Schwarzenegger joining the film as newer humanoids take over.
NEURA Robotics Enters Healthcare With Autonomous Hospital Bed Transport
NEURA HealthTech launches with autonomous empty-bed transport, a monthly service model and plans to expand physical AI into hospital logistics and assistance.
Flourish Robots Launches $3,555 Home Robot That Learns Tasks in 30 Minutes via Mobile App
Flourish Robots has emerged from stealth with Flourish 1, a $3,555 home robot that learns household tasks in 30 minutes through mobile app demonstration, handling chores…
Boston Dynamics Opens Robotics Metaplant Application Center at Hyundai’s Georgia Plant for 25,000 Atlas Rollout
Boston Dynamics has launched the Robotics Metaplant Application Center inside Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America near Savannah, Georgia, as the dedicated training hub for Atlas factory…
IFR: Global Industrial Robot Stock Tops Five Million as Humanoid Hype Faces Market Reality
The IFR's annual World Robotics report shows the global industrial robot operational stock rose 9% to 5.08 million units in 2025 with 603,000 new installations, while…
Yanxi Technology’s Yansyn-X2 Robot Cries on Command Using Microfluidics and Affective AI
Yanxi Technology's Yansyn-X2 robot demonstrated crying on command at the 2026 Inclusion Conference in Shanghai, using a three-layer system combining conversational AI emotion detection, bionic facial…
Tesla Approaches 1,000 Optimus Robots Per Week but Task Generalization Remains Unsolved
Tesla has reached hundreds of Optimus robots per week in production - a tenfold increase from Q2 2026 levels - and is on track for 1,000…