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Science & Tech covers the research, engineering, and technical foundations driving progress in robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation. This topic focuses on breakthroughs emerging from academic institutions, research labs, and applied engineering teams, as well as the translation of scientific advances into real-world systems. Coverage includes robotics research, AI and machine learning innovation, new algorithms, hardware experimentation, simulation environments, and experimental platforms. It also examines how scientific discoveries move from theory to prototypes, pilots, and deployed technologies. By tracking both fundamental research and applied technical work, this topic highlights the ideas and innovations shaping the next generation of intelligent machines. Science & Tech provides context for understanding where today’s robotic capabilities come from and how future systems are being designed, tested, and validated.
Computex Taipei Debuts AI Robotics Section as Physical AI Takes Center Stage at 2026 Show
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Computex Taipei Debuts AI Robotics Section as Physical AI Takes Center Stage at 2026 Show

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Computex Taipei has introduced a dedicated AI robotics section for the first time at its 2026 edition, with exhibitors including E Ink, Hiwin Technologies, and Intel showcasing physical AI hardware, robotic arms, and edge computing platforms across a four-day program at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center.

EngineAI Opens 129,000 Square-Foot Shenzhen Factory Producing One Humanoid Robot Every 15 Minutes
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EngineAI Opens 129,000 Square-Foot Shenzhen Factory Producing One Humanoid Robot Every 15 Minutes

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EngineAI has opened a smart manufacturing facility in Shenzhen’s Honghualing district capable of producing one T800 humanoid robot every 15 minutes, with a second 10,000-unit capacity plant planned for Zhengzhou following a $200 million Series B that valued the company at over $1.4 billion.

Globotics: How Robots Are Reshaping Delivery, Medicine, Construction, and Defense Simultaneously
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Globotics: How Robots Are Reshaping Delivery, Medicine, Construction, and Defense Simultaneously

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Across delivery, medicine, construction, agriculture, and defense, robots are moving from controlled pilots into real-world operations at the same time – a convergence economist Richard Baldwin has called “Globotics”, the combined force of globalization and robotics reshaping how work gets done.

Boston Dynamics Reveals How Atlas Learned to Lift 100-Pound Industrial Loads Using Simulation Training
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Boston Dynamics Reveals How Atlas Learned to Lift 100-Pound Industrial Loads Using Simulation Training

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Boston Dynamics has published a technical blog explaining how Atlas learned to lift and carry objects exceeding 100 pounds using reinforcement learning trained across millions of GPU-parallelized simulations, with the behavior developed within weeks of the robot’s public debut.

Seoul Deploys AI and Robotics Across Six Nursing Facilities to Address Elder Care Labor Crisis
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Seoul Deploys AI and Robotics Across Six Nursing Facilities to Address Elder Care Labor Crisis

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The Seoul Welfare Foundation has selected six nursing facilities to receive AI and robotics technology under a pilot program targeting the physical burden of caregiving, as South Korea’s demographic shift accelerates pressure on its senior care workforce.

The Gap Between Humanoid Robot Hype and Industrial Reality Is Wider Than It Looks
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The Gap Between Humanoid Robot Hype and Industrial Reality Is Wider Than It Looks

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Despite record investment, viral demonstrations, and bold commercial timelines, the gap between what humanoid robots can do on camera and what they can reliably deliver in real industrial environments remains significant – and is being increasingly acknowledged by the people building them.

Genesis AI Unveils GENE-26.5 Foundation Model and Human-Scale Robotic Hand for Dexterous Manipulation
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Genesis AI Unveils GENE-26.5 Foundation Model and Human-Scale Robotic Hand for Dexterous Manipulation

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Genesis AI has unveiled GENE-26.5, a robotics foundation model paired with a human-scale robotic hand and a data-collection glove that enables 1:1 skill transfer from humans to robots, targeting complex long-horizon manipulation tasks at commercial scale.