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The 60-Year Evolution of the Robot "Brain": Five Generations of Foundation Model Evolution and Three Closed - source Schools
11+ min ago (1723+ words) In 2025, the demos released by robotics companies were somewhat surreal: First, Figure AI released its third - generation robot in October. It can perform various household chores, and its demo was quite impressive. However, there were many doubts about the success…...
Intuitive Surgical slips, Airbnb hires Meta's former GenAI chief
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (239+ words) Market Domination Host Josh Lipton tracks several of the day's top trending stock tickers, including Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and Airbnb (ABNB), as well as metals like gold (GC=F), silver (SI=F), and copper (HG=F), which are seeing their prices rise. Time…...
Made Smarter event to showcase how additive manufacturing is transforming North West industry
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (389+ words) Made Smarter and the University of Lancashire are set to put additive manufacturing in the spotlight at a regional event designed to help manufacturers understand how 3D printing can deliver real-world impact for their business. Made Smarter " Discovering Additive Manufacturing, taking…...
Groundbreaking water-driven gear works without teeth or direct contact
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (775+ words) Two spinners inside a circular container and surrounded by liquid with bubbles that help to visualize the flows. The left spinner is actively driven to rotate with a motor (not shown) and the right one passively rotates due to the…...
Elon Musk must deliver on Tesla's Robotaxi promise in 2026, Deutsche Bank says
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (1068+ words) Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made some audacious claims in his time. Q4 Model 3 and Y deliveries:406,585 Q4 Model 3/Y production:422,652 Q4 all other models production:11,706 Sometimes those promises and broken deadlines even end up costing the company more than just its reputation....
The tech extravaganza becomes home turf: How Chinese robots are "upending" the global race
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (1559+ words) 55% is the portion of booths Chinese firms hold in the CES2026 humanoid-robot zone; 39% is AgiBot' share of the global humanoid market in 2025. Together, they point to a simple truth: the global robotics contest is being quietly reshaped by a full-stack ecosystem…...
STEER Tech and KINEXON Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Autonomous Vehicle Innovation
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (150+ words) Key Objectives of the Collaboration: Seamless Integration: STEER Tech's autonomous vehicle software and Command and Control Platform will be enhanced by KINEXON's advanced real-time location systems, ensuring precise localization and improved navigation for AVs, AMRs and AGVs across a variety…...
Xsens IMUs deliver sub-5 cm heave accuracy for maritime wave motion
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (401+ words) Xsens has announced a major capability upgrade for its industrial-grade Xsens Sirius and Xsens Avior inertial measurement units (IMUs). The new Heave feature delivers centimeter-level vertical displacement measurement, enabling real-time stabilization and wave compensation in a wide range of marine…...
This Lip-Syncing Robot Face Could Help Future Bots Talk Like Us
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (685+ words) If we're going to live and work with humanoid robots, maybe they should talk like humans, too. This lip-syncing robot face developed at Columbia University mimics human communication with software that analyzes how language sounds." The slight unease that creeps…...
Fleet software maker Dealerware acquired by group led by VCs, tech execs
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (51+ words) Fleet software maker Dealerware acquired by group led by VCs, tech execs'Automotive News Fleet software maker Dealerware acquired by group led by VCs, tech execs Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said tariffs have failed to increase U.S. manufacturing jobs and that…...