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Robot sprints to victory in China race, beating human world record
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (91+ words) A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race in Beijing ran faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps. Beijing | Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as…...
AP, Beijing holds humanoid robot half-marathon in its E-Town
14+ hour, 5+ min ago (255+ words) AP, Shotlist: Beijing, China - April 19, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Background of E-Town humanoid robot half-marathon 2. Various of starting zone, staff members, robots, runners 3. Various of race in progress; robots, runners competing 4. Various of humanoid robot from Team Honor crossing…...
Why AI's fixation on cool leads to "trendslop'
1+ week, 4+ day ago (40+ words) afr. com Researchers looking at AI find it's too keen to be cool " and no match for consulting big brains. Plus: one EA speaks out about KPMG's mass redundancies....
DJI brings its drone tech indoors and cleans up
1+ week, 5+ day ago (67+ words) AFR What do you get when you cross a 1990s translucent i Mac with a drone, and a throw in splash of spy thriller for good measure? The DJI Romo robovac. You get the DJI Romo, the most surprising and interesting…...
Robot joins Melania Trump at White House event to tout AI teachers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (83+ words) AFR Washington | A humanoid robot walked down a red-carpeted White House hallway on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT), accompanying US first lady Melania Trump into an event where she urged greater use of artificial intelligence in education. The human-shaped robot, which introduced…...
AI robotics firm is new Aussie tech unicorn after blockbuster raise
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (86+ words) AFR A Sydney-based start-up that has developed software and robotic technology used by NASA, Boeing, Tesla and major mining firms is Australia's next billion-dollar unicorn after raising more than $150 million. The latest equity injection of $158 million into Advanced Navigation was…...
4 factors that make you most susceptible to the white-collar "wipeout
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (113+ words) AFR An education used to be seen as insulation from workforce disruption, now it might be the thing that proves your undoing. How much of your paid work can be automated? Bethany Rae More than half of the Australian workforce…...
Amazon to build $750m robotic warehouse in Qld
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (75+ words) AFR Amazon will invest more than $750 million to build Queensland's first robotics hub in Logan, south of Brisbane, as the race for ultra-fast deliveries of everything from pantry staples to beauty products heats up. The US marketplace giant is planning…...
Trump's sons back new military drone company launch
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (79+ words) AFR New York | Eric Trump and Donald Trump jnr are backing a new tactical drone company that does business with the Pentagon, marking the latest foray into the military-industrial complex by the US president's eldest sons. Autonomous Power Corporation, which…...
New robovac that climbs stairs is ungainly (but it works)
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (75+ words) Roborock, the Chinese firm that wowed crowds at last year's CES by adding a single arm to one of its robot vacuum cleaners, has added a pair of legs this year. Will 2026 be the year domestic robots can finally climb…...