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In China, drinks come with AI tokens and coffee is served by robots
1+ week, 2+ day ago (36+ words) NBC News BEIJING — The buzziest new place for coffee in the Chinese capital has no cash registers and no human baristas — only machines....
ICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operations
2+ week, 2+ day ago (65+ words) The dog-like robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that can detect chemicals and would be used in situations that could be unsafe for officers, a DHS official says. WASHINGTON — Immigration Customs and Enforcement plans to spend as much as…...
Can kung fu robots actually help humans do chores? A Beijing showcase has clues
3+ week, 7+ min ago (37+ words) NBC News BEIJING — Chinese robots can do backflips, land roundhouse kicks and run faster than humans. But can they do anything more useful?...
Send in your questions on AI and robotics for Janis Mackey Frayer
3+ week, 42+ min ago (63+ words) NBC News BREAKING: Trump hits back at Carney, threatens to hike auto, truck, metals tariffs to 50% The second World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off over the weekend in Beijing, where robots competed in a variety of athletic events to showcase…...
Robots can outrun humans, but can they plug in a cable?
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (501+ words) China’s humanoid robots have shown they can run quicker than the fastest humans. Now comes the real test: can they also handle packaging and warehouse operations while reliably performing precision tasks like connecting cables designed to evaluate their ability to…...
Chinese humanoid robot ‘Lightning’ beats human 100m world record in test run
3+ week, 2+ day ago (178+ words) A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds, China’s state broadcaster reported on Saturday, beating the human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt. The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of…...
China’s backflipping robots leap to blockbuster stock market debut in latest sign of AI boom
3+ week, 5+ day ago (519+ words) HONG KONG — The robotics firm behind China’s famously backflipping humanoids leapt to a remarkable stock market debut on Wednesday, with Unitree’s shares closing up 460% as investors rally behind homegrown beneficiaries of the A.I. boom. On Monday, the Hangzhou-based company unveiled…...