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Imagine you are trapped under rubble after an earthquake and you see an electronics-covered cockroach with a spring-loaded needle on its back scuttling toward you. Although the sight might be unnerving, to say the least, this prototype paramedic cyborg, or “Paraborg,” might one…
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Humanoid robots are getting stronger, faster, and more capable — but are they actually ready to work? At World Robot Conference 2026 in Beijing, Unitree, EngineAI, Deep Robotics, Galaxy General and dozens of other companies showed robots fighting, navigating factories, working i…
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Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Humanoids Summit Seoul: 22–23 Sept…
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2,056 robots. 16 countries. 51 events. At the World Humanoid Robot Games, robots ran faster, jumped higher — and broke records humans may never touch.
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This article is brought to you by Tsubaki KabelSchlepp. In modern automated manufacturing, six-axis articulated robots perform high-speed, multidirectional maneuvers under demanding operational cycles. However, as robot arms swivel, rotate, and extend, the electrical cables, fib…
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On a good day, the rock quarry in central Texas is about 370,000 kilometers (230,000 miles) from the moon. But last February, when Rishi Jangale watched his 1.8-meter-wide, 150-kilogram inflatable robot roll effortlessly over rocks, gravel, and wet clay, his imagination turned t…
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The funniest moments from the World Humanoid Robot Games. Sound ON 🔊
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A new method, called CW-Net, translates the reasoning process of an autonomous vehicle’s AI system into understandable concepts that explain its behavior.
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This cute little robot duck isn't actually a toy. It's actually a platform for budding roboticists to train on and develop skills. But heck, this might be the most fun design for a hackable machine we've seen yet. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Engineering Tags: Robot, Art…
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Did Tesla quietly kill the Tesla Optimus Gen 3 — or is Elon Musk preparing for the biggest humanoid robot production gamble in history? Tesla Optimus Gen 3 was supposed to be the version that moved the Tesla Bot from impressive demos to real-world production. But after repeated…
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