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Beyond the humanoid hype: Why specialized robots will dominate the next decade

Humanoid robots inspire awe, but purpose-built robots solving hard problems will rule in the near term.

Fortune

Waymo Robotaxis Are Better Than Human Drivers. But Not Everywhere

Robots have already creeped into our lives in ways that would have sounded like science fiction a few years ago. From vacuuming our floors to AI companions with unholy use cases, machines with programmable eyes, ears and brains are here to stay, everywhere and in every form. But perhaps the…

InsideEVs

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Trump’s tariffs will create ‘great jobs of the future’—fixing factory robots. Experts disagree

The plan to resurrect the industrial boom of the early 20th century has long odds of succeeding, Rutgers professor Eric Blanc said.

Fortune

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US hopes of beating China in the humanoid robotics race may be dashed by Trump's tariffs

Elon Musk warned investors last week that China's countermeasures restricting shipments of rare earth magnets will delay Tesla's development of its Optimus humanoid robots.

Euronews

US robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race. Tariffs could affect their ambitions

Tariffs weren’t on the official agenda of this week’s Robotics Summit in Boston

The Independent UK

Swarm of 30 robots can 'flow like water' and harden up to support the weight of a person

Researchers have discovered a way to make tiny robots act like a material, mirroring embryonic tissue cells to adjust their structure on command.

LiveScience

I tested the eufy Robot Vacuum 3-in-1 E20 and am impressed – it's light, compact, and perfect for small homes

eufy makes some of the best-in-class robot vacuums, and this combination vacuum is versatile and powerful

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Robots: Facts about machines that can walk, talk or do tasks that humans can't (or won't)

Discover interesting facts about what defines robots, what they can do, and if they'll replace humans.

LiveScience

Robot vacuums are ‘too idle’ and can be reprogrammed to water plants, researchers say

Scientists think Roombas and other domestic robots are currently ‘too idle’

The Independent UK

Intel introduces its newest employee, Chip the robotic inspector, just after announcing mass human layoffs

What's that Chip? Little Timmy has fallen down a well?

PC Gamer

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Has to Use Robot Surgeons Because the Surgery is ‘Impossible For a Human’ to Perform

Elon Musk revealed that Neuralink had to rely on a fully autonomous surgical robot for brain electrode implantation because human surgeons could not match the speed, precision, and consistency required for the delicate procedure.

Barchart

NYT bestselling author Daniel Wilson's next book is 'Hole in the Sky,' an alien first contact story on a Cherokee reservation, and it's already been picked up by Netflix (interview)

'This really digs into two of my favorite things: where I'm from in Oklahoma, and robots and science fiction'

Space

Dealerships, Desperate to Survive, Could Use Robotic Salespeople

Does anyone enjoy buying a car through a dealership? Actually, let's rephrase that question—nobody enjoys buying a car through a dealership. Is it the salesperson that makes the experience so miserable? Well, in the future, pushy salespeople could be replaced with pushy robots.

Motor1

AI versus women: the artist showing how tech 'corrects' female bodies

Gretchen Andrew works with robots to creating oil paintings of beautiful women which AI then tries to perfect... the result is chilling and poignant work

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Meet the 'Doctor Who' actors who brought the retrofuturistic robots to life for season 2's 'The Robot Revolution' (interview)

Veteran creature artists Stephen Love and Rob Strange share the rigors of having zero vision and taking tumbles while playing retro robots.

The Independent UK

World’s first robot boxing match to be held in China

Unitree’s G1 bot will fight for the title of the ‘Iron Fist King’ against another child-sized humanoid robot

The Guardian - UK

Ethical alternatives to American goods

Brief letters: Trumping consumption | Greenland and Crimea | Running robots | Coffee, beer and newsprint | Extra time in exams

Total Film

David Fincher directed an absolutely wild-looking musical Red Hot Chili Peppers puppet show for returning Netflix sci-fi animated anthology

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Elon Musk: China's Rare Earth Tariffs Jeopardise Tesla's AI Future

Elon Musk says China's rare earth export curbs are hitting Tesla's Optimus robots, risking its AI ambitions. Can Tesla overcome the trade war?

Fortune

Elon Musk says Tesla will have ‘thousands’ of Optimus robots by year’s end, but China slapping controls on rare earths is hobbling production

President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs provoked Beijing into demonstrating one of its key points of leverage.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk says Tesla robot production hit by trade war with China

Tesla planned to produce thousands of Optimus robots this year, but are now lacking a key component

Fortune

Elon Musk claims Tesla is the top robot company but worries that Nos. 2 through 10 will be Chinese

The Tesla CEO revealed that production of the Optimus robot has been disrupted by trade frictions.

The Guardian - UK

Luminous by Silvia Park review – a major new voice in SF

From humans with robotic body parts to robots with human emotions, a vibrant debut set in a unified Korea examines what it means to be a person

PC Gamer

Robots lose embarrassingly to inferior meatbag humans in a first of its kind half-marathon race

"The robots are running very well, very stable … I feel I’m witnessing the evolution of robots and AI."

Euronews

Are humanoid robots faster than actual humans? China finds out in first half-marathon race

Some of the robots fell in the first leg of the race, but they did complete the more than 21 km race.

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