BYD humanoid robot design emerges as formal debut remains pending
A rendering from BYD’s humanoid robot design patent, published on October 9, 2026. Credit: China National Intellectual Property…
Thing 2.0? This Creepy-Cute Robot Walks on Its Fingers
Snap, snap. There’s a new member of the Addams-inspired robotics family, and it’s got a very unusual way…
Robot Blood Draw Tech Could Transform Lab Visits
You sit down and put your arm in the cradle. You press a button. The machine takes it…
World’s Largest Trial of Robotic Knee Surgery Delivers a Surprising Result
Robot-assisted knee replacement can place implants with greater precision, but the largest randomized trial of its kind found…
CEVA logistics planning robot warehouses in Australia
Australian workers are preparing to fight for their future as global logistics giant CEVA develops plans for a…
Arctic Iceberg Drones Turn Sheer Ice Into Landing Pads
This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Microspines are…
Huge space radars to track tiny objects could be assembled by robots
Space is becoming increasingly crowded, and tracking the objects orbiting Earth is becoming a harder engineering problem. NASA…
Cheap solar could help Australia become more than just a ‘dig and ship’ economy
When it comes to domestic solar and battery installations, Australia is a trendsetter. More than four million homes…
Nvidia bets physical AI can solve healthcare robotics’ data problem
Nvidia’s new Medical Physics Simulation framework treats healthcare robots as physical AI systems that need embodied experience to…
New Phantom Twist drone spins so quickly that it virtually disappears
A drone spinning above the ground can become difficult to separate from the scenery behind it. Northwestern University…
MIT Engineers Unleash New ‘Aerial-Aquatic’ Robot That Can Swim Underwater and Fly Like a Bird
Engineers have developed a new robot that can swim underwater, then rise to the surface and take flight,…
Hive raises $15M in pre-Series A to create a silicon brain that can operate any industrial machine — TFN
HIVE, a Physical AI startup from Kristiansand, has secured $15 million in pre-Series A funding led by SuperSeed.…