Amazon nears $7 billion deal for Israeli AI start-up Decart
Amazon is in talks to acquire the Israeli AI start-up, Decart, in a deal valued at around $7…
Reka AI’s omni-model Rho-1 handles text, images, video, and robot control in a single model
Reka AI has released a research preview of Rho-1. The 19-billion-parameter omni-model processes and generates text, images, video,…
Figure AI Trains Retired Robots to Dive Into Molten Steel
Here’s something you don’t see every day, unless you happen to watch Terminator 2: Judgement Day that much: robots…
Researchers plug GPT-6 Astra directly into a robot and let it clean up an unfamiliar kitchen
Researchers from Stanford and Caltech have built HomeBody, a system that lets a Unitree G1 robot autonomously navigate…
‘Robot relations’ dept. may become reality in office of the future
Industrial robots operate on a production line manufacturing new energy vehicle parts at Jinhua Zhixin Technology Co., Ltd.…
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…
Open Questions | Economist Lan Xiaohuan on the balancing act needed to boost China’s consumption
Lan Xiaohuan is a professor of economics at China Europe International Business School. His book, How China Works:…
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…
BlackBerry CEO targets robotics and physical AI growth
Robotics is one of BlackBerry‘s fastest-growing businesses within its key software division, the CEO told CNBC, as the…
Chinese humanoid robots break human records at Beijing’s robot games
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint world…
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…
China shock looms for robotics as physical AI race heats up: think tank
China tech Taiwan’s DSET says Beijing making ‘whole of nation’ push similar to EV, drone strategy Physical AI…