Delivery robot startup Robot.com bets its next act on wheeled humanoids for kitchens and warehouses

UBTech’s lifelike humanoid robots built for companionship arriving in homes across China

UBTech Robotics, the world’s first publicly traded humanoid robot maker, has launched a consumer humanoid designed for personal companionship, featuring lifelike silicone skin and emotional artificial intelligence, as Chinese tech firms increasingly transition robots from the factory floor to the family living room. The U1, unveiled on Tuesday in Shenzhen, comes in male and female versions, standing 183cm and 168cm tall, respectively. The model is available in Lite, Pro and Ultra variants,...

AI, robots push South Korean plant near 100% on-time delivery

AI, robots push South Korean plant near 100% on-time delivery

Robots available for rent: But what can they do?

Robotics tech is changing fast, so for many it makes sense to rent a robot.

A New Store in Hong Kong Has No Human Employees, Just a Single Humanoid Robot

Let's see how convenient the store manages to be. The post A New Store in Hong Kong Has No Human Employees, Just a Single Humanoid Robot appeared first on Futurism.

UBTECH unveils consumer humanoid robot U1, says orders secure 11,000 ahead of first deliveries

Chinese robotics company UBTECH on Tuesday unveiled its first full-sized consumer humanoid robot, the U1 Series, marking a major push into the home robotics market as demand for AI-powered companions gains momentum. The launch event, held in Shenzhen, introduced the U1 Series under UBTECH’s new consumer brand, UWorld. More than 50 robot models with different []

Agility, Maker of Humanlike Robots, to Go Public in $2.5 Billion SPAC Deal

Agility’s humanoid robot, Digit, is used at manufacturing facilities and warehouses by companies such as Amazon.

Tesla Completes Key AI Chip Milestone in Its Push Beyond the Auto Industry

This is one more step for the business to expand into robotics and AI.

‘Alter-Ego’ si robot penjaga di hospital Itali

SEBUAH robot yang dilengkapi kening ekspresif dan direka untuk melaksanakan tugas asas bagi mengurangkan beban petugas kesihatan sedang menjalani percubaan di sebuah hospital di Milan. Dinamakan ‘Alter-Ego’, robot setinggi 1.2 meter itu boleh mewakili doktor yang bertugas dari lokasi jauh, menghantar sebotol air kepada pesakit atau membimbing mereka ke lokasi rawatan. Seorang pesakit di Hospital ... Read more The post ‘Alter-Ego’ si robot penjaga di hospital Itali appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Agility Robotics: The First Listed U.S. Pure-Play Humanoid Company

Agility Robotics: The First Listed U.S. Pure-Play Humanoid Company

Nvidia is launching a safety system for humanoid robots working alongside people

The system draws on technology developed for self-driving vehicles and will first be used in Agility Robotics' Digit humanoid

A Shenzhen hotel plans to use a fully robotic staff

Pudu Robotics and a Shenzhen state tourism company say they're building what they call the world's first full-scenario robot-serviced hotel, on the West Artificial Island of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link. The pitch is that a machine handles every job in the building. — Read the rest The post A Shenzhen hotel plans to use a fully robotic staff appeared first on Boing Boing.

The 1X Neo Robot Has Freaky Fast Fingers

The soft, weirdly sexualized home-chore robot has been given some very tactile hands.

ENvue Medical demonstrates robotic feeding tube prototype

ENvue Medical demonstrates robotic feeding tube prototype

China’s UBTech unveils eerily lifelike companion robots, and yes, they want to move in with you

UBTech's new Uworld U1 humanoid robots are designed to live alongside people, learning routines, recognizing emotions, and holding natural conversations. The company even envisions customized versions that can recreate a person's face and voice.

Roborock’s Taking Up to $1,500 Off Their Best-Selling Robot Vacuums and Wet-Dry Vacuums for Prime Day

Exclusive limited-time offers on autonomous floor cleaning machines for every home are live now at Amazon.

LG ELECTRONICS ESTABLISHES ROBOTICS BUSINESS CENTER TO ACCELERATE FUTURE GROWTH

LG Electronics (LG) is establishing a Robotics Business Center to consolidate the core capabilities needed to support robotics commercialization, from business development to supply chain and manufacturing operations. Reporting directly to CEO Lyu Jae-cheol, the new organization underscores the company’s commitment to accelerating growth in robotics as one of its key future businesses. Accelerating Robotics [] The post LG ELECTRONICS ESTABLISHES ROBOTICS BUSINESS CENTER TO ACCELERATE FUTURE GROWTH appeared first on Middle East News 247.

Do you want AI with that? Chatbots could take your next order at the drive-thru

Do you want AI with that? Chatbots could take your next order at the drive-thru

JD.com says robots will replace its 700,000 couriers

JD.com robots will eventually replace the company’s 700,000 couriers, its founder says. It is a rare admission that automation is coming for blue-collar jobs. Most tech bosses hedge when asked whether machines will take people’s jobs. Richard Liu just said it plainly. He chairs JD.com, one of China’s biggest e-commerce groups. At the APEC China [] This story continues at The Next Web

Pony.ai Opens Singapore Robotaxi Service to Zig App Booking

Pony.ai and ComfortDelGro opened public Zig app booking for an autonomous mobility service in Singapore’s Punggol district, giving APAC transport and enterprise technology leaders a closer look at regulated robotaxi deployment. The post Pony.ai Opens Singapore Robotaxi Service to Zig App Booking appeared first on TechRepublic.

Humanoid robot firm goes public

Humanoid robot firm goes public

People Who Don’t Know How to Code Make 6 Figures By Cashing In On the $4.7 Billion ‘Vibe Coding’ Boom

The four moves any non-coder can use to launch a one-person business this week.

Humanoid robots perform live surgery for the first time in world-first medical breakthrough

Humanoid robots perform live surgery for the first time in world-first medical breakthrough

China’s robot-run hotel opens to public in 2027

Pudu Robotics plans to open a full-scenario robot hotel in Shenzhen by 2027, with robot check-in and autonomous delivery trials starting late 2026.

Techman Robot Targets Southeast Asian Smart Manufacturing Markets at Thailand Automation Show

Techman Robot, a global leader in collaborative robots and AI vision technology, will showcase its latest innovations ...

Amid Amazon's Robot Surge, Proteus Charts a New Path Forward

Many of your Prime Day orders are being handled by Roomba-esque bots as part of Amazon's quest to deliver packages faster.

Tiny AZAK robot hauled a military truck 100 times its own weight

Picture a robot you could carry up a flight of stairs, remotely towing a military truck that outweighs a fully loaded school bus, and doing it without breaking a wheel. That is the scene an American robotics company says it captured on video from a recent U.S. Army demonstration, and if the footage holds up, []

Walmart’s New TV Shows, ‘Join the Club,’ ‘Backyard Escapes’ Spur Vizio Users to Go Shop

Walmart hopes to get customers shopping before they arrive at the company’s stores or visit its website. The retailing giant is launching its own series of programs that feature goods viewers can buy in store or online and are distributed to users of Vizio, the TV manufacturer that Walmart acquired in 2024. In “Backyard Escapes,” []

Humanoid robots controlled by surgeons did world-first operation on live pigs

Preclinical trial is testing the feasibility of humanoid robots in surgery.

Michigan Data Center to Deploy Chinese Humanoid Robots; Residents File Noise Lawsuit

(NaturalNews) A data center operator in Dowagiac, Michigan has announced plans to deploy humanoid robots from Chinese manufacturer AgiBot at its facility, according...

Seoul's Jung District launches AI platform for Dongdaemun fashion merchants

Seoul's Jung District launches AI platform for Dongdaemun fashion merchants

Waymo Is Coming to 4 New Cities—but Not Everyone Will Be Able to Immediately Hail a Ride

The robotaxi service announced that it will soon launch in Denver, Las Vegas, San Diego, and Tampa.

Surgeons just used robots to perform first-ever live surgery

The future of surgery just scrubbed in. In a groundbreaking medical first, robots designed to move and function like humans have performed surgery on a live patient, successfully completing two laparoscopic gallbladder removals. The breakthrough offers a peek at a future where these advanced machines could help bridge gaps in healthcare — easing surgeon shortages, []...Click to read more

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Meet 'Surgie': The humanoid robot that just successfully performed live surgery

Humanoid robots perform surgery for the first time as UC San Diego researchers complete gallbladder removal, marking a major breakthrough in AI and healthcare.

Humanoid robots just removed a gallbladder in a live surgery

Humanoid robots at UC San Diego just successfully completed two surgical procedures.

Ex-Tesla engineer plans AI robot to replace European retirees in workforce

Ex-Tesla engineer Remi Cadene unveiled plans to build an AI robot to automate industrial processes amid a decline in the working-age population, targeting Europe first. The humanoid robot, called “Northstar,” will be used in manufacturing plants, logistics warehouses, and homes, Cadene revealed at the Machina Summit on Tuesday in Paris, France. “Labor costs are very []

Personalized, Automated, Standardized: Inside Vietnam's New Surgical Network

Vinmec's High-Tech Robotic Surgery Center Network combines AI, robotic platforms and standardized clinical protocols to deliver personalized surgical care while expanding training and remote treatment capabilities across Vietnam.

PICS: Chinese firm sells hyper-real, 'always loyal' humanoid robots for R2.3m

PICS: Chinese firm sells hyper-real, 'always loyal' humanoid robots for R2.3m