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A British photographer with no robotics training rallied friends to build a life-size walking robot using "air muscles" instead of motors. Their weekly spaghetti dinners and scrap-yard finds launched a company that's still pioneering robotics today.
Scientists at Duke University built a robot that breaks every rule in the robotics playbook. Instead of copying humans or animals, they created something entirely new that moves better than anything before it.
A new 3,800-square-foot gaming lounge at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport just introduced America's first robotic bartender inside an airport lounge. Portal Lounge is turning boring layovers into entertainment hubs with gaming stations, local-inspired cocktails, and high-tech hospitality.
A Japanese precision manufacturing giant is pumping $1 billion into American innovation, creating a digital platform that helps engineers build everything from robots to satellites faster than ever. The newly launched MISUMI Americas combines 60 years of Japanese precision with cutting-edge AI to transform how products get made.
A new initiative in Edmonton is connecting tech startups with construction giants to solve real industry problems and boost innovation. The program bridges a critical gap between founders who need customers and companies that need solutions.
Amazon Web Services just launched Latin America's first Think Big Space in Querétaro, Mexico, where high school students will train for free in cloud computing, robotics, and AI. More than 1,200 young people each year will now have access to cutting-edge technology education and official UNAM certification.
The U.S. government is launching the first official way to measure what humanoid robots can actually do, bringing much-needed clarity to a multibillion-dollar industry. After years of flashy marketing videos, manufacturers will finally have a common yardstick to prove their robots' real capabilities.
Hyundai plans to deploy 25,000 humanoid Atlas robots in American car plants starting in 2028, taking on heavy lifting and repetitive tasks to work alongside human employees. The move could make car manufacturing safer and more efficient while creating new jobs in robotics maintenance and oversight.
The U.S. Embassy in Kenya is bringing cutting-edge technology and entrepreneurship training directly to university campuses through an innovative festival tour. Over 6,000 students will experience hands-on robotics, AI, drone racing, and startup mentorship across four universities.
Global leaders in robotics gathered in Tokyo to explore how humanoid robots can solve the growing workforce crisis. With birth rates declining worldwide, these advanced machines offer hope for industries struggling to find workers.
Metal fabrication shops using collaborative robots are hiring more workers, not replacing them. One company grew its welding team significantly after cobots took over repetitive tasks.
A warehouse robot just ran for 24 hours straight on electricity beamed through the air by laser, shattering two world records. The breakthrough could mean drones and robots that never need battery changes.
Over 300 people filled a middle school gym to watch students demonstrate everything from robotics to jump rope routines. The showcase brought together 42 Indianapolis schools in a celebration of creativity, health, and innovation.
College students across America are designing and building robots that could help NASA construct the future on the Moon. Forty-seven teams just competed at Kennedy Space Center, testing their lunar construction bots on terrain that mimics the Moon's surface.
Japan's historic Kansai region is transforming into a global food technology powerhouse by combining centuries of culinary tradition with cutting-edge AI, robotics, and biotechnology. The government just launched a new initiative to bring international partners into this innovation hub that's solving real problems like food security and sustainability.
What once took years and millions of dollars now happens in months thanks to global communities sharing robotics software for free. From warehouse robots to autonomous tractors, open-source collaboration is powering the industry's biggest boom.
Forty-four high school teams in Beijing just competed in China's first humanoid robot soccer tournament, where student-coded bots played completely on their own. For six weeks, teenagers programmed robots to pass, defend, and score goals without any remote control.
Everyday people are earning money by filming themselves doing ordinary tasks like chopping vegetables and folding laundry. Their recordings help train AI robots to understand and perform household activities.
Engineers just solved one of the biggest challenges in robotics: teaching humanoid robots to sense and respond to humans in real time, making them safe enough to work alongside us. The breakthrough uses technology already proven in self-driving cars.
A new open-source design lets researchers build humanoid robot legs for just $2,500 using 3D printers and off-the-shelf parts. The breakthrough could democratize robotics research and speed up AI development by making experiments affordable for labs everywhere.
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