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An MIT roboticist who cofounded Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robots as catchall assistants is ‘pure fantasy thinking’

Rodney Brooks said future “humanoid” robots will have wheels and multiple arms.

Fortune

I love robots, but this one is so weird

Imagine carrying around a sentient stuffed AI guinea pig.

Creative Bloq

Zuckerberg hailed AI ‘superintelligence’. Then his smart glasses failed on stage

The Meta CEO fumbled a demo of his AI Ray-Bans, giving us hope that the robots might be too dumb to take over

The Guardian - US

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Is Richtech Robotics the Next Big Name in Automation?

Richtech Robotics (RR) spiked 25% to a 52-week high after new AutoNation and retail deals, an analyst upgrade, and rising demand for its Robots-as-a-Service.

MarketBeat

Why Top KingWin Shares Are Trading Higher By 87%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket

Shares of Top KingWin Ltd (NASDAQ: WAI) rose sharply in pre-market trading after the company announced it entered into a sales contract with Walker Times International for the sale of 10,000 units of TK-D2C AI Robots.

Benzinga

Terrified of Losing Control of His Robots: Elon Musk's Incredible Excuse for Demanding a $1 Trillion Pay Package

Elon Musk claims Tesla's proposed $1 trillion pay package is about safeguarding control over robotics and AI, not personal wealth, as investors prepare to vote.

International Business Times UK

Alibaba Partners With Nvidia To Power Robots And Self-Driving Cars

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) is deepening its artificial intelligence ambitions by integrating Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) suite of “physical AI” development tools into its cloud platform, a move that strengthens ties between two of the most influential players in global AI. Alibaba shares rose on Wednesday following the announcement.

Benzinga

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From Smart Glasses to Home Robots: 7 Futuristic Gadgets You Can Buy Right Now

Explore seven futuristic gadgets you can already buy in the UK and US, including smart glasses, translation earbuds, foldable phones, and household robots that make everyday life smarter.

International Business Times UK

Could robots provide emotional support to children in hospitals?

Health facilities in the US are turning to robots to comfort young and elderly patients alike.

Euronews

7 AI Startups Backed by Jeff Bezos — Should You Invest?

Let's break down the AI startups Bezos is backing and whether you should follow his lead.

GOBankingRates

Ukraine faces a shortage of soldiers. The army is using robots to help

The robotic vehicles are mostly made by Ukrainian companies

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Says We'll All Have 'Best' Medical Care, Food, Housing and 'Everything Else' And A Universal 'High' Income When Robots Take Over By 2030

What happens when robots take everyone's jobs? It's the question hanging over office chatter, think pieces, and late-night doomscrolling. People are scrambling to find "AI-proof" careers, but with predictions that automation could replace nearly every role, the anxiety feels justified.

Benzinga

Eyeing the future of self-driving cars, Musk’s Tesla settles accident case

Tesla’s latest settlement comes at a time when it has bet its future growth on the sales of Robotaxis and robots.

Al Jazeera

Hotels ditch robots for human touch as guests struggle with tech

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Alibaba's $100M Investment Fuels X Square Robot's Push For Embodied AI, Global Sales, And Next-Gen Humanoids

X Square Robot, a Shenzhen-based humanoid startup, secured approximately $100 million in funding led by Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) through Alibaba Cloud in a deal that strengthens the company's expansion in the robotics market.

InsideEVs

How Xpeng Aims To Out-Tesla Tesla In Europe—And Beyond

Chinese brands like BYD and MG are thriving. But Xpeng, with both affordable and high-tech EVs, deserves attention too. It's even making robots.

Fortune

Ray Dalio calls for 'redistribution policy' when AI and humanoid robots start to benefit the top 1% to 10% more than everyone else

The hedge fund billionaire sees a "limited number of winners and a bunch of losers" with the 1% to 10% "benefiting a lot."

The Conversation

When robots are integrated into household spaces and rituals, they acquire emotional value

Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. In classrooms, libraries and homes, these small machines are designed to read stories, play games or offer comfort to children. They promise to support learning and companionship, yet their role in family life often extends beyond their original purpose.

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International Business Times

Robot Dogs, Flying Cars: Five Takeaways From The Munich Auto Show

From "flying cars" to robots and self-driving buses, here are some of the innovations spotted at this week's Munich auto fair, IAA Mobility, one of the world's biggest: 'Give cars wings' Chinese brands showcased their efforts to create "flying cars", small electric aircraft powered by multiple rotors designed for short…

The Independent UK

Robots to stack shelves in new 7-Eleven trial

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Where we're going, we don't need roads – Xpeng sees a future in AI robots and flying cars

Alongside the first showing of its new EV, Xpeng demonstrated its additional talents

Benzinga

Elon Musk Shares Updates On Robots, Starlink-Enabled Smartphones, AI Push In Latest Interview, Says Optimus Could Be 'Biggest Product Ever'

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has shared updates on autonomous driving, Optimus humanoid robots and artificial intelligence pursuits during a recent event.

Homes & Gardens

Dyson's latest Spot+Scrub Ai robot 'cleans itself on the move' and can identify nearly 200 stains and obstacles for its most efficient automated cleaning yet

Will it live up to Dyson's reputation?

Euronews

World’s first 5G remote robotic surgery performed at extreme altitude in China

Using 5G to remotely control surgical robots from 4,000 km away, doctors completed a delicate operation in Tibet at 4,500 metres above sea level.

TechRadar

5 of the weirdest tech gadgets I saw at IFA 2025: from robots galore to AI everything

The huge IFA 2025 tech event is over, and we got to see some wonderfully weird gadgets whilst there - here are some that caught our attention...

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