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Amazon’s new robot has a sense of touch, but it’s not here to replace humans

Amazon has just unveiled its newest warehouse robot called Vulcan, which has a “sense of touch”. Designed to gently stow items using pressure-sensitive gripping and artificial intelligence (AI), Vulcan is now being tested in two Amazon facilities, in Spokane, Washington state, US, and Hamburg, Germany.

The Conversation

For Silicon Valley, AI isn’t just about replacing some jobs. It’s about replacing all of them

AI will do the thinking, robots will do the doing. What place do humans have in this arrangement – and do tech CEOs care? says Ed Newton-Rex, founder of Fairly Trained

The Guardian - UK

7 best movies and shows to stream on Netflix this week

Dig into all the new Netflix TV shows and movies heading to Netflix this week, including "Smile," "Bad Thoughts" and more.

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Australia has been hesitant – but could robots soon be delivering your pizza?

While there have been concerns over the safety and legal status of the technology, working models from local startups are showing its benefits

The Guardian - AU

Can robots make the perfect Aperol spritz? – Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 review

From 3D-printing with bacteria to cocktail-mixing humanoids, from the future of space suits to reassurances about climate change, this mind-boggling rollercoaster of a show could do with a more focused curatorial vision

The Guardian - UK

Amazon reveals new robot that can feel – and it is going to pack your deliveries

System is a ‘fundamental leap forward in robotics’ – and Amazon claims it will work alongside rather than replace human workers

The Independent UK

Robot 'Attacks' Human In Chinese Factory: What Went Wrong And Should We Be Scared?

Viral footage shows out-of-control robot damaging equipment and endangering people, raising concerns over automation safety and reliability.

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Amazon unveils robot with ‘a sense of touch’

The tech giant said the new robot could understand pressure and force using new sensors and AI, enabling it to grip things without damaging them.

Evening Standard

Amazon makes ‘fundamental leap forward in robotics’ with device having sense of touch

Vulcan device ‘capable of grabbing three-quarters of items in warehouses’ fuels fears of mass job losses

The Guardian - UK

This animated sci-fi series is dripping in 80s nostalgia, has a near-perfect IMDb rating and is completely free to stream

Maxx Steele and his Robo Force league of ultra-cool combat robots have been turned into an animated series, which you can stream for free.

TechRadar

Beyond the humanoid hype: Why specialized robots will dominate the next decade

Humanoid robots inspire awe, but purpose-built robots solving hard problems will rule in the near term.

Fortune

Waymo Robotaxis Are Better Than Human Drivers. But Not Everywhere

Robots have already creeped into our lives in ways that would have sounded like science fiction a few years ago. From vacuuming our floors to AI companions with unholy use cases, machines with programmable eyes, ears and brains are here to stay, everywhere and in every form. But perhaps the…

InsideEVs

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Trump’s tariffs will create ‘great jobs of the future’—fixing factory robots. Experts disagree

The plan to resurrect the industrial boom of the early 20th century has long odds of succeeding, Rutgers professor Eric Blanc said.

Fortune

US hopes of beating China in the humanoid robotics race may be dashed by Trump's tariffs

Elon Musk warned investors last week that China's countermeasures restricting shipments of rare earth magnets will delay Tesla's development of its Optimus humanoid robots.

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The Independent UK

US robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race. Tariffs could affect their ambitions

Tariffs weren’t on the official agenda of this week’s Robotics Summit in Boston

LiveScience

Swarm of 30 robots can 'flow like water' and harden up to support the weight of a person

Researchers have discovered a way to make tiny robots act like a material, mirroring embryonic tissue cells to adjust their structure on command.

Homes & Gardens

I tested the eufy Robot Vacuum 3-in-1 E20 and am impressed – it's light, compact, and perfect for small homes

eufy makes some of the best-in-class robot vacuums, and this combination vacuum is versatile and powerful

LiveScience

Robots: Facts about machines that can walk, talk or do tasks that humans can't (or won't)

Discover interesting facts about what defines robots, what they can do, and if they'll replace humans.

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The Independent UK

Robot vacuums are ‘too idle’ and can be reprogrammed to water plants, researchers say

Scientists think Roombas and other domestic robots are currently ‘too idle’

PC Gamer

Intel introduces its newest employee, Chip the robotic inspector, just after announcing mass human layoffs

What's that Chip? Little Timmy has fallen down a well?

Barchart

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Has to Use Robot Surgeons Because the Surgery is ‘Impossible For a Human’ to Perform

Elon Musk revealed that Neuralink had to rely on a fully autonomous surgical robot for brain electrode implantation because human surgeons could not match the speed, precision, and consistency required for the delicate procedure.

Space

NYT bestselling author Daniel Wilson's next book is 'Hole in the Sky,' an alien first contact story on a Cherokee reservation, and it's already been picked up by Netflix (interview)

'This really digs into two of my favorite things: where I'm from in Oklahoma, and robots and science fiction'

Motor1

Dealerships, Desperate to Survive, Could Use Robotic Salespeople

Does anyone enjoy buying a car through a dealership? Actually, let's rephrase that question—nobody enjoys buying a car through a dealership. Is it the salesperson that makes the experience so miserable? Well, in the future, pushy salespeople could be replaced with pushy robots.

Evening Standard

AI versus women: the artist showing how tech 'corrects' female bodies

Gretchen Andrew works with robots to creating oil paintings of beautiful women which AI then tries to perfect... the result is chilling and poignant work

Space

Meet the 'Doctor Who' actors who brought the retrofuturistic robots to life for season 2's 'The Robot Revolution' (interview)

Veteran creature artists Stephen Love and Rob Strange share the rigors of having zero vision and taking tumbles while playing retro robots.

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