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Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese

The Humanoids Summit Tokyo showcases advanced robotics, highlighting China's growing influence

The Independent UK

Introducing Argus, a robot with 20 legs and eyes built to move and see in any direction instantly

Robots that look like dogs or people try to replicate symmetrical shapes found in nature

The Independent UK

China set to give all humanoid robots digital identity numbers

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The Independent UK

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China is giving all humanoid robots unique ID numbers to monitor safety risks

Measure currently applies to over 100 Chinese humanoid manufacturers, with 28,000 robots already in service given digital IDs

The Independent UK

IntBot and Certis Group Partner to Scale Enterprise Physical AI Across Singapore

SINGAPORE, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- IntBot, the company building the social intelligence layer for embodied AI, and Certis, a leading Singapore-based intelligent operations company, today announced a strategic partnership to explore and develop socially intelligent robot applications for enterprise and public-facing environments in Singapore.

AAP

I just watched a Chinese robot make the worst eggs I've ever seen and I'm a little less worried about robots taking our jobs

GigaAI's SeeLight S1 does laundry, folds clothes, handles a microwave, but its egg-making skills are a bit iffy.

TechRadar

Industrial sovereignty: Five sectors where the EU is critically dependent on China

From solar panels to rare earths and industrial robots, Chinese firms have quietly become the dominant, sometimes sole, supplier across a growing number of European industries as fears of another "China shock" rise.

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'Security of your network is essential to security of your robot': Industrial robots targeted by malware, which could open them up to hacking — is this how the revolution begins?

A critical Universal Robots vulnerability allows attackers to remotely execute commands and potentially compromise industrial robots and factory networks.

TechRadar

Delivery robots are spreading across LA. Residents ‘both pity and hate them’

A region known for its lack of walkability now has more obstacles for pedestrians to contend with

The Guardian - US

Scientists want to send a roly-poly robot filled with 'dandelion drones' to investigate hidden tunnels on Mars

Engineers are increasingly turning to the concept of "biomimicry" for the next generation of Mars robots.

Space

K-pop androids and automated artists: welcome to South Korea’s strange and ambitious robot theme park

Galaxy Robot Park in South Korea hopes to attract tourists to concerts and fashion shows, but can robots ever replicate K-pop’s connection with fans?

The Guardian - AU

Former NASA Robotics Chief: America is building the wrong kind of robots — and China knows it

The U.S. is optimizing humanoid robots for factory demos and backflips. A former NASA robotics division chief explains why adaptability — not performance — is the metric that will determine who leads global manufacturing.

Fortune

How Grab's CTO sees the superapp's push into physical AI and automated driving—and why he uses his competitor's robots in the office

“If you go to the Grab office now, you'll see robots from other companies as well. We use a 1+n strategy which keeps us on our toes.”

Fortune

Laser hair removal device sparks bomb scare at Australian airport

Bomb disposal robots identified the hair removal device and a hot chocolate container

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WCIFIT Opens in Chongqing with 1,400 Global Firms, Showcasing Robots, Flying Cars, and Local Cuisine

CHONGQING, China, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from iChongqing - The 8th Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade (WCIFIT) opened in Chongqing on May 21, bringing together nearly 1,400 companies from 50 countries and regions to explore new opportunities in investment, trade, and industrial cooperation…

LiveScience

China's real-life 'transformer' mech is a giant humanoid robot that can switch from bounding on 4 legs to walking on 2

The new 'mecha' robot, which weighs over 1,000 pounds and stands nearly 10 foot tall, is designed for urban mobility.

Evening Standard

Take a load off: how soon before a humanoid robot will be doing your dishes?

Robo-helpers are on sale now, but letting them loose in your kitchen is another story, says Chris Stokel-Walker

The Guardian - UK

AI will help make a Nobel prize-winning discovery within a year, says Anthropic co-founder

Jack Clark describes ‘vertiginous sense of progress’ and ‘profound changes’ to society alongside risks of technology

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How 8,000 robots are changing work inside logistics giant DHL Supply Chain

DHL Supply Chain relies on three key robotics vendors—Locus Robotics, Boston Dynamics, and Robust AI—to cut costs, lower employee turnover, and boost worker satisfaction.

The Conversation

What AI taxis and robots can learn from bees

Even advanced technology can struggle when the real world becomes unpredictable. In April 2026, a Waymo robotaxi in San Antonio, Texas, drove into a flooded lane during severe weather, prompting the company to recall about 3,800 vehicles for a software fix.

Fortune

Grab bets on new delivery robots to fix Singapore’s 'supply-constrained markets' and solve the last-mile problem

The Southeast Asian tech company will launch a pilot of its first delivery robot in Singapore’s Punggol district in late 2026.

Bangkok Post

Humanoid robots set to reshape manufacturing

Humanoid robots are rapidly moving out of laboratories and into industrial reality as advances in artificial intelligence (AI) converge with growing global labour shortages, creating a pivotal moment for automation.

Barchart

Tesla Hikes Model Y Prices as Wall Street Focuses on AI. Whether You Are Betting on Cars or Robots, TSLA Stock Is Overstretched Here.

Tesla hikes its Model Y prices for the first time in two years.

LiveScience

World's first 'native' color lidar will let robots and self-driving cars map the world in full color 3D

Ouster has launched the Rev8 set of lidar sensors that function as both a camera and a 3D mapping sensor at the same time. Its engineers say these are the first devices of their kind in the world.

MarketBeat

5 Robotics Stocks to Watch as Physical AI Builds Momentum

As AI moves from the digital world into the physical one, robotics stocks are emerging as one of the market's most compelling early-stage opportunities.

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