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Grocery Retailers Use Robot Restockers to Keep Popular Coupon Items In-Stock

The frustration of walking into a grocery store with a high-value coupon only to find an empty shelf is a common experience for bargain hunters. However, in late 2025, retailers are deploying a new weapon to combat out-of-stocks: autonomous inventory robots. These slender, tower-like machines, often seen roaming the aisles…

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China Is Closing In on the Humanoid Robot Future and Elon Musk Could Lose the Race

China is rapidly scaling humanoid robot production as Elon Musk's Optimus remains uncommercialised, raising questions over who will win the global robotics race.

International Business Times UK

Robots in 2026 — the rise of Terminator this is not

2026 should be a big year in robotics with humanoid robots in the home and in factories, but it also won't be as transformative as some think.

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Arc Raiders review – pure multiplayer pleasure

The breakout hit, which has players coming together (or turning on each other) to battle intimidating robots in an apocalyptic future, is worth the hype

The Guardian - UK

Robots in 2025: from sports arenas to homes and hospitals

Here are some of the most eye-catching robots showcased in 2025.

Euronews

The mystery of flight MH370: will a new search find the missing airliner after more than a decade?

In 2014 the Malaysian Airlines jet vanished over the Indian Ocean. Now the team that located Shackleton’s Endurance is looking again with the latest undersea robots

The Guardian - UK

'Need Help From Robots' — Why Donald Trump is Trying To Employ Artificial Intelligence in the US

US President Donald Trump claims robots and artificial intelligence will boost US jobs, not destroy them. But will AI really create more work or replace human workers?

International Business Times UK

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China Deploys Robots to Patrol Border Crossings as 'Embodied AI' Goes Public

As part of China's broader push in the field of robotics, it is set to deploy a fleet of robots to the Fanggengchang border crossing in Guangxi near Vietnam.

International Business Times UK

World’s smallest autonomous robots are 'smaller than a grain of salt,' cost one penny apiece — researchers expect new micron-scale fully-programmable robots to be used in medicine, microscale manufacturing, and other areas

Fully programmable, autonomous robots 'smaller than a grain of salt' have been developed by research teams from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.

Tom’s Hardware

From D-shaped bots to apps with a big 'Just clean it' button – these are the robot vacuum upgrades I want to see in 2026

Robovacs have come a long way in the decade I've been testing them for... but there's still room for improvement.

TechRadar

Confused by baby goats, having car nightmares, struggling to move from LA to Miami Beach — Robots are just like us, exec says

"Robots have nightmares about cars," Serve Robotics co-founder MJ Burk Chun told Fortune Brainstorm AI. "Cars are also very scary for robots."

Fortune

From robot 'girlfriends' to AI lipstick: The weirdest and most wonderful tech of 2025

Humanoid robots that fold your laundry to fluffy wearable creatures that act shy around people – there's been plenty of marvellously eyebrow-raising gadgets this year.

Euronews

Trump claims ‘we’re going to have more jobs than we’ve ever had’ but wait, it won’t be for humans

While unveiling a flashy new Navy fleet, Trump claimed that “we’re going to have more jobs than we’ve ever had.” But it won’t come from hiring people at scale. They’ll come from machines that don’t unionize, don’t strike, and don’t vote.

The Mary Sue

‘We’re gonna be employing a lot of artificial things’: Out-of-his-depth Trump insists robot workers mean ‘more jobs than we’ve ever had’

Oh there'll be more jobs alright. Just not for humans.

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International Business Times UK

'Impressive': Elon Musk Reacts to Chinese Humanoid Robots Dancing Live and Backflipping on Stage

Elon Musk reacts as Chinese humanoid robots stun audiences with a flawless live dance and backflip performance in Chengdu.

TechRadar

A robot just learned 1,000 tasks in a single day — and it’s a big deal for everyday AI

This robot was able to learn 1,000 tasks in just 24 hours - but why should you care?

Barchart

iRobot Just Filed for Bankruptcy. What Does That Mean for IRBT Stock? And Why Have Investors Been Chasing Shares Higher?

iRobot’s bankruptcy filing marks a dramatic fall for the once-dominant robot vacuum maker. What does that mean for IRBT stock?

International Business Times UK

AI-Powered Cockroach Spies Could Navigate Hard-To-Reach Zones Where Robots and Humans Fail

German startup SWARM Biotactics is turning Madagascar hissing cockroaches into high-tech spies. By attaching 15-gram electronic backpacks to their antennae, researchers can steer these hardy insects into hazardous zones where traditional robots fail.

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We 'don't have enough manpower' for the delivery boom, says Singapore-based robotics founder

Delivery is "still stuck at the last mile," says Quikbot founder Alan Ng, who is developing robots that can navigate Singapore's buildings.

International Business Times UK

Humanoid Robotics Gold Rush Raises AI Bubble Fears as Investors Warn of Collapse

Surging investment in humanoid robotics is raising fears of an AI bubble, as venture capitalists warn that hype, high costs, and weak revenue models could trigger a painful market correction.

TechRadar

Now there's a robot app store because we all want our bots to kick like Bruce Lee

Unitree has launched the first known robot app store, which provides canned actions that you can upload or download and add to your robot.

Fortune

'Robots are going to be amongst us': Qualcomm exec says buckle up for the next 5 years. Your car is going to be the first shoe to drop

Driver-assisted technology demand is growing for AI features like hands-free highway assist.

Barchart

This Robotics Stock Just Hit a Key Milestone. Should You Buy It Here?

Serve demonstrates execution in AI-powered delivery, balancing rapid growth with heavy investment and cash burn.

Fortune

An MIT roboticist who cofounded bankrupt Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk's vision of humanoid robot assistants is 'pure fantasy thinking'

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

International Business Times UK

Abu Dhabi Builds 15-Storey Tower in Just 12 Days — Built by Robots, Without Concrete

Abu Dhabi built a fifteen-storey skyscraper in just 12 days, pushing boundaries of real estate development by proving that with technology and innovation, building skyscrapers will no longer take months to complete. The building was made using robots and has zero concrete.

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