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Tesla Promised Charging Robots 10 Years Ago. Hyundai Just Did It

Hyundai’s automatic charging robots are up and running in the company’s home country. The robot automatically detects an EV's charging port and plugs in.

InsideEVs

Amazon's new warehouse robot has a 'sense of touch' that could see it replace human workers

Amazon's Vulcan, the first warehouse robot with touch sensitivity, has begun operations in the company's Spokane, Washington, and Hamburg, Germany, fulfillment centers.

LiveScience

Universities face getting stuck with thousands of obsolete robots – here’s how to avoid a research calamity

For more than a decade, the French robotics company Aldebaran has built some of the most popular robots used in academic research. Go to most university robotics departments and you’ll find either Pepper, the iconic three-wheeled humanoid robot, or its smaller two-legged sibling, Nao.

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My top 5 Google I/O demos, from Gemini robots to virtual dressing rooms

Google talked a bunch about AI at I/O 2025 — the word was uttered 92 times — but how will it be used? These demos show off the possibilities.

Android Central

Meet Amazon's 38-year old supply chain guru helping CEO Andy Jassy navigate tariff chaos with a giant fleet of planes, trucks, and robots

Udit Madan is Amazon's youngest and newest SVP, overseeing the most critical arms of internet retail giant's business.

Fortune

Artist Stefano Cagol's SOS Torch display illuminates Day of Light celebration in Tyrol

A spellbinding light show remains talk of the Italian town of Bressanone (Brixen) in South Tyrol. Renowned artist Stefano Cagol ignited series of SOS torches to symbolise a UNESCO global appeal about the future relationship between robots and humans.

Euronews

Breakthrough stretchy battery moves like toothpaste and could power pacemakers and hearing aids

This breakthrough in battery power could bring wearable tech, implanted medical devices, and humanoid robots to life.

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Every episode of Netflix's 'Love, Death + Robots' Volume 4, ranked

The Emmy-winning animated anthology returns, and we've scored every exceptional short from bottom to top.

Space

‘I started seeing robots’: what happens when you run nearly nonstop for three days

When Craig Jeffrey heard about a 200-mile foot race through Western Australia he thought it sounded ‘brilliant’. But after a while, things got odd

The Guardian - AU

7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, and more this weekend (May 16)

A multi-award-winning drama film and a fan-favorite Netflix animated show lead this week's streaming recommendations.

TechRadar

Netflix Just Quietly Released A New Season Of Its Most Experimental Show

'Love Death & Robots' has always pushed the envelope, and now it's going even further.

Inverse

Walgreens Is Using Robots to Fill Prescriptions in 5,000 Stores To Fight Costs and Staffing Crisis

Walgreens is implementing widespread automation by using robots in micro-fulfilment centres to fill prescriptions for 5,000 of its stores.

International Business Times UK

6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (May 16 - 18)

Andor season 2's final episodes and the return of Netflix's Love, Death & Robots are among this week's best streaming releases

Total Film

Amazon warehouse robots don't quite rival human workers... yet

Although Amazon's warehouse robots aren't quite ready to replace humans, hybrids of humans and robots are proving to be effective.

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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 Guardian - UK

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

Tom’s Guide

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

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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 Independent 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

International Business Times 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.

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

TechRadar

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.

Fortune

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.

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