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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 · May 6, 2025

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 · May 5, 2025

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 · May 4, 2025

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.

LiveScience · Apr 30, 2025

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’

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

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?

PC Gamer · Apr 30, 2025

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.

Barchart · Apr 29, 2025

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'

Space · Apr 28, 2025

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.

Motor1 · Apr 27, 2025

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

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2025