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China is Relying on AI-Powered Robots to Improve Traffic Management

Applied Science, Robotics / Evelina Jeremias

China is rapidly using AI-powered humanoid robots to manage city traffic and assist law enforcement. The Humanoid Robot Managing Urban Traffic A recent example is the R001 Intelligent Police Unit, a humanoid robot integrated with the city’s traffic light network. Wearing a uniform and cap, the robot performs traffic gestures and uses cameras and AI […]

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A Floating Umbrella Trails the User as they Walk in the Rain

Walking in the rain with an umbrella is rarely hands-free. One hand holds the umbrella, the other juggles a bag or phone—and a gust of wind can spoil it all. That’s why a floating, hands-free umbrella is so appealing. That’s the premise behind a flying umbrella created by YouTuber and maker John Xu from the

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Chinese Humanoid Robot First to Connect with an Orbiting Satellite

Applied Science, Robotics / Marcílio Santos

A China-developed humanoid robot has made history by directly connecting to a low Earth orbit satellite without relying on traditional ground networks. Known as Embodied Tien Kung, it became the first humanoid robot to autonomously carry out this type of satellite communication. The achievement was unveiled by X-Humanoid on Friday (23) at the 3rd Beijing

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Tesla Is Redirecting Its Focus From Classic EVs to Building Robots

Robotics, Tech / Leandro Conceição

Tesla has concluded its 2025 fiscal year earnings call, revealing that its profits nearly halved compared to the previous year. The company reported a GAAP net income of $3.8 billion, down from $7.1 billion in 2024, marking a 46% decrease. Yikes. From Electric Cars to Full Autonomy with AI and Robotics That’s a tough situation

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Chinese Researchers Developed a Chip in Ultra-thin Fibers for Smart Clothing

Applied Science, Robotics / Ngoma Manuel

Chinese researchers have created a flexible, hair-thin fiber chip that enables smart clothing with interactive displays, according to Xinhua News Agency, a TV BRICS partner. Each centimeter of the fiber holds about 100,000 transistors—comparable to the processing power of a modern computer when extended to one meter. The chip can handle digital and analog signals

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Researchers Packed a Powerful Computer Into One Thread

Applied Science, Robotics / Ngoma Manuel

Imagine a normal-looking shirt that tracks health, environment, temperature, and travel info in real time. That same ultra-thin fiber could also help treat neurological disorders and assist in robotic surgery. These possibilities come from a groundbreaking new “fiber chip.” Fudan University Unveils Ultra-Thin Fiber Chip Researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai have developed complex electronic

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10,000 Brain Scans Explain How Aging Impairs Memory

Applied Science, Neuroscience / Ana Manuel

Episodic memory—the ability to remember personal experiences and past events—tends to weaken with age. While this decline is well documented, the underlying mechanisms have long been unclear. A recent study helps shed light on how and why this process occurs. A team at the University of Oslo studied whether age-related memory loss is universal or

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Microsoft Research unveils The Rho-Alpha Model For Robotics

Robotics, Tech / Jorge Paka

To operate effectively in dynamic, unstructured settings, robots require AI trained on diverse sensory data. Microsoft Corp. today introduced Rho-alpha (ρα), the first robotics-focused model derived from its Phi family of vision-language models. Rho-Alpha Boosts Robot Autonomy with VLA Capabilities According to Microsoft, vision-language-action (VLA) models allow physical AI systems to sense, reason, and act

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Brain Scans May Assist in Regaining Movement After Paralysis

Healthcare, Medicine, Neuroscience / Ana Kiesse Zeleme

A brain cap paired with intelligent algorithms could potentially allow paralyzed patients to translate their thoughts into movement—without the need for surgery. Individuals with spinal cord injuries frequently lose partial or full movement in their arms or legs. Often, the nerves in the limbs remain functional, and the brain still generates normal signals. The issue

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The Robot Speaks with Correctly Coordinated Lip Motions

Applied Science, Robotics / Marcílio Santos

People direct nearly half of their attention to their conversation partner’s lip movements. In contrast, robots typically have only simplified “caricature” lips and mouths that don’t move in sync with the sounds they produce via their speakers. Yuhang Hu and his team at Columbia University saw this as a major limitation, describing facial expression as

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