Essential to the production of smartphones, fighter jets, and electric vehicles, rare-earth metals have turned into a key strategic leverage point after China—the leading supplier—imposed export limits earlier this year. As the EU rolls out a plan on Wednesday to boost European production of critical raw materials and reduce reliance on China, here are some […]
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London-based robotics company Humanoid has unveiled the HMND 01 Alpha Bipedal, its first humanoid robot. The company developed the robot from initial concept to functioning prototype in just five months. According to Humanoid, the Alpha Bipedal was able to walk steadily only 48 hours after its final assembly. Advanced Capabilities Artem Sokolov, the company’s founder
Although mobile robots are increasingly used in factories and warehouses, there remains significant potential to enhance their perception and behavior. This week, Advantech Co. announced a partnership with D3 Embedded to integrate advanced sensing and computing capabilities for industrial robots. The partnership combines Advantech’s AFE-R60 systems with D3’s DesignCore Discovery ISX031 PRO cameras to enhance
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Scientists have long understood that physical health conditions can influence the brain. Obesity, high blood pressure, and insulin resistance strain the body’s systems, accelerating cognitive decline and raising Alzheimer’s risk. A new study from Arizona State University and collaborating institutions suggests these effects may begin far earlier than previously thought. Researchers found that young adults
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Research from King’s College London and Carnegie Mellon University indicates that robots driven by popular AI models are not yet safe for general-purpose, real-world applications. For the first time, the study examined how robots using large language models (LLMs) respond when given access to personal data, such as a person’s gender, nationality, or religion. The
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Scientists have found that avian flu viruses carry a gene that makes them unusually tolerant to heat, rendering one of our key immune defenses—fever—largely ineffective. Instead of slowing the infection, higher temperatures actually help these viruses reproduce.
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Researchers at Empa, EPFL, and CSEM have created an eco-friendly smart sensing tag that tracks temperature and humidity in real time and can indicate when a temperature limit has been crossed. It could eventually be used to monitor sensitive goods like pharmaceuticals or food. The tag is fully biodegradable. Every day, vast quantities of sensitive
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Once the stuff of science fiction, long-distance walking robots are now making headlines. The humanoid robot A2, created by Chinese company AgiBot, walked 106.286 km over three days, earning a Guinness World Record for the longest continuous walk by a bipedal robot. The feat showcases impressive technological progress but also raises questions about autonomy, transparency,
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People stretch out inside the pod, shut the lid, and the machine washes them like laundry—minus the spinning—while music plays in the background. A prototype of the machine, dubbed the “human washer of the future,” drew long queues at the six-month World Expo in Osaka, which concluded in October after attracting more than 27 million
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Over 150 Chinese companies are developing humanoid robots, but a Beijing official has warned that the rapidly growing industry risks forming a market bubble. Strong government support and robust supply chains are helping firms advance AI-powered robots for everyday tasks, yet overcapacity is a concern as production expands faster than actual demand, according to Goldman
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