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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Last week, Flexion Robotics AG announced it has secured $50 million in Series A funding. The company is developing a reinforcement learning and sim-to-real platform designed to enable humanoid robots to handle a wide range of forms and tasks. Bringing Generative AI to Robotics In recent years, generative AI has transformed how people code, analyze
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When a meteor flashes through the sky, it’s more than a striking sight—it’s nature delivering a time capsule to Earth. Inside are clues to the solar system’s earliest days and the processes that shaped planets, including our own. In a recent Space Science Reviews paper—soon to be included as a chapter in an upcoming textbook—Lawrence
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Do tattoos shield your skin from the sun or worsen its effects? A recent study I conducted with colleagues raises some concerns. We discovered that individuals with tattoos had a 29% higher risk of developing melanoma, a severe skin cancer often linked to UV exposure. In contrast, tattoos didn’t seem to raise the risk of
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On a clear, gum-soft polymer chip, a miniature lung springs into action—expanding, flowing with movement, and, for the first time, defending itself like a real living organ. For Ankur Singh, who directs the Center for Immunoengineering at Georgia Tech, watching immune cells move through the chip was a stunning sight. Singh led the project alongside
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Soft robots excel at flexing and handling delicate objects, allowing them to navigate tight or fragile environments to grow coral larvae in labs or inspect chemical plant piping. Yet it is still difficult to achieve true embodied intelligence in these robots, where sensing, actuation, and power all function together without external tethering. Magnetic Fields Boost
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Beijing has recently become the site of an experiment merging technology, public engagement, and live AI testing. A humanoid robot is now assisting customers at an automated kiosk, eliciting a range of reactions. While its service remains slow and limited, the engineers are less focused on the customer experience than on the hidden capabilities being
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Deep underground in a dark sulfur cave on the Albania–Greece border, scientists found a 100 m² communal web housing around 110,000 spiders. Researchers Stumble Upon a Giant Web Shared by 110,000 Spiders In 2022, European researchers, including the Czech Speleological Society, discovered a 106 m² web housing 69,000 Tegenaria domestica and 42,000 Prinerigone vagans spiders living together. This marks
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