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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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Meet the 'Doctor Who' actors who brought the retrofuturistic robots to life for season 2's 'The Robot Revolution' (interview)

Veteran creature artists Stephen Love and Rob Strange share the rigors of having zero vision and taking tumbles while playing retro robots.

Space

World’s first robot boxing match to be held in China

Unitree’s G1 bot will fight for the title of the ‘Iron Fist King’ against another child-sized humanoid robot

The Independent UK

Ethical alternatives to American goods

Brief letters: Trumping consumption | Greenland and Crimea | Running robots | Coffee, beer and newsprint | Extra time in exams

The Guardian - UK

David Fincher directed an absolutely wild-looking musical Red Hot Chili Peppers puppet show for returning Netflix sci-fi animated anthology

You know what, hell yeah

Total Film

Elon Musk: China's Rare Earth Tariffs Jeopardise Tesla's AI Future

Elon Musk says China's rare earth export curbs are hitting Tesla's Optimus robots, risking its AI ambitions. Can Tesla overcome the trade war?

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk says Tesla will have ‘thousands’ of Optimus robots by year’s end, but China slapping controls on rare earths is hobbling production

President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs provoked Beijing into demonstrating one of its key points of leverage.

Fortune

Elon Musk says Tesla robot production hit by trade war with China

Tesla planned to produce thousands of Optimus robots this year, but are now lacking a key component

The Independent UK

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Fortune

Elon Musk claims Tesla is the top robot company but worries that Nos. 2 through 10 will be Chinese

The Tesla CEO revealed that production of the Optimus robot has been disrupted by trade frictions.

The Guardian - UK

Luminous by Silvia Park review – a major new voice in SF

From humans with robotic body parts to robots with human emotions, a vibrant debut set in a unified Korea examines what it means to be a person

PC Gamer

Robots lose embarrassingly to inferior meatbag humans in a first of its kind half-marathon race

"The robots are running very well, very stable … I feel I’m witnessing the evolution of robots and AI."

Euronews

Are humanoid robots faster than actual humans? China finds out in first half-marathon race

Some of the robots fell in the first leg of the race, but they did complete the more than 21 km race.

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The Guardian - UK

Humanoid workers and surveillance buggies: ‘embodied AI’ is reshaping daily life in China

China’s leaders see artificial intelligence as key to upgrading military strength, solving problems created by a shrinking workforce, and a source of national pride

Pedestrian.tv

Robots & Humans Race In Half-Marathon & No, This Isn’t A Black Mirror Episode

Dozens of robots took to Beijing's E-Town to take part in a half-marathon alongside human racers, albeit separated on another track.

The Independent UK

No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors

In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital

The Independent UK

What happened when robots raced humans in world-first half-marathon

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The Independent UK

Watch humans face robot competitors for first time in half marathon

Robots have competed against humans in a half marathon for the first time in China.

The Independent UK

Robots race against humans for first time in Chinese half-marathon

Not all the robots completed the race, but some humanoids wore running shoes

Al Jazeera

Humans outrun robots at Beijing half-marathon

The humanoid robots were no match for human rivals as they made their half-marathon debut in the Chinese capital.

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