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First Humanoid Robot at the White House? Figure AI's F.03 Becomes Controversial Over Historic Milestone

Figure AI's humanoid robot appears at the White House. This sparked debate over whether it marks the first true humanoid robot visit in US history.

International Business Times

'The robots are here' — Melania Trump walks alongside creepy humanoid at White House summit like it’s the most normal thing in the world

Figure 03 humanoid robot makes a surprise visit to the White House, alongside First Lady Melania Trump, who is ready for robot teachers.

TechRadar

AI robot snaps together like Lego and moves unlike anything I've ever seen before — I can't stop watching

Researchers used AI to design an unusual-looking Lego-like AI robot that moves and survives unlike any robot you've seen before.

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AI robots could cost $13,000 by 2035: Here's what that means for CFOs

How finance chiefs can turn AI's physical frontier into a competitive advantage.

Fortune

Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics, the startup building kid-sized robots for the home

Amazon has just acquired Fauna Robotics, which is developing “safe and fun robots for everyone".

Euronews

Roving robots may keep the sun shining on solar panels

Originally designed for mining sites, some autonomous robots are being redeployed to solar farms to perform dirty work that is dangerous to humans.

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AI compressed billions of years of evolution into seconds to create 'Lego-like robots' that can recover even when they lose limbs

Modular robots are easily expandable, know when they're upside down or stuck, and can march forward across all kinds of terrain.

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A glimpse of future cities? China opens first robot-run volunteer station in public park

The robots patrol, give directions, hand out supplies, and even perform entertainment.

Euronews

McDonald's Trials Robots to Serve Meals in China, Triggering Job Security Fears

McDonald's groundbreaking use of humanoid robots in China is transforming fast-food service and igniting discussions on automation's impact on jobs. Learn more about this innovative pilot program.

International Business Times UK

The Chilling Reality of the First Humanoid Robot Arrest After Terrifying Incident

You probably watched those sleek videos of robots doing backflips and dancing to pop songs with wonder. The promise of an automated future suggested that machines would make our lives easier and our streets safer. However, a dark milestone just reached a breaking point that changes everything we thought we…

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This major food chain just started using robots to serve food, guess how it went

A McDonalds just tested out robot staff for a glimpse at a fully automated future.

Joe Kent Defects, Robots, and Mad Men Sequel Ideas

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss political fallout from the Iran war, Tulsi Gabbard's pivot, and Rand Paul calling out Markwayne Mullin.

Reason

Two indie games with the same name accidentally launched days apart, so the devs averted disaster by working together: "I made back what I put into the game in the first 24 hours"

"It restored some faith for me"

GamesRadar

Tesla Faces the ‘Couch Problem’: Modern Physics Warns the Optimus Robot Will Fail and Send TSLA Stock Falling

Tesla’s $1.57T valuation clashes with falling revenue (-3.8%). Why engineering limits and the “Couch Problem” leave investors with no margin of safety in the race for Optimus.

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Game, Set, Machine: As Robots Master Tennis, Questions Grow Over the Future of Human Sport

Is the age of the human athlete over? Discover how the Galbot G1 used the LATENT framework and only 5 hours of data to master humanoid robot tennis, sparking a global debate on human obsolescence in professional sports.

Euronews

Dancing robot performance goes awry, sending plates and chopsticks flying in hot pot restaurant

A video circulating on the Chinese social media platform Rednote showed the robot smashing plates and flinging dishware and chopsticks during what appeared to be a performance gone awry.

Euronews

Fact check: Are Pokémon GO players unwittingly helping to train AI?

The hit mobile game Pokémon GO has come under scrutiny following claims that images captured within the app may have been used to train AI systems developed by its creator, without players' consent. However, these images were not collected entirely without users’ awareness.

Fortune

Pokémon Go players built a 30-billion-photo map that's now training robots to deliver your pizza

How Niantic Spatial is turning a decade of 30 billion crowdsourced photos and data into the most precise urban navigation system delivery robots ever had.

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Inside China’s robotics revolution

The long read: How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out

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1 Nvidia-Backed Stock to Buy Now If You Are Betting on Physical AI

As physical AI gains momentum, STMicroelectronics stands out as a high-potential chip stock tied to Nvidia’s expanding vision.

International Business Times UK

Robot Goes Rogue In Restaurant, Smashes Plates Before Breaking Into Dance

WATCH: A restaurant robot malfunctioned, smashing plates before breaking into a bizarre dance as staff struggled to stop it in a viral video.

Euronews

China: Beijing AI and robotics expo highlights healthcare-focused smart robots

Beijing’s International AI Application and Robotics Innovation Exhibition opened on 18 March at the China International Exhibition Center, bringing together companies, researchers and investors.

International Business Times UK

Bristol's Just Eat Delivery Robot Trial Raises Safety Concerns After Near-Miss with Councillor's Dog

Bristol's Just Eat delivery robot trial sparks safety concerns after a near-miss with a councillor's dog, leading to a formal investigation and calls for stricter regulations on autonomous delivery robots.

Euronews

Pokémon Go players have unknowingly been helping to train delivery robots

A massive databse built by players of Pokémon Go is now being used Coco Robotics to help its street delivery robots better navigate busy urban environments.

TechRadar

It's no Nadal but this tennis-playing robot could change the future of the game

Galbot and researchers taught a robot how to play tennis without extensive training, and it could be a robots-in-sports game changer.

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