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The Purdue Exponent2d
Purdue debuts first combat robotics tournament, features players from other universities
Last Saturday, spectators crowded around the mini-arena set up in the Purdue Armory to watch combat robots compete – ...
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China’s humanoid robot sector enters mass production with Unitree, AgiBot among pack
China’s humanoid robot manufacturers are charging full steam ahead to mass production, which a new report said would boost the total value of automata made on the mainland this year to about 4.5 ...
Fox News6d
Can this $70,000 robot transform AI research?
And right out of the gate, they are offering the Reachy 2, a super-interesting humanoid robot designed as a "lab partner for the AI era." So, what makes Reachy 2 stand out? Well, first off ...
TechCrunch5d
Robots run a half-marathon, slowly
It looks like humanoid robots have a long way to go before catching up with human runners. Beijing’s E-Town tech hub hosted what it described as the world’s first humanoid half-marathon on ...
New York Post5d
Humanoid robots join runners for half-marathon — but some of the droids struggled to find their footing
Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile ...
Business Insider4d
Humanoid robots tripped and fell and took down a handler during a half-marathon in Beijing
Humanoid robots ran a half-marathon against humans for the first time on Saturday in Beijing. The race highlighted how far humanoid robots have advanced, and how far they still have to go.
Wall Street Journal3d
Why It’s So Difficult for Robots to Make Your Nike Sneakers
Kris Kraus, a managing director and portfolio manager at investment firm Pimco, joins WSJ’s Take On the Week podcast to talk about indicators on consumer health, and what we should—and shouldn ...
People3d
Robots Compete Against Humans in First-of-Its-Kind Half-Marathon Race in China — See Who Won!
The winning robot finished the race in two hours and 40 minutes Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously been published by Just Jared, PopCrush ...
Task & Purpose3d
End of the ‘yeet’: the standing power throw is out as new Army fitness test goes ‘sex-neutral’ for combat jobs
The Army announced two major changes to its fitness standards Monday: soldiers in 21 combat jobs will have to pass a gender-neutral test, while the standing power throw — occasionally called ...
Wired5d
Stumbling and Overheating, Most Humanoid Robots Fail to Finish Half-Marathon in Beijing
About 12,000 human athletes ran in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Saturday, but most of the attention was on a group of other, more unconventional participants: 21 humanoid robots. The event ...
Lifehacker4d
Which Is Better: The 3i S10 Ultra Robot Vacuum vs. the Roborock Saros 10R
The robot that surprised us by its exceptional efficiency. A mind-blowingly good vacuum that will suck almost anything off your floor. The mop is also great, but not perfect, but the headline for ...