Amazon unveils Ring Rover Cam, a wheeled 4K security robot for business, at $999.99 pre-order
Ring Rover Cam patrols premises on a set route or goes to alarms from other Ring devices; a charge lasts about 30 minutes.
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BYD shows Flash Charger robotic EV charger in the UAE with up to 1000 kW in a demonstration
The robotic arm finds the port, plugs in and unplugs the cable without the driver; the station combines solar panels and energy storage.
Pakistani engineer's company Cobot builds two humanoid waiter robots for a Karachi pizzeria
Syed Osama Aziz built two humanoid robots from mostly local parts. They greet guests and bring pizza at The Sicilian in Karachi, though diners still take dishes from the tray themselves.
BYD shows robotic EV charger with automatic plug-in and 1,000 kW output in the UAE
BYD demonstrated in the UAE a robotic arm that finds the charging port and connects the plug without a driver. Output reportedly reached 1,000 kW; price and launch date are not disclosed.
Web Summit in Lisbon: humanoid robots speak, China sends its largest delegation
The tenth Web Summit in Lisbon has humanoid robots as official speakers for the first time, and China is sending the largest delegation it has brought to the conference.
UBTECH and China Telecom unit Tianyi sign pact aiming at 1 million home companion robots in 3 years
The partners aim to help the household-companion robot-terminal industry exceed one million units within three years. The figures are targets, not deliveries.
Amazon has built a new team for a home robot, CNBC finds in job postings
A withdrawn job posting describes a robot that adapts to changing homes and moves autonomously near people; the product itself has not been announced.
MIT built a snake-inspired robot enteroscope; in animals it moved about six and a half feet
The tethered soft robot carries a camera, drug sprayer and tissue clips; the authors are now improving navigation and testing further uses.
MIT builds soft robotic benchtop model of left atrium, validated on human imaging and porcine data
MIT researchers paired a soft robotic left atrial simulator with a lumped parameter model of atrial fibrillation; both were validated against human imaging and porcine models.
Apple's HALO humanoid controller reaches 91% success in six unseen homes on a Unitree G1
Apple researchers validated the HALO motion-control system on a Unitree G1 humanoid; chained tasks dropped to 70% success, and no commercial product was announced.
ETH Zurich engineers patent Flexiquad drone with deformable ring frame
A prototype quadcopter withstands collisions at 25 km/h, reaches 80 km/h, and transports payloads exceeding its own weight.
Xiaomi tests humanoid robot in eight-hour shift at car manufacturing plant
Xiaomi demonstrated a humanoid robot operating for eight hours at a sorting station in its car factory, alongside residential trials.
NASA to launch nuclear-powered PROMISE rover to Moon's South Pole in 2028
NASA announced the PROMISE mission, which adapts Mars rover hardware and an RTG to prospect for subsurface water ice during an 18-month primary mission.
NASA Awards Moon Base Logistics Contracts and Backs Nuclear Rover PROMISE
The agency expanded the CLPS program to $10 billion, commissioned orbital transfer missions, and funded Blue Origin to deliver a nuclear rover to the Moon's South Pole.
MIT develops 3D-printed bifur-circuit blocks for reconfigurable smart devices
MIT researchers introduced modular mechanical metamaterial blocks that maintain electrical connectivity and shape-sensing across transformations.
Magnetic hydrogel soft robots with dual programming tested in a pig model for gastric ulcer therapy
Authors combined magnetic and anisotropic programming in hydrogel soft robots; a prototype ring-shaped pH-responsive version was explored with capsule endoscopy in a pig model.
Wuhan University team builds bistable origami robot driven by nonuniform magnetic fields
A laboratory prototype of a bistable origami mini-robot moves in low-uniform magnetic fields, shifting precision requirements from the field to the robot's geometry.
1.5-cm hydrogen-water micro actuator delivers over 20 N and 7200 cycles without refueling
Researchers demonstrated a laboratory prototype combustion actuator that regenerates its fuel from water by electrolysis, removing the need for external refueling.
Caltech's ASTRA robot assembles a third reflector section in orbit; 11 sections were planned
A Caltech robot built a reflector section in low Earth orbit, testing a way to assemble antennas and telescopes too large to fit inside a rocket.
