Robotics

THINKING ALOUD

When robots are helping, who is watching?

2026-08-12T23:00:00.000Z
Humanoid robots dance at the Unitree booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 17, 2026.

Unitree’s Shanghai IPO 5,526 times subscribed by retail buyers

2026-08-11T01:51:57.000Z
A child interacting with Unitree's GO2 robot in Beijing. Unitree will give preference to DeepSeek when procuring model-training services and technical solutions.

DeepSeek invests US$20.8 million in Unitree's Shanghai IPO

2026-08-06T14:35:24.000Z
The official newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party has warned of countermeasures against widening US technology curbs.

US ban on Chinese AI components unlikely to dent export engine

2026-08-05T10:10:43.000Z
The move lands just weeks before a planned Trump-Xi summit in the US in September.

The US ban on new Chinese robots could backfire

2026-08-03T23:00:00.000Z
China hawks fear the robots could spy on key US industries, extracting data and sending it to Beijing or disrupting critical functions.

US bans new Chinese humanoid robots to shield AI buildout from national security risks

2026-07-29T06:50:08.000Z
Dominik Braun, CEO of Antomation, is seeking to patent his company’s extendable roller system that can stow and retrieve luggage in airliners.

This Singapore startup wants to solve airplane baggage ‘Tetris’ with a snake-like, AI-powered system

2026-07-29T04:00:00.000Z
Robots need to learn how humans move through physical tasks, but much of that first-person data doesn’t exist online.

Why the robot data gold rush is on borrowed time

2026-07-25T04:19:10.000Z
The Robotics eXperience division will oversee Samsung’s its mid-to-long-term robotics strategy, core technology development and business execution.

Samsung creates new robotics division; plans research hubs in US, China and Japan

2026-07-21T06:50:47.000Z
Affiliated private equity funds will make a “significant investment” in Futronic, Blackstone said on Jul 20.

Blackstone agrees to invest in South Korean robotics supplier Futronic

2026-07-20T05:29:05.000Z