Robots
Roomba maker’s sale to Chinese manufacturer approved by US bankruptcy judge
Amazon.com tried to buy iRobot for US$1.4 billion in 2023 but the deal fell through
Musk’s xAI reports wider quarterly loss, plans to power Optimus
The startup has been raising both equity and debt
Chinese firms dominated global humanoid robot shipments in 2025
The research firm expects global humanoid robot shipments growing to 2.6 million units in 2035
Baggage-handling robots, smart systems to predict flight delays: New tech being explored for Changi’s T5
The exhibition is divided into five zones
Hyundai unveils new humanoid robot to work in its car factories
The South Korean company plans to invest 125 trillion won in South Korea over the next five years
Grab to acquire Chinese firm Infermove to expand in AI robotics
Grab sees Infermove’s solutions will complement its first- and last-mile delivery capabilities
UPS buys hundreds of robots to unload trucks in automation push
Unloading trucks and shipping containers at warehouse docks is mostly done by people and remains a key bottleneck in the shipping industry
Robot vacuum Roomba maker files for bankruptcy after 35 years
Under the restructuring, vacuum cleaner maker Shenzhen Picea will receive the entire equity stake in the reorganised company
Humanoid robots have a data problem. China’s ‘training centres’ hope to fix it
China has more than 150 companies that make these droids
China warns of bubble risk in booming humanoid robotics industry
The call for vigilance reflects Beijing’s unease over excess investment flooding into the sector
