China Bans ‘Frankenstein’ Bride as Infamous Scientist Stages Comeback
They call him China’s Frankenstein, which would make her the Bride of Frankenstein. Only she’s not allowed in China, and he’s not allowed to leave it.
Month: May 2025
Big Tech Pushes to Replace Humans as Critics Warn of Dystopia
After years of explosive growth in artificial intelligence, tech giants are now racing to embed agentic capabilities into the physical form.
AI Robot vs. Dog Goes Viral as China’s Humanoid Robots Fight in First MMA Event
A recent viral video captures an unexpected interaction between a robotic dog and a real canine in New York City.
CMU’s Robot Time Travels in Simulation to Intelligently Plant Trees
Carnegie Mellon University researchers developed the robot named Johnny B. Root to intelligently plant trees at scale with minimal human oversight.
Ray Kurzweil’s $500M Startup Pushes AI Robots into Workforce
After talking up robots for more than 40 years, futurist Ray Kurzweil is introducing his own to the world.
Tesla’s Optimus Robot Hits Human-Level Learning Milestone
Tesla says its flagship humanoid robot is learning more like a real human every day.
K-Scale Labs Disrupts Silicon Valley with Low-Cost, Open-Source AI Robots
Just a year after its launch, Palo Alto-based K-Scale Labs is already ruffling feathers in the robotics world.
Born in Simulation, AI Agents Enter Reality as Robots via Sim2Real
As companies worldwide spend billions to bring robotics into daily life, they’re leaning heavily a training system called Sim2Real that bridges digital and physical worlds.
Chinese Humanoid Robots Learn MMA, Enter the Ring
China’s humanoid robots are preparing for battle, quite literally, as concerns grow in the West about the safety of the AI-powered machines.
Robots That Think and Feel Invade Logistics Sector
The logistics sector, which typically employs 5 to 10 percent of the total workforce in developed economies, is going all in on automation.
DHL Places Massive Order for Boston Dynamics’ Stretch Robot
DHL Group, the world’s largest logistics company, plans to deploy more than 1,000 additional Stretch robots from Boston Dynamics to automate container loading.