Tech companies are racing to build out infrastructure that can further drive the automation boom. Now, Japanese multinational SoftBank reportedly plans to create a new company designed to automate the creation of that infrastructure. SoftBank is putting together a new business called Roze AI, the Financial Times originally reported. Roze would seek to make data…
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine will contract 25,000 unmanned ground vehicles in the first half of 2026, more than double the 2025 total, as the Defense Ministry moves to shift all frontline logistics off soldiers and onto robots. Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov shared the target after meeting with domestic UGV manufacturers last week, where he also…
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In one post, Amazon highlighted Blue Jay, a robot it calls “an extra set of hands that helps employees with tasks that involve reaching and lifting,” and its agentic AI system Project Eluna, which “acts like an extra teammate, helping reduce that cognitive load” while optimizing sorting to reduce bottlenecks. Blue Jay can move 75…
Foxconn is preparing robots to perform manual tasks such as cable insertion and part assemblyNvidia may become the first to use humanoid robots in its AI server production lineFoxconn’s Houston factory was selected for its larger space and adaptable new layout design Foxconn and Nvidia are reportedly discussing plans to deploy humanoid robots at a…
In context: Teaching robots new skills has traditionally been slow and painstaking, requiring hours of step-by-step demonstrations for even the simplest tasks. If a robot encountered something unexpected, like dropping a tool or facing an unanticipated obstacle, its progress would often grind to a halt. This inflexibility has long limited the practical use of robots…
Researchers have developed small robots that can work together as a collective that changes shape and even shifts between solid and “fluid-like” states — a concept that should be familiar to anyone still haunted by nightmares of the T-1000 robotic assassin from “Terminator 2.” A team led by Matthew Devlin of UC Santa Barbara described…
