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Following a successful audition in June 2025 for Season 20 of America’s Got Talent, Spot, the robot dog from Boston Dynamics, was eliminated during the Quarterfinals, Round 2 segment of AGT. Before its elimination, five Spot robot dogs performed another choreographed dance routine, this time to the Beach Boys 1966 hit, “Good Vibrations.” Spot danced to Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me…
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The 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games, featuring humanoid robots competing in athletic events, kicked off in Beijing on August 15. During Day 1 of the inaugural Games, the Unitree H1 earned two gold medals, sweeping the running 400m and 1500m races. Humanoid Robot Games feature multiple robotics companies The event is jointly hosted by the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality,…
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The four walls of a warehouse can represent an empty canvas or a constraint. Supply chains require precision, efficiency and maximizing every available inch (or centimeter) to move items from distributors to consumers as quickly and accurately as possible. The grid (no, not the Tron grid) of an automated storage and retrieval system 〈ASRS〉 is the physical representation of terabytes…
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Chinese humanoid and quadruped robot developer Unitree has released two new robots, further expanding its portfolio. Unitree said its new R1 represents the cheapest humanoid available in the market today, with a $5,900 price tag. The robot weighs 25 kg (55.1 lbs) and offers customizable features for prospective buyers. The company also launched the A2 quadruped, which provides higher payload…
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China-based robot manufacturer UBTECH Robotics announced that its new humanoid robot, the Walker S2, can autonomously swap batteries. The company stated that this development represents the world’s first humanoid robot capable of swapping batteries independently. The process, demonstrated in the video below, takes roughly three minutes. Humanoids working 24/7 in the warehouse In a Shenzen warehouse, Walker S2 moves over…
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From the Global Robotic Institute at Advent Health in Orlando, Fla., Dr. Vipul Patel operated on a 67-year-old Angolan man with prostate cancer over 7,000 miles away. Dr. Patel performed a radical prostatectomy on his patient in Angola as part of a human clinical trial approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to test transcontinental robotic telesurgery. The…
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There’s a hand-in-hand approach to technological development at Photoneo, the automation software and 3D sensor manufacturer headquartered in Slovakia. Now part of the Zebra Technologies family, Photoneo recently released the third generation of its 3D camera technology, with a powerful ‘colorful’ change. It’s blue, baby. Blue laser wavelength offers more clarity Think back to your middle school science classes. Remember…
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Fasterholt Maskinfabrik, an irrigator machine company located near Brande, Denmark had a problem. Whether a drought hits potatoes in Denmark, strawberries in Germany or lettuce in France, Fasterholt’s irrigator machines can ensure the crops sprout and grow. While the company can handle the demand, a challenge arose in 2018 when Denmark experienced its worst drought in 99 years. The internal…
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Did you see Spot during the June 10, 2025 episode of America’s Got Talent? Five Spot robot dogs from Boston Dynamics auditioned on the popular talent competition, performing a choreographed dance to the hit Queen song “Don’t Stop Me Now.” Following the performance, which resulted in a standing ovation from the crowd, the four AGT judges: Simon Cowell, Mel B,…
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Four members of the U.S. House of Representatives have partnered to relaunch the Congressional Robotics Caucus. The bipartisan committee will be co-chaired by Bob Latta (R-OH), Jim McGovern (D-MA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Haley Stevens (D-MI). The Caucus looks to “bring Members of Congress together to discuss issues related to robotics and affecting the robotics sector,” according to a press…
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DETROIT - It was another busy in the Motor City for Automate 2025. The large automation event hosted by A3 saw educators, students and professionals take in the sights and sounds of robotic technologies for use across industries. Latest Automate 2025 news: AMRs, vision systems, grippers and other technologies were on display at the show, as Automate turned the corner…
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DETROIT - Another action-packed day from Huntington Place saw tens of thousands of attendees for Automate 2025. Live demonstrations of AMRs, cobots, robot arms, software platforms and more intrigued the audience that was eager to view the latest technological innovations across the industrial automation landscape. Latest Automate 2025 news: NVIDIA vice president of robotics and edge AI, Deepu Talla, kicked…
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DETROIT - It was a busy day one of Automate 2025 hosted by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) at Detroit’s Huntington Place. Detroit Lions executive VP and GM Brad Holmes kicked off the event with a morning keynote to begin the day’s festivities before the show floor doors opened. Latest Automate 2025 news: A3 said that 2025’s conference is…
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Automate 2025, the automation event hosted by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), kicks off at Detroit’s Huntington Place on Monday, May 12. The show will feature over 40,000 attendees, 800 exhibitors, 200 speakers and 140 sessions across industries to discuss industrial automation trends. A3 has announced the following keynote speakers for the event. All keynotes will occur in the…
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