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Robotics & Drones
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August 18, 2026 — Tech Desk A new drone called Ice Dart has demonstrated the ability to land on and perch on steep icy slopes, opening up new possibilities for long-term monitoring of Arctic environments and glaciers. Researchers from…
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Robotics & Drones
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By Tech Desk | August 30, 2026 | Robotics & Drones In a breakthrough that reads like magic but is pure engineering, Northwestern University researchers have designed a drone that all but disappears when in flight. Called the "Phantom…
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By Tech Desk | August 2026 — In the remote reaches of the Arctic, where glaciers calve icebergs the size of skyscrapers and weather conditions can shift in minutes, researchers have long faced a fundamental limitation: drones can hover…
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North American operators placed orders for close to 18,000 warehouse robots in the first half of 2026, according to figures cited by The Wall Street Journal and reported by MarketScale. The number points to a logistics sector racing to…
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BEIJING — The 2026 World Robot Conference opened Wednesday with more than 3,000 products on display, as Chinese companies showcase their expanding robotics industry and push beyond demonstrations into real-world applications. Organizers…
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Robotics & Drones
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Amazon announced Wednesday that its Prime Air drone delivery service will expand to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026 — a sixfold jump from the service's current 11-site footprint across 10 metropolitan areas. According…
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Beijing, China — Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (1157.HK) is drawing strong interest at the 2026 World Robot Conference (WRC), running from Aug. 19-23 in Beijing. The annual event, now in its tenth edition, brings…
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Tech Desk — August 21, 2026 — Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company building industrial humanoid robots, announced a $152 million Series A financing at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation. The round was led by Prime Movers Lab…
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SHANGHAI — Unitree Robotics ended its first day on the stock market with its shares up 460 percent, and the timing could not have been better. The listing landed on the same morning the 2026 World Robot Conference opened in Beijing…
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Uber said on August 17 that it is teaming up with Zipline, the drone-delivery company, to bring autonomous air deliveries to Uber Eats customers in the United States, with the first flights set for Houston and Dallas before the end of the…
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Beijing's Robot Games Grow Up: 2,056 Humanoids, a Charging Village, and a New Test for Last-Meter Skills The second World Humanoid Robot Games opens Saturday in Beijing with 2,056 robots from 16 countries, four times the field that showed…
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Iryna Terekh spent the spring of 2022 making benches and flower pots in Kyiv. When Russian troops pulled back from Bucha, she found a bullet hole in her car's rear bumper and decided she was done with decorative concrete. Three years later…