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Striking Workers Bring Car Factory to a Screeching Halt Over Humanoid Robots (futurism.com)

2026-07-18 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: hyundai, boston dynamics, humanoid robots

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Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-16 | tags: hyundai, atlas robot, boston dynamics

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Hyundai reportedly looking to take total control of robotics giant Boston Dynamics (engadget.com)

2026-07-16 | by Mariella Moon | tags: atlas, boston, boston dynamics

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A South Korean Labor Union Is in Revolt Over Robots, or Maybe It’s Surrendering to Them (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-16 | tags: automation, automation boston, bait

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Boston Dynamics tests Spot as a delivery assistant that carries packages (techspot.com)

2026-07-15 | by Rob Thubron | tags: boston, boston dynamics, delivery

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Boston Dynamics tries using ‘robot dogs’ for deliveries (theverge.com)

2026-07-14 | by Andrew Liszewski | tags: boston, boston dynamics, delivery

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Korean Workers Vote to Go On Strike, Fearing Robots Could Replace Them (futurism.com)

2026-06-27 | by Frank Landymore | get Industrial Robot Arm → | tags: hyundai, boston dynamics, atlas robot

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Hyundai Takes Full Control of Boston Dynamics As SoftBank Exits For $325 Million (slashdot.org)

2026-06-19 | get Boston Dynamics Robot Toy → | tags: boston dynamics, hyundai motor group, softbank

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Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by Janet Harrison | get Boston Dynamics Spot Robot → | tags: boston dynamics, hyundai motor group, softbank

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Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics, Atlas humanoid to be used at vehicle plant by 2028 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by Janet Harrison | get Boston Dynamics Spot Robot → | tags: boston dynamics, atlas humanoid, hyundai motor group

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World Cup Will Be Patrolled by Security Robodogs (futurism.com)

2026-06-02 | by Victor Tangermann | get Boston Dynamics Spot Robot → | tags: boston dynamics, world cup, security robots

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Will Robotics Have a ChatGPT Moment? (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-05-20 | by Jonathan W. Hurst | get ChatGPT for Robotics Kit → | tags: robotics, chatgpt, ai-powered robots

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The Download: the hantavirus outbreak and Musk v. Altman week 2 (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-11 | by Thomas Macaulay | get Hantavirus Prevention Kit → | tags: meta, hyundai, openai

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Nvidia's exposure to Asian supply chains for components hits 90% of its production costs — marked increase from 65% could intensify as physical AI adds even more exposure (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-04 | by Luke James | get Nvidia Supply Chain Report → | tags: nvidia, tsmc, blackwell gpu

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Hyundai Reportedly Demanding ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Boston Dynamics Robots ASAP (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-04 | get Boston Dynamics Spot Robot → | tags: hyundai, boston dynamics, robots

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Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog Can Now Read Gauges, Spot Spills, and Reason (slashdot.org)

2026-04-15 | get Spot Robot Dog Kit → | tags: boston dynamics, google deepmind, spot robot

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Boston Dynamics’ robot dog now reads gauges and thermometers with Google's AI (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-15 | get Boston Dynamics Spot Robot → | tags: boston dynamics, google deepmind, robot dog

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Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Laura Graesser | tags: gemini robotics, google search, visual reasoning

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Ask HN: I quit my job over weaponized robots to start my own venture (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-14 | get Robotics Development Kit → | tags: boston dynamics, unitree, teleoperated weapons

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Watch a Robot Stuff Cash Into a Wallet Just Like You Do (cnet.com)

2026-04-11 | by See Full Bio | get Robotic Cash Handling Machine → | tags: generalist ai, gen-1, boston dynamics

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Think Robots Are Impressive Now? Just Wait Until They Have 6G (cnet.com)

2026-04-03 | by See Full Bio | get 6G Smartphone Development Kit → | tags: boston dynamics, honor, robotics

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Amazon acquires 'approachable' humanoid maker Fauna Robotics (cnbc.com)

2026-03-24 | by Annie Palmer | get Fauna Robotics Humanoid Kit → | tags: fauna robotics, amazon, humanoid robots

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This startup will pay you $800 to yell at AI all day (techspot.com)

2026-03-24 | get AI Voice Changer Headset → | tags: boston dynamics, memvid, ai models

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Job posting seeks human "AI bully" to harass chatbot (techspot.com)

2026-03-24 | get AI Chatbot Harassment Guide → | tags: boston dynamics, memvid, ai bully

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Meeting Every Robot at Nvidia GTC: What the Future May Bring (cnet.com)

2026-03-22 | by See Full Bio | get Nvidia GTC Robot Kit → | tags: nvidia gtc, intbot, humanoid

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Data centers are turning to $200,000 robot dogs to guard the facilities (techspot.com)

2026-03-17 | get Boston Dynamics Spot Robot → | tags: boston dynamics, ghost robotics, robot dogs

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Data Centers Are Deploying $175,000 Robot Dogs for Security. Companies Say They’re Worth It. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-16 | by Jonathan Small | get Spot Robot Dog → | tags: boston dynamics, ghost robotics, robot dogs

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AI Data Center Security Guards Are Not Human (futurism.com)

2026-03-16 | by Victor Tangermann | get AI Security Camera System → | tags: boston dynamics, robot security guards, spot robot dog

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Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down after 30 years at the company (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-10 | by Rebecca Szkutak | get Robotics → | tags: announced, boston, boston dynamics

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Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter is stepping down after six years (theverge.com)

2026-02-10 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Robotics → | tags: atlas, boston, boston dynamics