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Scientists Create New Humanoid Robot That Flinches in Fear When You Come Close (futurism.com)

2026-09-20 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: digit 5, agility robotics, humanoid robots

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Go-based Robotics Framework built around NATS.io (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-17 | tags: gorai, nats.io, robotics framework

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Noted Brain Genius Tyler Winklevoss Thinks Isaac Asimov Already Solved the AI Apocalypse (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-16 | get Isaac Asimov I, Robot book → | tags: tyler winklevoss, isaac asimov, ai apocalypse

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Robots are waiting for a ChatGPT moment: Nvidia’s Les Karpas explains why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-16 | by Techcrunch Events | get NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit → | tags: nvidia, les karpas, techcrunch disrupt 2026

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New Humanoid Worker Bot Seems to Cower When It Encounters Humans (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-16 | tags: humanoid robot, worker bot, robotics

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Rapid patient-specific neural networks for X-ray to volume registration (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-16 | by Gopalakrishnan | tags: x-ray to volume registration, neural networks, 2d/3d registration

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Agility’s new humanoid robot will stop, squat to avoid harming human coworkers (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: agility robotics, digit 5, humanoid robot

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These Robot Soldiers Are Getting Downright Terrifying (futurism.com)

2026-09-15 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: foundation robotics, phantom mk1, sankaet pathak

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Founder’s cost-cutting obsession drove Unitree lead in cheap humanoid robots (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-14 | tags: unitree robotics, humanoid robots, china leads

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FCC Grants First Robotics Ban Exemption to a Robomower Company (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-11 | get Husqvarna Automower robotic lawn mower → | tags: fcc, husqvarna, robot mower

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Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-10 | by Tim Fernholz | get robotic arm kit programmable → | tags: maven robotics, hamza derbas, robostrategy

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Robot writes in languages it has never seen before (2019) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-06 | by Matt Simon | get uArm Swift Pro robotic arm → | tags: brown university, handwriting robot, japanese characters

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As If There Was Any Question About Data Centers Being Weak Job Creators, Meta Is Now Deploying Robots to Maintain Them (futurism.com)

2026-09-05 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: meta, abb, kinova

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XDOF, just 3 months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-04 | by Marina Temkin | get Hiwonder robotic arm kit AI vision → | tags: xdof, 8vc, teleoperation data

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New York City bans generative AI for elementary and middle school students (techspot.com)

2026-09-04 | by Rob Thubron | get LEGO Education SPIKE Essential robotics set → | tags: new york city, generative ai, ai literacy

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Could robots be the future of theme parks? (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-09-03 | get Sphero Mini robot ball → | tags: galway robot park, south korea, artificial intelligence

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I'm a seeing-eye dog for a computer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-03 | by Clayton Ramsey | tags: llm coding assistants, robotics, debugging

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Reasons robotics is hard (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-02 | by Steve Newman | get Roborock Q Revo robot vacuum mop → | tags: robotics, humanoid robots, san francisco ai

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This new Roomba seals itself to your carpet (theverge.com)

2026-09-02 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | get iRobot Roomba Max 875 Combo robot vacuum → | tags: irobot, roomba, sealforce

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Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-01 | get Hiwonder AiNex ROS humanoid robot kit → | tags: nori robotics, humanoid robot, yc s26

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Hugging Face's new duck robot is selling fast. A Chinese chip powers it (cnbc.com)

2026-09-01 | by Evelyn Cheng | get Radxa ROCK 3A RK3566 single board computer → | tags: hugging face, microduck robot, rockchip rk3566

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Launch HN: Hebbian Robotics (YC S26) – Build scalable robotics data pipelines (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-31 | get NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit → | tags: hebbian robotics, hflow, mcap

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Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centers (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-30 | get Cable Matters Cat6 snagless ethernet patch cable multipack → | tags: meta, kinova, abb

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ICE Wants a Boston Dynamics K9 Unit (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-29 | tags: ice, boston dynamics, k9 unit

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Chinese Companies Are Unleashing AI-Powered Robo-Chefs (futurism.com)

2026-08-28 | by Joe Wilkins | get Craft Wok hand hammered carbon steel wok → | tags: oak deer robotics, cookingmuse, robotcook

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Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers (wired.com)

2026-08-28 | by Paresh Dave | get Elephant Robotics myCobot 280 robotic arm → | tags: meta, kinova, abb

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This duck-shaped robot is almost cute enough to make you forget its AI (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-27 | get 8BitDo Ultimate Bluetooth Controller → | tags: hugging face, microduck, robotics

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Hugging Face’s Microduck Feels Like a Harbinger of the Cute AI Robot Wave (cnet.com)

2026-08-27 | by Scott Stein | get Sphero BOLT programmable robot ball → | tags: hugging face, pollen robotics, microduck

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Launch HN: Salem Robotics (YC S26) – Software for industrial inspection robots (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-27 | get FLIR ONE Gen 3 thermal camera smartphone → | tags: salem robotics, industrial inspection robots, nuclear robotics

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Hugging Face is selling a cute $399 open source duck robot, Microduck (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-27 | by Rebecca Bellan | get Raspberry Pi 5 8GB → | tags: hugging face, microduck, pollen robotics