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Robot performs first realistic surgery without human help

A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated for the first time on a lifelike patient, and during the operation, ...
Wired

2025 Is the Year of the Humanoid Robot Factory Worker

Later this year, Boston Dynamics plans to put its all-electric humanoid Atlas robot to work in a Hyundai factory. The new version of the bot, evolved from the hydraulic Atlas model that’s been ...
New York Post

ChatGPT passes the ‘I’m not a robot’ test — a ‘terrifying’ step toward AI developing a mind of its own

Now robots are doing the human. Artificial intelligence has become so sophisticated that it’s apparently no longer distinguishable from its human counterparts. The newest generation of ChatGPT has ...
The Verge

Mirumi is a furry little companion bot that imitates a shy infant

The robot senses and steals glances at nearby people while clinging to a bag strap. The robot senses and steals glances at nearby people while clinging to a bag strap. is a senior reporter who’s ...
Los Angeles Times

We may not have flying cars, but more food delivery bots are coming to L.A.

The robot invasion is coming to your neighborhood. Coco Robotics, a startup born on the UCLA campus, is about to carpet-bomb the city with hundreds of additional adorable delivery bots recently ...
Variety

‘The Wild Robot’ Review: It’s No ‘Iron Giant,’ Though DreamWorks’ Tale of a Wayward Droid Is a Keeper

The toon studio responsible for 'Shrek' and 'How to Train Your Dragon' desperately needs some fresh IP, and this kid-lit adaptation offers that and a radical new visual approach to CG animation. A ...
Geeky Gadgets

Lymow One: The Boundary-Free Robot Mower That Finally Tackles Real Lawns

If you’ve ever tried a robot mower only to pull it out, dusty and defeated, you’re not alone. Most legacy models hobble around with boundary wires, low wheels, and shaky navigation. Enter the Lymow ...
CNN

Robots race, play football, crash and collapse at China’s ‘robot Olympics’

China kicked off the three-day long World Humanoid Robot Games on Friday, looking to showcase its advances in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries. Robots competed ...
Wired

OpenAI Ramps Up Robotics Work in Race Toward AGI

The company behind ChatGPT is putting together a team capable of developing algorithms to control robots and appears to be hiring roboticists who work specifically on humanoids. The company has ...
NPR

It's 2025, the year we decided we need a widespread slur for robots

Debate over the song of the summer rages on, but if there were a contest for a word of the summer, one front-runner would surely be the onomatopoeic clanker. In recent weeks, clanker has risen to ...
New York Post

Alan Tudyk reveals reason he was dropped from ‘I, Robot’ press — and it involves Will Smith

The actor appeared in the 2004 sci-fi thriller as the robot Sonny via motion capture and voice acting, but he was totally absent from 20th Century Fox film’s marketing and press tour. “A lot of ...