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Show more (2 items) Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. In a world full of smart plugs, smart calendars, and smart home assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Google, I sometimes think we've lost the whimsy of a little square box found in millions of
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There’s no place like home—even if it keeps changing. After all, the places where we reside in 2026 look remarkably different than they did even a few decades ago: the style and decor, the technology and appliances, and even the way houses are insured and protected from natural
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Are you still pushing a vacuum cleaner around your home to sweep up dirt and debris? You are far from alone, but if you want to give way to the inevitable robot uprising and use it to your advantage (read: not a Skynet scenario), a robot vacuum will automate the
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By Aayaan Bery, Sales and Global Marketing Director at KSP Inc. Walk through a mid-sized auto components plant on the outskirts of Pune today and the differences from a decade ago are visible almost immediately. Fewer workers stationed at repetitive assembly points. Robotic arms handling welding sequences with a consistency
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Alibaba has revealed its first suite of AI models for robots, a move that says as much about where Chinese technology is heading as about the models themselves. The launch came as the industry pivots away from chatbots and towards agents, the systems meant to carry out complex tasks rather
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For years, Manufacturing 4.0 has been synonymous with experimentation. Manufacturers invested heavily in IoT sensors, connected machines, AI models, digital twins, and automation platforms, yet many initiatives struggled to move beyond pilot projects. Today, that narrative is changing. The industry’s focus has shifted from technology deployment to business
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TL;DR IMEC’s 300mm RF silicon interposer platform hits record-low signal loss at 325GHz, a key step toward scalable, affordable 6G chip manufacturing. IMEC, the Belgian semiconductor research institute that partners with more than 600 chip industry players, has expanded its 300mm RF silicon interposer platform with three new
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TL;DR Xiaomi’s home robotic charging arm auto-plugs and unplugs your EV. Q4 2026 retail launch in China, no price yet. Xiaomi has unveiled a robotic charging arm designed for residential garages that automatically plugs and unplugs an electric vehicle without any owner intervention. The system detects the vehicle’
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* Automatic plugging in, unplugging, and remote control * Xiaomi Auto is reportedly the first to bring the technology to market * It will only be compatible with Xiaomi’s electric vehicles Back in 2014, Elon Musk took to Twitter to state that the company was working on a robotic EV charging solution
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Lead story -Tokenomics and enterprise software - how are vendors responding to AI spend anxiety? At their best, enterprise vendors should be able to shield customers from (some of) their token pricing woes, but the term "at their best" definitely applies. There are pitfalls-a-plenty, both in getting AI
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TL;DR Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes, a Dublin-born Shamrock Rovers defender, was scouted for Cape Verde’s national team via a LinkedIn message he initially dismissed as a prank. He started in Cape Verde’s first ever World Cup match on 15 June 2026, a 0-0 draw with Spain in Atlanta.
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In this conversation, Connected World Editorial Director Peggy Smedley gets right to the point asking Twisthink CEO Dave Moelker practical questions about what it really takes to modernize automation. Dave explains how robotics and hardware teams can add secure wireless connectivity to legacy machines, run AI at the edge for
