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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China. Beijing quickly accused the U.S. of protectionism. The measures are likely to test relations with Beijing ahead of a planned U.S.
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DoorDash is launching a new drone delivery program called DoorDash Air. The largest food delivery app in the US said that it has approval from the Federal Aviation Administration that clears the way for drone delivery in the near future. DoorDash said it has received a Part 135 air carrier
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. WTF?! In an almost Star Wars-esque echo of "We don't serve their kind here," United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have joined other airlines in banning humanoid and animal-like robots
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DoorDash is building a drone delivery business, including its own aircraft, as part of an effort developed by its robotics and autonomy team, which will eventually operate within the company’s delivery app. The company unveiled the new business, called DoorDash Air, after receiving a Part 135 air carrier certification
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Hikrobot India participated in the Automation Expo to introduce its latest range of Mobile Robots and Machine Vision Products. The Automation Expo was organised from 22nd to 25th July, 2026, at BEC, Mumbai. Hikrobot India’s display- and demonstration-oriented booth was the epicentre of attraction at Automation Expo. Hikrobot India
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Insta360 founder and CEO Liu Jingkang, aka 'JK', recently shared a potentially controversial post on Chinese social media platform Weibo, which translated reads: “Our product vision is to build a ‘Cameraman’ — an intelligent photography robot capable of automatically composing shots and capturing moments like a professional photographer, allowing
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * AI could be replacing certain workplace interactions. * Researchers worry that talking less to coworkers could make us lonelier. * AI can also be used to encourage interactions. When Maria Goyal has a question, her coworkers typically
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There was a time when owning a BlackBerry phone meant you were ahead of the curve. At its peak, the company controlled more than 40% of the U.S. smartphone market and had tens of millions of loyal users around the world. Its Bold, Curve and Pearl models literally took
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Football’s most controversial technology may be the best preview of how AI will make decisions everywhere else. Imagine it’s the 93rd minute. The striker breaks through the defense. One touch. One shot. The ball hits the back of the net. The stadium erupts. Players celebrate. Fans lose their
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In an era increasingly dominated by AI and automation, it’s still incredible just how much construction work remains manual. The contrast is most stark in data centers – facilities built to power cutting-edge technology, but whose delivery is generally still slowed down by major fragmentation and time-consuming manual tasks. One
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With all the talk of superchips driving AI inference in the data center and the likes of the Spark RTX architecture bringing Windows AI capabilities to unprecedented heights, it’s easy to overlook how much room there is for improvement in some of the most challenging device classes when it
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Docs point to China’s Unitree as prime example of the foreign clanker threat The US government has decided to effectively ban the sale of advanced robots made in other nations. The decision trickled out over two days with publication of a National Security Determination [PDF] and an update [PDF]
