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If you’re anything like me, the World Humanoid Robot Games are a highlight of your sporting calendar. The event, held in China, showcases the latest humanoid hardware, lots of algorithmic innovations, and a good dose of robot slapstick. This year’s iteration, which wrapped up in Beijing on August
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Handheld vacuums fill a niche that full-size cordless models simply can’t by allowing you to easily clean stairs, upholstery and cramped car interiors without the hassle of bigger machines. Our Picks Bottom Line Chalk up another win for the Worx 20V Power Share Cordless Cube Vac, which also topped
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Save $700: Robot vacuums are better than ever, and the Roborock Saros 10R empties itself and even mops your floors to boot — and right now it’s yours for just $900. That’s just a few dollars more than the lowest price we’ve ever seen. However, this is a
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With Labor Day just around the corner, the early deals are in full swing at Walmart. We’re seeing some serious bargains on everything from top tech to household essentials, and CNET’s shopping experts are here to help you make the most of these offers. Below, you’ll find
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Gatik has raised $200m in a Series D round led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies. It is the largest financing in the autonomous trucking company’s history. Millennium Management, ARK Invest and Intact Private Capital also took part, and the round brings Gatik’s total to about
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AI is transforming everything around us but, thus far, it has largely remained contained to the digital realm. Increasingly, however, startups are looking to take it into the real world. Perceptron, a startup started by two former Meta research scientists, is one such company. Founded in November 2024, the firm
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In Brief 7:37 AM PDT · August 26, 2026 Bill Gates posted a long essay to his Gates Notes site today, showing just how much the Microsoft co-founder has been thinking about the social impacts of AI. Gates is mostly in the Responsible AI camp, arguing that Pacing The Frontier,
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Physical AI is one of the hottest sectors in venture investing, with companies raising billions to apply the tools that gave us Large Language Models to robotics. That excitement helped deliver a big IPO for Unitree, China’s leading robot maker, which saw the company valued at $66 billion after
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When I first raised the viewfinder to my eye, I didn’t realize that once I started taking photos, I wouldn’t want to stop. The cinematic gold recipe that I’d preprogrammed into the Fujifilm X100VI lent a distinct radiance to my shots of the scene before me. The
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Amazon expects package volume in Canada to rise by more than 40% between 2026 and 2029, outpacing its US growth every year, according to internal documents reviewed by Business Insider. One of the more striking details is a March planning document recording that Amazon shifted some Canadian direct-import sourcing away
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Editors’ note, July 30: On July 27, the Federal Communications Commission issued an update clarifying how its national security restrictions on equipment from foreign companies would apply to robots. The FCC confirmed to CNET that it applies not to just humanoid robots but also to household devices, like robot vacuums,
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Forward-looking: Fans of sci-fi games and movies might recall the familiar sight of an airport in space, one packed with aliens traveling on ships to different planets. NASA plans to make a more reality-based
