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My first experience of a Unitree robot was, fittingly enough, in China. At Tencent’s Global Digital Ecosystem Summit last September, Unitree G1s waved at passers-by in the vast hall at the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center. The 1.3m humanoids have been regular fixtures in TikTok and Instagram
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Diageo is best known as the manufacturer of global beverage brands such as Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker, but it’s also an award-winning AI firm. Earlier this year the firm picked up the Gartner Power of the Profession Award for Technology Innovation, winning for its its Spirits Intelligence Platform
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Wang Xingxing spent Thursday morning at the World Robot Conference in Beijing telling the room that humanoid robots are approaching their “ChatGPT moment”. He spent another part of the same appearance explaining why that moment might still be a decade away. The Unitree founder and chief executive was speaking the
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* Ukraine’s new ground robot can carry 210 kilograms across rough terrain * The Gnom L2 can travel 50 kilometers on one charge * Remote control keeps operators away from dangerous frontline supply routes Ukrainian robotics company Temerland has rolled out a new Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) called the Gnom L2, engineered
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HoverAir drones always have intriguing gimmicks. This one folds flat to fit in your pocket. This one can land on water. Another can charge inside its carrying case. But the brand’s latest trick might be its riskiest: it’s attempting to sneak a drone past the FCC. In December
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The newest White House tech strategy pushes faster development of emerging technologies for the military, gives defense innovators more room to experiment, and will broaden the federal market for young defense tech startups. But it also doubles down on a particular approach to developing AI—one that favors a handful
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Travis Kalanick certainly has had a love-hate relationship with VCs over his career. As the founder of Uber he was a VC darling, raising what was then an unprecedented roughly $15 billion in venture funding during his tenure. Then, a boardroom battle with key investor Bill Gurley of venture firm
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Last week, I ventured a whopping 15 minutes from my house to see robots do some mind-boggling, jaw-dropping stuff. I visited the Cambridge, Massachusetts, offices of a startup called Generalist AI, where I watched robot arms perform simple chores like stacking cups, putting blocks into bowls, and the like. I
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Save up to $560: The days of breaking your back and sweating through your shirt are about to come to an end with Mammotion robot lawn mowers on sale with up to $560 off. Mammotion is offering two of its robot lawn mowers with deep discounts, with prices starting at
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The lowest prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end in just a few days, this Friday, August 21 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Once that window closes, your chance to save up to $300 on your pass, or get an even larger discount on group pricing, will come to an
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Artificial Intelligence, commonly known as AI, is developing faster than ever. In 2026, new AI models are becoming more powerful, useful, and capable of performing complicated tasks. Instead of only answering questions, modern AI can help with programming, research, business tasks, robotics, and many other activities. What Is New in
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Sebastian Thrun, one of the pioneers of self-driving cars, is building a new robotics startup called Dulo. The company is still in stealth, and Thrun revealed little about it, Business Insider reported. Rya Jetha wrote that he named the venture at the end of a keynote in San Francisco. The
