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Legged Robots Face a Wider Reality Check

Single-source brief: A new review maps progress and open gaps, not a product launch.

Designing Companion Mobile Apps for Robotics and Automation Systems
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Mobile Apps Move Into Robot Operations

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CAS Reports Sub-10-Millisecond In-Memory Chip

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Arduino’s Qualcomm Deal Targets Edge Robotics

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Hugging Face and NVIDIA Put Long-Context Inference on a More Practical Diet

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OpenAI and Anthropic slow the rhetoric on AI speed, after a breakout incident

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July’s robotics headlines were shaped by funding, training, and a U.S. import clampdown

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STMicroelectronics’ new galvanically isolated gate drivers aim to simplify power design with advanced isolation
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STMicroelectronics Adds 3A Gate Drivers for High-Voltage Power Systems

An employee removes packages from a moving conveyor belt in a loading area of a UPS facility.
Industrial Robotics•

UPS says more than two-thirds of U.S. volume now moves through automated locations

Demco Automation and Temple University
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Temple, Demco automation grant aims to turn AI into a shop-floor skill, not a buzzword

Models, papers and evidence

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YouTube personality and author Hank Green speaks on stage as he discusses his new book "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing" at The Town Hall on September 25, 2018 in New York City.
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Hank Green’s AI mea culpa shows the real cost of chatbot dependence

Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science
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OpenAI says it has new results on long-standing math and theory problems

The Download: tricking LLMs, and reviving geothermal plants
AI & Machine Learning•

Large language models have a security problem that patching may not fix

Proof versus promise

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US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security
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U.S. Restricts New Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots

Google reveals Gemini Robotics 2.0, promising improved dexterity and safety
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Gemini Robotics 2 Expands Whole-Body Control

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Tau Robotics starts home-cleaning humanoid service in San Francisco

Home robots, smart devices and autonomy

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There’s one thing my smart home can’t do that a $25 gadget from 1984 can
Consumer Tech•

The Clapper Is Not Robotics News

Bottom view comparison of the Roborock Saros 20 Sonic with its ultrasonic vibrating flat mop and the standard Saros 20 with dual spinning mop pads.
Consumer Tech•

Roborock’s Saros 20 Sonic brings elite carpet cleaning, but the mop is the catch

SwitchBot makes a better fan
Consumer Tech•

SwitchBot’s Battery Circulator Fan 2 Pro costs $119.99 and adds smart-home smarts, longer battery life, and more throw

Chinese research, products and deployments

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Peking University Reports Robotic Fish Sensing Research

Rules, safety and geopolitical consequences

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CSET Flags Nvidia’s China Ties as U.S. Scrutiny of AI Supply Chains Intensifies

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Taiwan’s Tech Dependence Is Emerging as a Military Risk, CSET Says

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