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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

The FCC says the move addresses remote control, spying, and cyberattack risks.

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

There’s one thing my smart home can’t do that a $25 gadget from 1984 can
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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.
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Roborock’s Saros 20 Sonic brings elite carpet cleaning, but the mop is the catch

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Google DeepMind pushes Gemini Robotics 2 toward whole-body humanoid control

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

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Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 2 Pushes Humanoid Control Toward Full-Body Coordination

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NVIDIA says small configuration gaps can leave identical AI clusters 8% to 12% apart on training throughput

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Top 10 robotics stories of July 2026
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July’s robotics headlines were shaped by funding, training, and a U.S. import clampdown

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

FCC robot ruling shines a spotlight on U.S. policy; how next-gen AI can help warehousing
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FCC robot ruling puts warehouse automation under a policy lens as OSARO’s Pridmore makes the case for AI that works in the field

Models, papers and evidence

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

Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI
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OpenAI and Anthropic slow the rhetoric on AI speed, after a breakout incident

Proof versus promise

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Tau Robotics starts home-cleaning humanoid service in San Francisco

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Humanoid Robot Head Trial Finds Public Spaces Matter More Than the Machine’s Looks

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U.S. Ban Targets Chinese Humanoid Robots as Market Momentum Collides With Deployment Risk

Home robots, smart devices and autonomy

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GOKO’s M6 robotic mower targets rough lawns with 4WD, AI vision, and a founder price

FireAvert joins Works with Home Assistant
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FireAvert brings stove shutoffs to Home Assistant, but the real story is local safety hardware with a price tag

The ban on robot vacuums won’t make them safer, only worse
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FCC’s robot vacuum crackdown won’t make your home safer

Chinese research, products and deployments

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中际旭创赴港IPO：好日子还能持续多久？
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Zhongji Innolight Targets Up to HK$55 Billion in Hong Kong IPO for AI Optical Module Expansion

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Xiaodu Uses WAIC 2026 to Pitch a Household AI Hub

Tsingmicro’s WAIC 2026 Pitch: Chinese AI Chips Must Sell a Deployable Stack, Not Just Peak Compute
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Tsingmicro’s WAIC 2026 Pitch: Chinese AI Chips Must Sell a Deployable Stack, Not Just Peak Compute

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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Colorado starts rulemaking on two new AI laws as compliance deadlines come into view

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