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Anker’s travel-friendly Laptop Power Bank has returned to its best price of the year
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Anker Laptop Power Bank Hits Best Price of Year

The ultimate travel charger just hit its lowest price of the year. Anker’s Laptop Power Bank is down to $95.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart, a $24 cut that marks the best price this year and the lowest since Black Friday. The deal centers on a 25,000mAh, 90Wh brick that promises to keep your lap

The Expo Hall at the 2025 Robotics Summit & Expo. One of the session tracks will focus on logistics.
Industrial Robotics•

Robotic warehousing hits scale as orders surge

Bin picking simulation with physical engine, integrating FANUC and NVIDIA technology.
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FANUC and NVIDIA Link Digital Twins in Virtual Factory

Here are our favorite Memorial Day deals (so far)
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Memorial Day Gadget Deals Peak for 2026

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FANUC and NVIDIA Link Digital Twins in Virtual Factory

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OLO Robotics lands three partnerships to scale launch

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Calendar deadline seals Musk OpenAI suit

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Musk Loses Suit Against OpenAI Over Timelines

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Locus buys Nexera to expand autonomous grasping

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Robotic warehousing hits scale as orders surge

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Robot vacuum mops still aren’t hands off

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Nagel Ties with Stäubli to Boost Factory Automation

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Granite Embedding Multilingual R2: Open Apache 2.0 Multilingual Embeddings with 32K Context — Best Sub-100M Retrieval Quality
AI & Machine Learning•

Granite unveils sub-100M multilingual embeddings with 32K context

Beat Coverage

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Here’s why Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI
AI & Machine Learning•

Calendar deadline seals Musk OpenAI suit

What to expect from Google this week
AI & Machine Learning•

Google I O Faces Coding Tool Shortfall

Granite Embedding Multilingual R2: Open Apache 2.0 Multilingual Embeddings with 32K Context — Best Sub-100M Retrieval Quality
AI & Machine Learning•

Granite unveils sub-100M multilingual embeddings with 32K context

Beat Coverage

Industrial Robotics

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The Expo Hall at the 2025 Robotics Summit & Expo. One of the session tracks will focus on logistics.
Industrial Robotics•

Robotic warehousing hits scale as orders surge

Bin picking simulation with physical engine, integrating FANUC and NVIDIA technology.
Industrial Robotics•

FANUC and NVIDIA Link Digital Twins in Virtual Factory

OLO Robotics completes commercial launch with three international manufacturing and distribution partnerships
Industrial Robotics•

OLO Robotics lands three partnerships to scale launch

Parallel Systems raises $100 million to bring autonomous freight trains into mainstream logistics
Industrial Robotics•

Autonomous freight trains eye mainstream logistics

Romark Logistics transforms warehouse inventory with Dexory’s real-time visibility platform
Industrial Robotics•

Romark adds real time eyes to Hazleton warehouse

Locus Robotics acquires Nexera Robotics
Industrial Robotics•

Locus buys Nexera to expand autonomous grasping

Beat Coverage

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An overview of RLDX-1.
Humanoids•

RLWRLD Debuts RLDX-1 Dexterity Foundation

QA inspector checks fit on a newly built NEO robot.
Humanoids•

1X begins production of NEO humanoids in California

Tips on How to Become a Cybersecurity Consultant
Humanoids•

Cybersecurity Consultants See Surge Amid Global Breaches

MIT.nano scales lab bookings with automated reservation system
Humanoids•

MIT.nano scales lab bookings with automated reservation system

Power Systems Studies with Simulink and Simscape Electrical
Humanoids•

Multi-Fidelity Modeling Tightens Grid Simulation Grip

Robotics
Humanoids•

Humanoids Edge Toward Real Work Not Just Demos

Devices & Daily Life

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Anker’s travel-friendly Laptop Power Bank has returned to its best price of the year
Consumer Tech•

Anker Laptop Power Bank Hits Best Price of Year

Here are our favorite Memorial Day deals (so far)
Consumer Tech•

Memorial Day Gadget Deals Peak for 2026

zunzunbee joins Works with Home Assistant
Consumer Tech•

Battery-powered snap-on switch joins the smart home elite

These are the robot vacuum-mops I recommend for every type of home
Consumer Tech•

Robot vacuum mops still aren’t hands off

Dyson’s super-slim PencilWash just hit its best price to date for Memorial Day
Consumer Tech•

Dyson PencilWash Memorial Day price cut drops to $249.99

Review: Leica Cine Play 1
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Leica Cine Play 1 Delivers Studio Grade Image

Regional Dispatch

China Robotics & AI

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headshots of bob little and hiroshi fujiwara.
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Robotics awards spotlight leaders Fujiwara and Little

Linkhou Raises USD Tens of Millions to Expand Robotics Components Production
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Linkhou Raises Tens of Millions in Series B Plus to Expand Robotics Components Production

Why Chinese TV's 'Big Female Lead' Dramas Fall Flat
China Robotics & AI•

Bai Yimei sparks debate on Chinese female leads

Dreame Launches 20+ Smart Home Products in San Francisco, Putting Its Robotic Arm Tech at the Center
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Dreame turns its robotic arm into a home platform

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China Robotics & AI•

China Targets Robot Component Makers in New Subsidy Push

AI Growth Agent LeapMind Growth Raises Angel+ Round Led by CMC Capital
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LeapMind Growth Secures Angel Round Led by CMC Capital

Analysis

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Utah Enacts VPN Rule Tied to Age Verification
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Utah Enacts VPN Rule Tied to Age Verification

EU Digital Fairness Act Sparks Privacy Debate
Analysis•

EU Digital Fairness Act Sparks Privacy Debate

UK online safety push risks collapsing the open web
Analysis•

UK online safety push risks collapsing the open web

Two people wear EFF Claw Back member t-shirts. The front shows a cat swatting at spy cameras and the back says “Mass Surveillance” with red claw marks through it.
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Federal AI Rule Moves Toward Compliance

Examples of how each social media username looks on other platforms
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Regulatory Wave Tightens AI Rules in the US

States Move to Block Public Access to ALPR Data
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States Move to Block Public Access to ALPR Data

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