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The first units are expected to ship to customers in the US in 2026. There is a $499 monthly subscription alternative to the $20,000 full purchase price, although it will be available at an unspecified later date. A broader international rollout is promised for 2027.
Chinese robotics company AgiBot has set a new world record for the longest distance walked by a humanoid robot with their bipedal automaton named A2.
A Chinese company says its AgiBot A2 robot walked from Suzhou to Shanghai, "all while adhering to traffic regulations."
Robot vacuums do it all these days, from vacuuming and mopping to home-mapping and self-cleaning. With MOVA's steep discounts, you can get the latest advanced features without the premium price.
China says do something interesting with your humanoid robot or GTFO. Can everyone dial it down a little with the enthusiasm for humanoid robots that can’t even do anything useful yet? You’re scaring the Chinese economy.
Galaxy Corporation CEO Scofield Cho says virtual entertainment will persist, delivering major efficiency gains as AI produces most music videos and lowers costs. He argues hybrid physical-digital consumption is now entrenched,
Who gets in trouble when no one's driving? Police face an unsolved problem when a driverless car does something wrong.
If China’s humanoid robotics bubble does eventually burst, it could lead to the slower rollout of affordable humanoid robots globally, as Chinese firms are pushing hard to scale humanoid robots and cut costs.
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Meet Sand Hound — The Robot Built to Walk Where Humans Can’t
What happens when the military builds a robot that can walk across beaches, dunes, and shifting coastlines without sinking, slipping, or stopping? You get Sand Hound — a four-legged autonomous scout built to dominate terrain that defeats humans,