On Expands Robot Factories to Manufacture Its Cloud-Like Sneakers

On Expands Robot Factories to Manufacture Its Cloud-Like Sneakers

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Consumer Tech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 221 words
Commercial 5G powers first haptic robot teleoperation, boosts feedback 40%

Commercial 5G powers first haptic robot teleoperation, boosts feedback 40%

• Commercial 5G powers first haptic robot teleoperation, boosts feedback 40% A 5G slicing method reduced wireless delay, improving robot force feedback by 40 percent • NTT DOCOMO a

Robot pollinator uses computer vision to shake flowers and boost indoor farm yields

• Indoor farms, also known as vertical farms, are popular among agricultural researchers and are expanding across the agricultural industry • Some benefits they have over outdoor f

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 149 words
Is Robot Labor Labor? Delivery Robots and the Politics of Work in Public Space

Is Robot Labor Labor? Delivery Robots and the Politics of Work in Public Space

• Computer Science > Computers and Society [Submitted on 18 Feb 2026] Title:Is Robot Labor Labor? • Delivery Robots and the Politics of Work in Public Space View PDF HTML (experime

Research & Labs · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 248 words
Eufy's Newest Robot Vacuum Has the Longest Roller Mop We've Seen for the Price

Eufy's Newest Robot Vacuum Has the Longest Roller Mop We've Seen for the Price

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Consumer Tech · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 254 words
Video: Unitree's AI-powered robot dog carries 143 pounds, runs 11 mph with AI and LiDAR

Video: Unitree's AI-powered robot dog carries 143 pounds, runs 11 mph with AI and LiDAR

• Video: Unitree’s AI-powered robot dog carries 143 pounds, runs 11 mph with AI and LiDAR Unitree unveils As2 quadruped robot with 90 N·m torque, 5 m/s speed, 65 kg payload, and AI

World-first: Quantum-inspired optimization computer installed on mobile robot

World-first: Quantum-inspired optimization computer installed on mobile robot

• World-first: Quantum-inspired optimization computer installed on mobile robot FPGA-powered robot avoided moving objects in real time, predicting paths to improve safe and efficie

Scalable robot collective resilience by sharing resources

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Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 233 words
Forget Roomba: This futuristic robot vacuum changed how I clean my floors - seriously

Forget Roomba: This futuristic robot vacuum changed how I clean my floors - seriously

• ‘ZDNET Recommends’: What exactly does it mean? • ZDNET’s recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. • We gather data from the best ava

Phone-Maker Honor Will Unveil Its First Humanoid Robot Next Week

Phone-Maker Honor Will Unveil Its First Humanoid Robot Next Week

• Tech Computing Gadgets Phone-Maker Honor Will Unveil Its First Humanoid Robot Next Week The Chinese tech company is branching out from phones to robots, via its robot phone – al

Consumer Tech · February 23, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 242 words
Phone-Maker Honor Will Unveil Its First Humanoid Robot Next Week

Phone-Maker Honor Will Unveil Its First Humanoid Robot Next Week

• Tech Computing Gadgets Phone-Maker Honor Will Unveil Its First Humanoid Robot Next Week The Chinese tech company is branching out from phones to robots, via its robot phone – al

Consumer Tech · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 242 words
User accidentally gains control of over 6,700 robot vacuums while tinkering with their own device to enable control with a PlayStation controller - security flaw reveals floor plans and live video feeds

User accidentally gains control of over 6,700 robot vacuums while tinkering with their own device to enable control with a PlayStation controller - security flaw reveals floor plans and live video feeds

• User accidentally gains control of over 6,700 robot vacuums while tinkering with their own device to enable control with a PlayStation controller - security flaw reveals floor pl

Cross-Embodiment Offline Reinforcement Learning for Heterogeneous Robot Datasets

Cross-Embodiment Offline Reinforcement Learning for Heterogeneous Robot Datasets

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 20 Feb 2026] Title:Cross-Embodiment Offline Reinforcement Learning for Heterogeneous Robot Datasets View PDF HTML (experi

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 269 words
Daily briefing: Automated robot 'scientists' spark debate over the future of lab work

Daily briefing: Automated robot 'scientists' spark debate over the future of lab work

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Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 279 words
Chinese humanoid robot makers gain US-backed push into global markets amid tough challenge

Chinese humanoid robot makers gain US-backed push into global markets amid tough challenge

• Chinese humanoid robot makers gain US-backed push into global markets amid tough challenge OpenMind is already collaborating with several Chinese firms - including Unitree Roboti

Integrated motion control enables sophisticated robot motion

Integrated motion control enables sophisticated robot motion

• Motion control is enabling new levels of robotic precision. • Source: Adobe Stock Garnering much attention these days are industrial robots and their integration of motion compon

Daily briefing: Automated robot 'scientists' spark debate over the future of lab work

Daily briefing: Automated robot 'scientists' spark debate over the future of lab work

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X You have full access to this article via your institution. • HelloNaturereaders, would you like to get this Briefing in your inb

Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 288 words
Super-sticky feet help a robot to climb the walls

Super-sticky feet help a robot to climb the walls

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X By heating and cooling its feet, a robot can slowly climb walls made of any one of several materials. • Fenget al./Matter A four

Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 358 words

Scalable robot collective resilience by sharing resources

• Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026.

Research & Labs · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 115 words
Best Robot Vacuums: Our Latest Lab-Tested Robovacs Can Clean Just About Anything

Best Robot Vacuums: Our Latest Lab-Tested Robovacs Can Clean Just About Anything

• Winter is a good time to buy a floor-cleaning robot vacuum. • Between slush and salt, your floors need some extra care. • The best new robot vacuums can dodge obstacles and even

Consumer Tech · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 215 words
This robot can fold your laundry - but not without a helping hand

This robot can fold your laundry - but not without a helping hand

• This robot can fold your laundry - but not without a helping hand Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Less than two years since it was founded, San Francisco-based s

ATLAS robot tank aces self-driving combat and automated battlefield targeting trials

ATLAS robot tank aces self-driving combat and automated battlefield targeting trials

• ATLAS robot tank aces self-driving combat and automated battlefield targeting trials BAE Systems says its ATLAS robot can handle the ‘dull, dirty and dangerous’ jobs on the battl

Robot clean-up crews tackle litter on Europe's seabed

• EU researchers are developing AI-guided robot fleets to take over the dangerous, dirty work of finding and removing marine litter from the sea floor. • A ship with a crane floats

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 151 words
Robot Talk Episode 145 - Robotics and automation in manufacturing, with Agata Suwala

Robot Talk Episode 145 - Robotics and automation in manufacturing, with Agata Suwala

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Festo introduces GripperAI for mixed-product robot picking

Festo introduces GripperAI for mixed-product robot picking

• When fulfillment centers must pick a constantly changing mix of SKUs from conveyors and bins, automated systems often require repeated programming, application-specific integrati

OpenClaw vs. a 475-page datasheet: let the robot do the transcribing

• The u-blox SAM-M8Q has been sitting on my bench for months. • This little GPS module has a built-in antenna, coin cell backup, speaks both NMEA and UBX binary protocol over UART

Open Hardware · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 202 words
Video: US robot dog patrols 1.5 million-square-foot factory to detect machine faults

Video: US robot dog patrols 1.5 million-square-foot factory to detect machine faults

• Video: US robot dog patrols 1.5 million-square-foot factory to detect machine faults The initiative is aimed at making the facility more intelligent, energy-efficient, and resili

Will self-driving 'robot labs' replace biologists? Paper sparks debate

Will self-driving 'robot labs' replace biologists? Paper sparks debate

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Chatbot-driven lab robots are automating methods like protein synthesis.Credit: Du Yu/Xinhua via Alamy Last year, synthetic biol

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 297 words
The Tiny Desk Robot Packed with Real-Time Information

The Tiny Desk Robot Packed with Real-Time Information

• This is an open-sourcedesk robotbuilt around the ESP32-C3 Mini and a small OLED display. • The ESP32 provides Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing the robot to fetch real-time weather da

Electronics & EE · February 18, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 214 words

Scalable robot collective resilience by sharing resources

• Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026.

Research · February 18, 2026 (updated February 19, 2026) · 1 min · 21 words

North American Robot Orders Surge 6.6% in 2025

• Robot orders reached 36,766 units worth $2.25 billion, with collaborative robots gaining significant market share.

Robot, make me a chair

Robot, make me a chair

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Hobby coder accidentally creates vacuum robot army

Hobby coder accidentally creates vacuum robot army

• Hobby coder accidentally creates vacuum robot army Sammy Azdoufal wanted to steer his robot vacuum with a PS5 controller. • Like any good maker, he thought it would be fun to dri

Threat Intelligence · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 226 words

Adam Savage Meets a Real-Life Wall-E Robot!

• Adam Savage’s Tested shared this video on Youtube Adam finally meets a real-life Wall-E robot! • Robot and droid builder Matt Hobbs brings his incredible remote controlled Wall-E

Open Hardware · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 118 words

Reverse engineering the Dash learning robot

• Jonathan Diamond brushed up on Ghidra to add to the open source interface for a Dash robot found at a thrift shop. • Much to their credit, the MakeWonder company released an offi

Open Hardware · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 208 words
Video Friday: Robot Collective Stays Alive Even When Parts Die

Video Friday: Robot Collective Stays Alive Even When Parts Die

• Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. • We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics event

Video Friday: Robot Collective Stays Alive Even When Parts Die

Video Friday: Robot Collective Stays Alive Even When Parts Die

• Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. • We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics event

Warehousing robot maker turns to lubrication-free motion plastics

Warehousing robot maker turns to lubrication-free motion plastics

• Bastian Solutions’ ULTRA BLUE robot reaches into a trailer. • Source: igus Robotic systems deployed in warehousing environments often face demanding conditions, such as temperatu

A 'Robot Pizza Chef' Serving Up Better Quantum Computers

• The post A ‘Robot Pizza Chef’ Serving Up Better Quantum Computers appeared first on Berkeley Lab News Center .

Research · February 11, 2026 (updated February 19, 2026) · 1 min · 43 words
A 'Robot Pizza Chef' Serving Up Better Quantum Computers

A 'Robot Pizza Chef' Serving Up Better Quantum Computers

• Key Takeaways - The new QIS cluster tool at the Molecular Foundry lets researchers experiment with dozens of materials and methods for making qubit components in a single automat

Research & Labs · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 316 words
R²D²: Scaling Multimodal Robot Learning with NVIDIA Isaac Lab

R²D²: Scaling Multimodal Robot Learning with NVIDIA Isaac Lab

• Building robust, intelligent robots requires testing them in complex environments. • However, gathering data in the physical world is expensive, slow, and often dangerous. • It i

Robot Talk Episode 143 - Robots for children, with Elmira Yadollahi

Robot Talk Episode 143 - Robots for children, with Elmira Yadollahi

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Robot Talk Episode 142 - Collaborative robot arms, with Mark Gray

Robot Talk Episode 142 - Collaborative robot arms, with Mark Gray

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Robot Talk Episode 140 - Robot balance and agility, with Amir Patel

Robot Talk Episode 140 - Robot balance and agility, with Amir Patel

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Robot Talk Episode 139 - Advanced robot hearing, with Christine Evers

Robot Talk Episode 139 - Advanced robot hearing, with Christine Evers

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Robot Talk Episode 138 - Robots in the environment, with Stefano Mintchev

Robot Talk Episode 138 - Robots in the environment, with Stefano Mintchev

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