Business
A maker of humanlike robots that carry totes around warehouses is aiming to go public on Wall Street in a test of whether there is a market for putting AI-powered humanoid machines to work.
Jun 24, 2026
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Robotics
An inchworm has provided the inspiration for a robot that can move without any rigid parts. The robot mimics a flexing muscle and can be used to inspect sewer pipes or as an explorer on the planet Mars, according to a thesis ...
Jun 24, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Computer scientist Louis Castricato was in his eighth year studying large language models—the artificial intelligence technology behind chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude—when he started to feel like he was hitting a dead end.
Jun 24, 2026
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Engineering
Misjudge a curb or miss a step on the stairs, and there is a split second of panic as your foot doesn't land when you expect it to. That brief loss of pressure can be enough to throw off your balance entirely.
Jun 22, 2026
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Engineering
Every bridge has parts that drivers never see: steel buried in concrete, welds tucked under girders, and soil packed around foundations below the waterline. A bridge can look fine from the road while rust spreads around steel ...
Jun 22, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
The human brain actively keeps "learning" in balance by holding on to what matters and letting go of what does not. Researchers in Korea have now reproduced this ability in a semiconductor device, using the color of light ...
Jun 19, 2026
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Engineering
Wearable medical devices that monitor heart rate, respiration and joint movements for long periods without battery concerns, electronic skins that sense external stimuli like human skin, and soft robots made of flexible materials ...
Jun 18, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Researchers have developed a new kind of lidar system that simultaneously measures the location, speed and material properties of objects in a scene. This type of information could be useful for applications such as robotics, ...
Jun 18, 2026
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Business
When factory workers treat industrial robots as co-workers—even attributing certain human qualities to them—productivity and well-being improve, according to new research out of the Alberta School of Business.
Jun 17, 2026
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Robotics
An elephant's trunk is both strong and capable of extremely fine motor movements. With this muscular, boneless structure, an elephant can carry heavy logs—or deftly peel a banana. Lucia Beccai and colleagues studied the skin ...
Jun 16, 2026
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