Category: Robots and Robotics

In a Race With China, German Robots Are Outnumbered 14 to 1

The New York Times – Business:
A decade after the sale of Germany’s Kuka, Europe is seeking to shift into a higher gear to unlock the potential in robotics and artificial intelligence.
Rivian C.E.O. RJ Scaringe Has Some Ideas for How to Make More Cars in America

The New York Times – Business:
RJ Scaringe thinks it will take robots, tariffs and diplomacy to maintain a manufacturing base in the United States.
It’s Already Too Late to Stop the A.I. Threat

The New York Times – On the Runway:
China and the United States must work to repair the damage A.I. has done now, not look to future developments.
10-Year-Old Children Predict the Future

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Robot butlers. Underwater homes. Root beer perfume. Kids across the nation weigh in on what life will be like in the year 2050.
A Chinese Robot Beat Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record. Should We Be Impressed?

The New York Times – On the Runway:
China’s humanoid robots are achieving superhuman feats of athleticism. But how that translates into the real world is still an open question, experts said.
Chinese Robot Maker Unitree Soars 500 Percent in Trading Debut

The New York Times – Business:
Unitree is the second major Chinese technology company linked to the country’s artificial intelligence boom to surge following its initial public offering in the past month.
A French Start-Up, Inbolt, Makes Robots See, and Work, Better

The New York Times – Business:
Inbolt, a French start-up that sells robot vision systems, helped a Stellantis plant in Detroit become a top performer in the company.
America Wants to Make Its Own Humanoid Robots. That Won’t Be Easy.

The New York Times – Business:
China already manufactures humanoid robots by the thousands. A new generation of U.S. start-ups is betting that there is still time to compete.
Robots That Walk and Talk Are Coming to Car Factories

The New York Times – Business:
But experts warn they may not deliver the gains in efficiency that proponents claim.
China’s Robots Know Kung Fu and Can Scale Walls. Can They Woo Investors?

The New York Times – Business:
Unitree Robotics wants to raise about $900 million in an I.P.O. that tests market interest in humanoid robots, a technology that wows but has yet to prove its viability.
China Threatens Retaliation as U.S. Moves to Block Robot Imports

The New York Times – Business:
The dispute highlights how robotics has become the latest battleground in the intensifying technological and industrial rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
NASA’s Moon Base Plan Adds Two Rovers for Its Astronauts

The New York Times – Business:
The contracts, announced on Tuesday, are part of the space agency’s efforts to establish a moon base.