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In this extract from Luminous, the May read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet a mysterious robot discovered in a ...

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The race to create AI-powered humanoid robots continues to accelerate as major tech and consumer companies eye investments and partnerships that create business uses that could scale. Manufacturing, ...

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China is openly testing armed quadruped robots that look like science fiction but are being developed for very real ...

GUANGZHOU, China, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Once confined to the realm of science fiction, robots are now becoming an integral part of a consumer's everyday routines. At the 137th China Import ...

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