A new study finds that AI agents still cannot conduct open-ended AI research, tempering claims that recursive self-improvement is imminent. The research, reported by MIT Technology Review, suggests AI…
U.S. Treasury yields eased after a below-forecast industrial production report, but the 20-year bond auction and Fed minutes loom, with analysts attributing the recent rise to a decade-high term premi…
Global shares mostly declined on Wednesday as heavy selling of AI-related stocks hit markets, with South Korea's Kospi dropping 5.8% to 6,471.17 and Samsung Electronics shedding 7.8%, while SK Hynix t…
Chinese robotics company Unitree unveiled a new humanoid robot dubbed “Superman” on Aug. 19, 2026, which it says is “breaking the limits of humanity.” According to the company, the robot can perform a…
Shares in Unitree, the world's biggest humanoid robot maker, surged more than 600% on its Chinese stock market debut, according to The Guardian. The company's robots have gained global fame through vi…
Xiaomi will publicly debut its robot at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, running from Aug. 19 to Aug. 23, confirmed by President Lu Weibing during an earnings call. The company will not sel…
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree is set to surge more than 600% in its Shanghai trading debut on Wednesday, with shares opening at around 1,100 yuan ($163.14) versus its IPO price of 150.8 yuan. T…
Unitree, a Chinese robotics firm set to go public at a $9 billion valuation on Wednesday, unveiled a new 'Superman' humanoid robot on Monday that it says can reach a top speed of 12.66 meters per seco…
Unitree claims its new humanoid robot, Superman, can jump 2 meters from a standing position and sprint at 12.66 meters per second, a speed that would outpace Usain Bolt's peak velocity of 12.42 meters…
China shipped almost 20,000 humanoid robots in 2025, fueling a new independent repair industry of 'robot doctors' who fix robots faster and cheaper, though they face challenges such as scarce custom c…
Unitree, the Chinese humanoid robotics maker, is drawing more investor excitement than Shein's larger IPO, with its Shanghai STAR market debut expected this week after retail investors oversubscribed …
The Unitree G1, a 4-foot robot from Chinese robotics company Unitree, has become an online influencer due to its relatively affordable price and crowd-charming abilities, but its practical utility for…
Chinese manufacturers captured over 97% of global humanoid robot shipments in the first half of 2026, with total shipments reaching approximately 19,100 units, up from about 5,100 units a year earlier…
Chinese robot maker Unitree, formally known as Yushu Technology, has triggered an unprecedented retail investor frenzy for its $900 million Shanghai IPO, which was oversubscribed by 8,000 times, accor…
Unitree, the Hangzhou-based robotics company, priced its Shanghai IPO at 150.8 yuan per share, aiming to raise 6.1 billion yuan ($904 million), becoming the first mainland-listed humanoid robot maker.…
OpenAI has halted parts of its next-generation model 'Astra' development after identifying critical cyber capabilities, a move that Japanese media interprets as a response to government pressure rathe…
Avnet and Weston Robot launched a real-time autonomous inspection platform for factory floors, powered by quadruped robots and Avnet's edge computing architecture with up to 50 TOPS of AI performance.…
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Jul 28 added foreign-made humanoid and quadruped robots to its 'Covered List', effectively barring new import authorizations for these devices, a move…
China has opened its first national vocational training base for robots in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, where more than 140 robots are being trained in over 40 job-oriented scenarios, according to Xin…
Tau Robotics launched an invite-only humanoid home-cleaning service in San Francisco in late July 2026, priced at $30 per hour, with human operators assisting the robots. The service, which covers vac…