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Best Robot Lawn Mowers: After Testing 9 Mowers, Here are the 5 I Recommend

I spent months testing nine robot lawn mowers in my tricky backyard. Here are the five that handled it best. Editors’ note, ...

Amazon’s Zoox wins first U.S. approval for paid robotaxis without human controls

Along with Zoox, others such as Tesla and Alphabet’s Waymo are racing to expand autonomous ride-hailing services in the ...
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Gemini Robotics 2 Controls Full Humanoids: Legs, Torso, Arms, and Fingers Under One Policy

Gemini Robotics 2 is Google DeepMind’s first AI to control a full humanoid — legs, torso, arms, and multi-finger hands — ...
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ECE Faculty & National Cloud Lab for Advanced Materials

From the RMCOE News article “UCSB to Lead National Cloud Laboratory for Advanced Materials” Scientists searching for a stronger composite material, a more durable medical poly ...

Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body

Google DeepMind says the latest version of its Gemini Robotics AI model can “control entire humanoid robots.” While the ...

Nasa awards 18 bold ideas with $3.2 million, from Moon lava tubes to Saturn’s rings

From robots hovering through lava tubes beneath the Moon to a swarm of 10,000 tiny satellites mapping Saturn’s rings, Nasa ...
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Nuclear spacesuit heater wins NIAC grant; Zeno Power battery nears flight ready

NASA NIAC 2026 awarded $3.2 million across 18 early-stage space concepts, including EARENDIL: a nuclear EVA suit heater study ...

Google reveals Gemini Robotics 2.0, promising improved dexterity and safety

Google DeepMind notes that Gemini Robotics ER 2 is the team’s safest model yet, showing robust ability to understand safety ...

The FCC bans all robot vacuums made outside the U.S.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission ( FCC) has banned all foreign-made mobile robots from the country — including ...