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Googly-eyed robot gives dementia-stricken husband his freedom back - and his exhausted wife a much-needed break

The decades-long quest to build home robots that are both helpful and lifelike — spurred on by fictional machines like The Jetsons’ humanoid maid Rosie —- is still mostly a pipe dream, but some developers are getting closer

The Independent UK

An industry targeting Australia’s ageing population is growing, but can AI deliver more humanity in aged care?

While companion robots are being introduced and virtual experiences hope to ‘take loneliness away’, one expert agrees tech should never replace the human element

The Guardian - AU

A robot startup is wreaking havoc on short-term rentals in San Francisco — Airbnb hosts allege 'guests' secretly tested robots indoors, left the units completely trashed

Picture this: you're the owner of a dainty place in San Francisco. You put it up on Airbnb, considering the area is sprawling with AI bros, thinking you'd get a pretty good return on your investment. What you actually get in return are scratched kitchens, damaged appliances, bizarre rearrangements, and…

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Robot watch: The weirdest things the clankers did this month including moonwalking themselves to death, losing a fight to a step, and drowning by the dozens in Sydney Harbour

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PC Gamer

Airbnb host sues start-up that rented his place to test robots that do chores

The lawsuit claims the highly valued start-up booked the San Francisco home under ‘false pretenses’

The Independent UK

The world is becoming training data for AI, for which everyone is unprotected

Pronto, a home services startup, is facing criticism for using body-camera footage from workers inside customers’ homes to train AI and robotics systems. The company says customers can opt in for discounts, but critics argue the real business is collecting valuable in-home data for humanoid robots.

The Economic Times

Bernie Sanders Warns AI Could Replace Millions of Workers: 'What Are You Going To Do, Watch Elon Musk Videos?'

Senator Bernie Sanders highlights AI's impact on jobs and calls for technology that benefits all, not just billionaires, emphasizing the need for meaningful work in an AI-driven future.

International Business Times UK

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'Robots need clothes': humanoids hit catwalk in Seoul

SEOUL - There were no naked robots in sight at a fashion show held in Seoul with a high-tech twist, where pairs of people and humanoids hit the catwalk in matching outfits.

Bangkok Post

EngineAI Launches Shenzhen Intelligent Manufacturing Base as First Batch of T800 Humanoid Robots Roll Off the Production Line to Begin Mass Delivery

SHENZHEN, China, May 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- EngineAI Robotics, an innovator in humanoid robots, announced the official launch of EngineAI Intelligent Manufacturing (Honghualing, Shenzhen) Base, alongside the rollout of the first batch of its flagship T800 full-size humanoid robots. This milestone marks the company's decisive entry into a new phase…

AAP

Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese

The Humanoids Summit Tokyo showcases advanced robotics, highlighting China's growing influence

AAP

Scientists found the optimal robot body, and it has 20 legs ‪—‬ watch it scale walls and move through trees

A sea-urchin-like robot could offer a new blueprint for making more versatile robots, research suggests.

LiveScience

XPENG Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

XPENG (NYSE:XPEV) said it expects a sharp rebound in second-quarter deliveries after a weaker first quarter, while management outlined a broader push to position the company around “physical AI” applications including advanced driver assistance, Robotaxis and humanoid robots. Co-founder, Chairman a

MarketBeat

What the UK’s robot anxiety reveals about how automation will scale

The UK's robot anxiety shows trust and exposure will determine automation’s real-world adoption pace.

TechRadar

Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese

The Humanoids Summit Tokyo showcases advanced robotics, highlighting China's growing influence

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Introducing Argus, a robot with 20 legs and eyes built to move and see in any direction instantly

Robots that look like dogs or people try to replicate symmetrical shapes found in nature

The Independent UK

China set to give all humanoid robots digital identity numbers

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The Independent UK

China is giving all humanoid robots unique ID numbers to monitor safety risks

Measure currently applies to over 100 Chinese humanoid manufacturers, with 28,000 robots already in service given digital IDs

AAP

IntBot and Certis Group Partner to Scale Enterprise Physical AI Across Singapore

SINGAPORE, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- IntBot, the company building the social intelligence layer for embodied AI, and Certis, a leading Singapore-based intelligent operations company, today announced a strategic partnership to explore and develop socially intelligent robot applications for enterprise and public-facing environments in Singapore.

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I just watched a Chinese robot make the worst eggs I've ever seen and I'm a little less worried about robots taking our jobs

GigaAI's SeeLight S1 does laundry, folds clothes, handles a microwave, but its egg-making skills are a bit iffy.

Euronews

Industrial sovereignty: Five sectors where the EU is critically dependent on China

From solar panels to rare earths and industrial robots, Chinese firms have quietly become the dominant, sometimes sole, supplier across a growing number of European industries as fears of another "China shock" rise.

TechRadar

'Security of your network is essential to security of your robot': Industrial robots targeted by malware, which could open them up to hacking — is this how the revolution begins?

A critical Universal Robots vulnerability allows attackers to remotely execute commands and potentially compromise industrial robots and factory networks.

The Guardian - US

Delivery robots are spreading across LA. Residents ‘both pity and hate them’

A region known for its lack of walkability now has more obstacles for pedestrians to contend with

Space

Scientists want to send a roly-poly robot filled with 'dandelion drones' to investigate hidden tunnels on Mars

Engineers are increasingly turning to the concept of "biomimicry" for the next generation of Mars robots.

The Guardian - AU

K-pop androids and automated artists: welcome to South Korea’s strange and ambitious robot theme park

Galaxy Robot Park in South Korea hopes to attract tourists to concerts and fashion shows, but can robots ever replicate K-pop’s connection with fans?

Fortune

Former NASA Robotics Chief: America is building the wrong kind of robots — and China knows it

The U.S. is optimizing humanoid robots for factory demos and backflips. A former NASA robotics division chief explains why adaptability — not performance — is the metric that will determine who leads global manufacturing.

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