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Artist Stefano Cagol's SOS Torch display illuminates Day of Light celebration in Tyrol

A spellbinding light show remains talk of the Italian town of Bressanone (Brixen) in South Tyrol. Renowned artist Stefano Cagol ignited series of SOS torches to symbolise a UNESCO global appeal about the future relationship between robots and humans.

Euronews

Breakthrough stretchy battery moves like toothpaste and could power pacemakers and hearing aids

This breakthrough in battery power could bring wearable tech, implanted medical devices, and humanoid robots to life.

LiveScience

Every episode of Netflix's 'Love, Death + Robots' Volume 4, ranked

The Emmy-winning animated anthology returns, and we've scored every exceptional short from bottom to top.

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‘I started seeing robots’: what happens when you run nearly nonstop for three days

When Craig Jeffrey heard about a 200-mile foot race through Western Australia he thought it sounded ‘brilliant’. But after a while, things got odd

The Guardian - AU

7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, and more this weekend (May 16)

A multi-award-winning drama film and a fan-favorite Netflix animated show lead this week's streaming recommendations.

TechRadar

Netflix Just Quietly Released A New Season Of Its Most Experimental Show

'Love Death & Robots' has always pushed the envelope, and now it's going even further.

Inverse

Walgreens Is Using Robots to Fill Prescriptions in 5,000 Stores To Fight Costs and Staffing Crisis

Walgreens is implementing widespread automation by using robots in micro-fulfilment centres to fill prescriptions for 5,000 of its stores.

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6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (May 16 - 18)

Andor season 2's final episodes and the return of Netflix's Love, Death & Robots are among this week's best streaming releases

Total Film

Amazon warehouse robots don't quite rival human workers... yet

Although Amazon's warehouse robots aren't quite ready to replace humans, hybrids of humans and robots are proving to be effective.

TechRadar

Amazon’s new robot has a sense of touch, but it’s not here to replace humans

Amazon has just unveiled its newest warehouse robot called Vulcan, which has a “sense of touch”. Designed to gently stow items using pressure-sensitive gripping and artificial intelligence (AI), Vulcan is now being tested in two Amazon facilities, in Spokane, Washington state, US, and Hamburg, Germany.

The Conversation

For Silicon Valley, AI isn’t just about replacing some jobs. It’s about replacing all of them

AI will do the thinking, robots will do the doing. What place do humans have in this arrangement – and do tech CEOs care? says Ed Newton-Rex, founder of Fairly Trained

The Guardian - UK

7 best movies and shows to stream on Netflix this week

Dig into all the new Netflix TV shows and movies heading to Netflix this week, including "Smile," "Bad Thoughts" and more.

Tom’s Guide

Australia has been hesitant – but could robots soon be delivering your pizza?

While there have been concerns over the safety and legal status of the technology, working models from local startups are showing its benefits

The Guardian - AU

Can robots make the perfect Aperol spritz? – Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 review

From 3D-printing with bacteria to cocktail-mixing humanoids, from the future of space suits to reassurances about climate change, this mind-boggling rollercoaster of a show could do with a more focused curatorial vision

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The Independent UK

Amazon reveals new robot that can feel – and it is going to pack your deliveries

System is a ‘fundamental leap forward in robotics’ – and Amazon claims it will work alongside rather than replace human workers

International Business Times UK

Robot 'Attacks' Human In Chinese Factory: What Went Wrong And Should We Be Scared?

Viral footage shows out-of-control robot damaging equipment and endangering people, raising concerns over automation safety and reliability.

Evening Standard

Amazon unveils robot with ‘a sense of touch’

The tech giant said the new robot could understand pressure and force using new sensors and AI, enabling it to grip things without damaging them.

The Guardian - UK

Amazon makes ‘fundamental leap forward in robotics’ with device having sense of touch

Vulcan device ‘capable of grabbing three-quarters of items in warehouses’ fuels fears of mass job losses

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This animated sci-fi series is dripping in 80s nostalgia, has a near-perfect IMDb rating and is completely free to stream

Maxx Steele and his Robo Force league of ultra-cool combat robots have been turned into an animated series, which you can stream for free.

Fortune

Beyond the humanoid hype: Why specialized robots will dominate the next decade

Humanoid robots inspire awe, but purpose-built robots solving hard problems will rule in the near term.

InsideEVs

Waymo Robotaxis Are Better Than Human Drivers. But Not Everywhere

Robots have already creeped into our lives in ways that would have sounded like science fiction a few years ago. From vacuuming our floors to AI companions with unholy use cases, machines with programmable eyes, ears and brains are here to stay, everywhere and in every form. But perhaps the…

Fortune

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Trump’s tariffs will create ‘great jobs of the future’—fixing factory robots. Experts disagree

The plan to resurrect the industrial boom of the early 20th century has long odds of succeeding, Rutgers professor Eric Blanc said.

Euronews

US hopes of beating China in the humanoid robotics race may be dashed by Trump's tariffs

Elon Musk warned investors last week that China's countermeasures restricting shipments of rare earth magnets will delay Tesla's development of its Optimus humanoid robots.

The Independent UK

US robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race. Tariffs could affect their ambitions

Tariffs weren’t on the official agenda of this week’s Robotics Summit in Boston

LiveScience

Swarm of 30 robots can 'flow like water' and harden up to support the weight of a person

Researchers have discovered a way to make tiny robots act like a material, mirroring embryonic tissue cells to adjust their structure on command.

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