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VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will land ice-hunting NASA rover on the moon in 2027

VIPER was originally supposed to land on the moon in late 2023 aboard Griffin, a lander built by Pittsburgh-based company ...
D Magazine

The Plano Origins of the Robot Bina48 and Other North Texas Films Screening at SXSW

“Death is optional” is a mantra of Vermont futurist couple Martine and Bina Rothblatt, and the humanoid robot known as Bina48 is their attempt at validation. Years before Siri and ChatGPT brought ...

A play about the revolt of human workers — not machines — gave us the word 'robot'

A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New interpretations of the robot reflect a modernity once skewered by the writer.
Greek Reporter

Talos: The Ancient Greek Giant “Robot” That Guarded Bronze Age Crete

The legend of Talos, the Ancient Greek robot, can be given an impressive distinction: it birthed the first humanoid robot in history.
RFID Journal

RecoHand and Locus Origin Robot Working Together

RFID is a critical component in the warehouse of the future with robots and humans collaborating Human-Robot Collaboration is made possible through new partnerships like the one between AsReader, ...

The story of Optimus, the humanoid robot at the heart of Elon Musk's growth plans for Tesla

For Elon Musk, the future of Tesla isn't its global fleet of EVs. It's Optimus, the humanoid robot designed to help humans ...
Morningstar

X-Origin AI Introduces Yonbo: The Next-Gen AI Companion Robot Designed for Families

X-Origin AI Launches Its First AI Companion Robot Yonbo on Kickstarter—Meet Your Most Understanding Digital Life Partner for Lifelong Companionship. LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

Humanoid Robot Company Figure Is Valued at $39 Billion. Its Goal Is ‘Human-Level Intelligence’

Figure announced a $1 billion series C round of funding from investors including Nvidia, Salesforce, Qualcomm Ventures, and more.