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Watch: Humanoid robot kicks influencer across ring in viral fight video

REK’s 6-foot humanoid trades blows with viral star Frankie LaPenna before sending him flying with a kick, though viewers question whether the showdown was staged

Daniela Ginzburg | 09.22.26

A Lightning humanoid robot by Honor crosses the finish line of the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing

Chinese humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100-meter world record time

Honor’s ‘Lightning’ clocked 9.32 seconds in a Beijing test, state media reported, after engineers lengthened its legs ahead of the World Humanoid Robot Games

Reuters | 08.22.26

While Tesla waits, China’s Unitree is already selling humanoid robots

Unitree Robotics, the Chinese maker of robotic dogs and humanoids, is going public at a $9 billion valuation; While Tesla and US rivals struggle to commercialize humanoids, Unitree is already selling thousands at prices as low as $16,000

Raphael Kahan | 08.20.26

97% of humanoid robots come from China: The crazy gap that worries the US

Chinese manufacturers account for nearly all global humanoid robot shipments; the gap is driven by a huge supply chain advantage, falling prices and government support; but before declaring China the winner, there's a big asterisk

Daniela Ginzburg | 08.12.26

Mecha-Moloch? Meet Threehalves, the terrifying centaur robot built to enter disaster zones

The remotely operated centaur-like robot combines a stable four-legged base with modular tools for fires, collapsed buildings and toxic leaks, but its price, launch date and safety certification remain unknown

Raphael Kahan | 08.02.26

Forbidden love: China cuts millions off from their AI partners

China is enforcing new rules barring chatbots from fostering emotional dependence or intimacy with humans, separating millions from virtual companions even as the state promotes humanoid robots offering 'unconditional love'

Raphael Kahan | 07.29.26

מימין לשמאל: פרופ' גלעד יוסיפון, הדוקטורנט עידו רכבוך וד"ר סינווק פארק

Israeli researchers teach micro-robots to scale obstacles and carry living bacteria

Tel Aviv University researchers develop micro-robots that use magnetic and electric fields to cross obstacles, move between surfaces and transport delicate biological cargo

ynet | 07.26.26

Israeli AgTech startup Nanovel wins €2.5 million EU grant for citrus-harvesting robots

The Horizon Europe funding will support European field trials and development of Nanovel’s AI-powered, multiarm system for picking oranges and lemons, with a commercial launch planned for 2028 and potential equity backing of up to €4.3 million

ynet Global | 07.16.26

This Hong Kong store fired the humans. A robot runs it now

Hung Hom waterfront convenience store is run by a 1.7-meter humanoid robot that stocks shelves, handles payments and serves customers in multiple languages; if successful, the model could expand to 100 robotic stores in 10 cities

News agencies | 06.25.26

Stuck on the sidewalk: the delivery robot boom runs into potholes and politics

Once hailed as the future of urban logistics, autonomous delivery robots face growing bans and safety concerns from Chicago to Tel Aviv, even as analysts predict a comeback in controlled spaces like office towers

Israel Wullman | 06.22.26

Smartphone strapped to head, mango in hand, and $2 per hour wage: Dark side of the robot revolution

Humanoid robot market is estimated to be worth $38B by 2035, but that doesn't stop giant companies from paying pennies to Indians who train them today; Participation is consensual, but economic necessity in those areas sometimes blurs boundaries of free choice

News Agencies | 06.18.26

Intel tries to loosen Nvidia’s AI grip with chips that keep computing off the public cloud

At Computex 2026, Intel unveiled an ambitious AI chip offensive spanning PCs, robotics and edge devices, promoting local AI over cloud, debuting Core Ultra 3 and 18A chips, and taking aim at Nvidia with claims of higher performance at lower cost

Raphael Kahan, Taiwan | 06.03.26

Need help at home? Israel’s first consumer humanoid robot will cost NIS 150,000

Electra Consumer Products’ Mahsanei Hashmal chain will sell WANDA, a semi-humanoid robot designed to perform household tasks, alongside a robotic emotional-support puppy and an AI-powered exoskeleton for walking and climbing stairs

Meirav Crystal | 05.27.26

Prayer beads and batteries: South Korea ordains a robot as a Buddhist monk

As Buddhism struggles to attract young followers in South Korea, a Seoul temple ordained a robot named Gabi as an official monk, complete with Buddhist vows — including a pledge to avoid 'overcharging'

Daniela Ginzburg | 05.11.26

שלושה לווייתני ראשתן גדול-ראש שוחים קרוב לפני הים הקריבי, מול חופי דומיניקה

Robot eavesdrops on sperm whales, then follows their voices through the deep

Scientists say an autonomous glider can detect sperm whale clicks, separate voices and change course underwater, opening the door to longer studies of how the animals coordinate, raise calves and respond to human noise

Yogev Israeli | 05.10.26

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