Robots and AI-powered assistive tech are poised to transform accessibility and mobility

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A grocery tycoon turned Walmart robotics supplier is one of this year's biggest wealth losers after $9 billion wipeout

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Symbotic supplies warehouse robots.

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Let’s-a-Go! These Robots Get a Power-Up From Mushrooms

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2 investment areas in AI that people will be 'very bullish' on in the future, according to a VC

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Lux Capital venture capitalist Josh Wolfe said biology and robotics will be big investing areas for AI.

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Scientists Make 'Living' Skin for Smiling Robots in Horrifying Vision of the Future

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Are you a fan of robots but just think they should have human-like skin and smile more? Well, you’re in luck, weirdo.

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Walmart says automating its warehouses will actually give workers longer careers

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Inside a Walmart warehouse.

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Elon Musk says he wants Optimus to be a 'good looking robot' that people think of as a friend

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Photo of Tesla's humanoid robot called Optimus. It has white body parts and an all-black head with a blue light
The prototype for Optimus was first revealed in September 2022.

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My son's video game habit worried me but it fueled his interest in coding, robots, and AI. At age 16, he won $55,000 at a science fair.

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John Benedict Estrada works on infrared images for his science fair project.

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Waymo Issues Second Recall for Robotaxis After Telephone Pole Crash

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Waymo issued a voluntary recall of the driverless car company’s mapping software on Wednesday after an unoccupied vehicle hit a telephone pole while trying to pick up a passenger last month. The company tells Gizmodo it’s issuing an update to 672 vehicles and has filed a notice with the National Highway Traffic Safety…

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NASA’s Bold Plan to Build the First Railway on the Moon

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NASA aims to set up a long-term human presence on the Moon, but maintaining a habitat on the surface will require some innovative infrastructure. To one day transport cargo across the dusty, cratered landscape, NASA is considering a magnetic levitation railway system.

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