Bad Internet Connection Concealed Cruise’s Pedestrian-Dragging Incident

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Cruise, the self-driving car company whose robotaxi dragged a pedestrian, shared footage from the graphic incident with regulators using a bad internet connection, according to an

Elon Musk's optimism about Optimus might be misplaced

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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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Apple Car Hits Speed Bump, Reportedly Pushed to 2028

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Apple has yet to confirm the existence of the Apple Car, but it appears this thing hit another snag on the way to its big reveal.

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Elon Musk gives Tesla's board an ultimatum as he seeks to grab more power

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Elon Musk.
Musk said he would feel "uncomfortable" expanding Tesla's AI and robotics capabilities without controlling 25% of the votes.

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Waymo’s 70-MPH Robot Roadrunners Hit Desert Highways This Month

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If you’re driving on the freeway around Phoenix anytime soon, keep your eyes peeled for a car driving itself. Waymo will start testing its autonomous vehicles on Arizona highways this month, the company announced Monday.

Buckle Up: Driverless Cars Can’t Get Traffic Tickets In California

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Last year, California gave autonomous vehicle companies Cruise and Waymo permission to operate driverless robotaxis on the streets of San Francisco. Almost immediately, the cars demonstrated they weren’t ready for the road.

One barrier to making personal assistant robots a commercial success? Price.

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A small humanoid robot called Nao waves its hand.
Nao, an autonomous programmable humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran Robotics, can be a teaching assistant and costs about $13,000.

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Finally, a robot dog that doesn't look like it's going to murder us all

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a robot dog
BabyAlpha, a new robot dog from Chinese robotics company Weilan.

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Both Cruise Co-founders Jump Ship After Vehicles Deemed Public Safety Hazard

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Both co-founders of Cruise have resigned from the company, following a month of turbulence for General Motors’ self-driving car subsidiary.

Sorting out recycling from trash is the perfect example of a job few people want to do that AI is better than humans at

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A photo of aluminum cans at a recycling center in California.
Recycling facilities are struggling to find enough workers. Now, some are turning to robotics that, in some cases do a better job than humans.

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