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The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around themis shutting out more foreign-made drones and robots. China’s scale means the global competition may simply move elsewhere.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
TechCrunch Mobility: The hidden human cost of robotaxisWelcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centersThe company is testing robots on tasks that can performed by technicians.Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machineTechnical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots. And they're all Chinese automakers.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
Meta Tests Robots to Handle Data Center WorkThe company says it needs more skilled workers as its AI infrastructure expands, but employees fear automation could reduce or eliminate some roles.DecryptCRYPTO
Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failingA string of failures has sapped confidence that robots will take over production at pizza restaurants.BBC BusinessBUSINESS
Hugging Face’s new robot is an adorable rollerskating duckHugging Face's Pollen Robotics has launched its second cute AI robot, the Microduck, a one-eyed biped standing just under 10 inches tall.The Verge AIAI
‘Robot Olympics’ reveal humanoids' rapid progress — but hurdles remainNature, Published online: 27 August 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02713-z Humanoid robots broke records at sporting events such as sprints, but struggled at practical tasks such as hammering nails.NatureSCIENCE
Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources sayThe $200 million extension comes just months after the physical AI startup reached a $2 billion valuation.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
World humanoid robot games show runners breaking records, bursting into flamesRecord-breaking robot races are less substantial than household chore challenges.Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
Bitwise turns Coinbase's tokenized stocks into automated AI, robotics and tech portfoliosThe crypto ETF issuer is pushing deeper into onchain asset management as tokenization create new ways to build and manage investments.CoinDeskCRYPTO
The Download: smarter AI in schools, and a robot “carnival” in ShanghaiThis is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How to encourage smarter AI use in the classroom Chatbots took schools by surprise.MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY

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