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Running
fromThe Verge
1 day ago

Humanoid 'Lightning' robot smashes the half-marathon record

Lightning, an autonomous robot, won a 13-mile race in Beijing, finishing in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, outperforming all human runners and previous records.
fromKotaku
3 days ago

Disney Creates New IMAX To Charge More For Doomsday Tickets

Disney's standards for production quality are second to none, every single detail of a film finely tuned for an immersive experience... Infinity Vision certification extends that commitment to the theaters themselves, representing a shared effort between The Walt Disney Studios and the exhibition community to help audiences quickly find the very best screens in their area.
Film
Toronto startup
fromFuturism
3 days ago

Wild Video Shows Delivery Robots Causing Havoc, Getting Obliterated

Delivery robots face significant safety issues in urban environments, causing disruptions and hazards while prioritizing private profit over public space safety.
fromFood & Beverage Magazine
4 days ago

Chef Robotics: Transforming Food Production with AI

Chef Robotics has recently reached a remarkable milestone by completing 100 million servings in production, underscoring the company's commitment to innovation and the importance of automation in food manufacturing.
Agriculture
Travel
fromTravel + Leisure
4 days ago

The 8 Unspoken Rules of Theme Park Etiquette, According to Frequent Visitors

Theme park visits require awareness of both official and unwritten rules to enhance the experience for everyone.
#humanoid-robots
Silicon Valley food
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Robot Goes Berserk in California Restaurant, Dragged Away by Staff After Smashing Tableware

A humanoid robot malfunctioned during a dance performance at a San Jose restaurant, causing chaos and requiring three staff members to restrain it, highlighting safety concerns about robots in public spaces.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Factory Paying Human Worker to Watch Robot Worker All Day

Humanoid robots like Digit are being deployed in factories with human supervisors, with costs expected to drop from $10-$25 per hour to $2-$3 per hour, potentially displacing workers earning $20 per hour.
Pets
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Video Shows Humanoid Robot Chasing a Pack of Wild Boars

Humanoid robots are entertaining the public through various stunts, including chasing wild boars and performing in public events.
Toronto startup
fromMail Online
3 weeks ago

Would you trust one around your family? Robots turn on humans

Humanoid robots pose risks to public safety, as recent incidents highlight their potential for causing harm.
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerworld
4 weeks ago

How digital brains for humanoid robots are being built

Humanoid robots have significantly improved in functionality and behavior over the past year, exemplified by Olaf's performance at Nvidia's GTC event.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechRepublic
1 month ago

Humanoid Robots Are Getting Cheaper - But Enterprise Costs Are Just Getting Started

Falling hardware costs and AI advancements are enabling real-world deployments of humanoid robots, shifting focus to operational infrastructure and software differentiation.
Silicon Valley food
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Robot Goes Berserk in California Restaurant, Dragged Away by Staff After Smashing Tableware

A humanoid robot malfunctioned during a dance performance at a San Jose restaurant, causing chaos and requiring three staff members to restrain it, highlighting safety concerns about robots in public spaces.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Factory Paying Human Worker to Watch Robot Worker All Day

Humanoid robots like Digit are being deployed in factories with human supervisors, with costs expected to drop from $10-$25 per hour to $2-$3 per hour, potentially displacing workers earning $20 per hour.
#robotics
London startup
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

Humanoid tests humanoid robot for automotive logistics

Humanoid's robot successfully completed a proof-of-concept test for automotive manufacturing, demonstrating its capability in a production environment.
Roam Research
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

Robo Expo at Chabot Space and Science Center

Chabot Science Center hosts a robotics event on March 28th featuring hands-on bot building, a competition, and NASA aerospace robots on display.
London startup
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

Humanoid tests humanoid robot for automotive logistics

Humanoid's robot successfully completed a proof-of-concept test for automotive manufacturing, demonstrating its capability in a production environment.
Roam Research
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

Robo Expo at Chabot Space and Science Center

Chabot Science Center hosts a robotics event on March 28th featuring hands-on bot building, a competition, and NASA aerospace robots on display.
#disney
Paris food
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

How Disney Imagineers are using AI and robotics to reshape the company's theme parks

Disney Adventure World in Paris showcases advanced technology with its new attractions, including a robotic Olaf and a spectacular nighttime show.
Snowboarding
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Olaf Has Fallen

Disney's life-size Olaf robot debuted in November but malfunctioned and 'died' just days after its launch at Disneyland Paris.
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago
Science

Remember That Robot Olaf Disney Was So Proud of? It Just Wiped Out So Hard That His Carrot Nose Went Clattering Across the Pavement

Humor
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

Disney's AI Olaf Falls Down Dead In Front Of A Crowd Of Children

Disney has introduced a life-size Olaf animatronic that interacts with guests, but it malfunctioned dramatically at Disneyland Paris.
Paris food
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

How Disney Imagineers are using AI and robotics to reshape the company's theme parks

Disney Adventure World in Paris showcases advanced technology with its new attractions, including a robotic Olaf and a spectacular nighttime show.
Snowboarding
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Olaf Has Fallen

Disney's life-size Olaf robot debuted in November but malfunctioned and 'died' just days after its launch at Disneyland Paris.
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago
Science

Remember That Robot Olaf Disney Was So Proud of? It Just Wiped Out So Hard That His Carrot Nose Went Clattering Across the Pavement

Humor
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

Disney's AI Olaf Falls Down Dead In Front Of A Crowd Of Children

Disney has introduced a life-size Olaf animatronic that interacts with guests, but it malfunctioned dramatically at Disneyland Paris.
Remote teams
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

Gig workers in 50+ countries are filming themselves doing chores to train humanoid robots for $15 an hour - Silicon Canals

A new gig economy is emerging where workers film household tasks to train humanoid robots, highlighting economic disparities in compensation versus value extracted.
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

'Thank You For Generating With Us!' Hollywood's AI Acolytes Stay on the Hype Train

Generative AI is revolutionary, but it cannot replace human creativity, which is rooted in effort and experience.
Women in technology
fromsfist.com
3 weeks ago

Bay Area Company Sends First Humanoid Robot to the White House, Walking Side By Side With Melania

Melania Trump advocates for humanoid robots to teach children during a White House event promoting education and technology.
#openai
Silicon Valley food
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Restaurant Re-Deploys Robot After Dishware-Smashing Freakout

A robot at a California restaurant went viral for throwing dishes after a button was pressed, but has since returned to its normal duties.
Science
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

I met Olaf - the Frozen robot who might be the future of Disney Parks

Disney's Olaf robot uses reinforcement learning trained on 100,000 simulations to achieve lifelike animated character movements, enabling rapid deployment of interactive characters to theme parks.
DC food
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Giant robots battle it out in Detroit's Robowar

A Detroit church hosts Robowar, a live entertainment spectacle featuring human-piloted mech suits battling as giant robots, combining community engagement with robotics industry exposure.
#humanoid-robotics
Women in technology
fromFuturism
1 month ago

This Video of a Humanoid Robot Playing Perfect Tennis Is Extremely Impressive

Chinese company Galbot developed software enabling a Unitree G1 humanoid robot to play tennis with sustained rallies, millisecond reactions, and precise ball striking against human opponents.
Women in technology
fromFuturism
1 month ago

This Video of a Humanoid Robot Playing Perfect Tennis Is Extremely Impressive

Chinese company Galbot developed software enabling a Unitree G1 humanoid robot to play tennis with sustained rallies, millisecond reactions, and precise ball striking against human opponents.
Silicon Valley food
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

After wild dance goes viral, restaurant robot returns to its tame routine

A robot at Haidilao hot pot restaurant in Cupertino malfunctioned during a high-energy dance routine due to human error, causing viral video attention but minimal damage.
#disneyland-incident
Silicon Valley food
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Hilarious moment a robot goes BERSERK at a restaurant in California

A dancing robot malfunctioned at a San Jose Haidilao restaurant, flailing its arms and sending food flying while staff struggled to shut it down during a promotional event.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Employees had to restrain a dancing humanoid robot after it went wild at a California restaurant | TechCrunch

A malfunctioning dancing robot at a restaurant caused immediate physical danger by flinging dishes and potentially risking severe burns from hot soup.
Travel
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I'm a former Disney World employee who still visits often. There are 5 things I always do at the parks in the spring.

Spring is the ideal season to visit Disney World due to pleasant weather, smaller crowds, and special festivals like Epcot's Festival of the Arts and International Flower and Garden Festival.
Toronto startup
fromTESLARATI
1 month ago

Elon Musk shares big Tesla Optimus 3 production update

Tesla plans to begin Optimus 3 production this summer with low initial volumes, reaching high production rates by summer 2027, with new robot designs released annually.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How Disney brought a robotic Olaf to life for its new Paris park

This isn't just about replicating the animation; it's about emulating the creators' intent. To bridge the gap between a CGI snowman and reality, the team had to invent new technologies in the field of legged robotics—cramming a bizarre skeleton into an incredibly tight space—and rely on deep reinforcement learning so the machine didn't face-plant or literally melt its own hardware.
Snowboarding
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

New program connects schools with Disney's musical magic

Through Disney Musicals in Schools' Stage Connect, educators are given free resources like show scripts, music tracks and training that give them the confidence they need to produce a school musical. The program makes musicals and bringing the magic of Disney into public schools more accessible for all.
Education
Tech industry
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Get a grip: Robotics firms struggle to develop hands

Tendon-driven robotic hands with actuator-controlled fingers provide precise dexterity and serve as development kits to enable human-like manipulation in real-world environments.
fromNature
2 months ago

This robot hand detaches and walks by itself

Human hands are incredibly dexterous tools - but they have their limits. They are asymmetric, they have only a single thumb and, fundamentally, they're connected to our arms. But none of that poses a problem for this robot claw. Its symmetrical design means it can seamlessly approach different tasks without having to twist to find the right angle, six-fingers mean the design can juggle multiple objects at the same time and, if needed, it can simply leave its arm behind, perfect for dangerous or hard to reach places.
Gadgets
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Somebody stole her entire livelihood. L.A. puppeteer is devastated - but not beaten

Jackie Smook has spent years crafting characters and props for "Dilly's World," her whimsical web series and touring theatrical show about a girl confronting big issues with the help of some puppet friends. Her life's work was stolen early Monday when thieves swiped a shipping box containing many of her puppets from outside her Beachwood Canyon apartment. Among the missing are Angus the bassist, Phyllis the mail-delivering puppet, Holstein, who was holding an intricate saxophone prop, and Dumont, who had a television stand.
US news
Miscellaneous
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 month ago

Disneyland abandoned plans for Disney Villains land, report says

Disney Imagineering abandoned plans for a Disney Villains-themed land at California Adventure a decade ago, choosing instead to develop Pixar Pier.
Careers
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Consultants, Disney is looking to hire you

Disney is hiring a VP for its Workforce of the Future team to advise on talent strategy, requiring 10+ years of consulting or HR experience with a salary range of $284,900 to $348,100.
Mobile UX
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

It's become impossible to visit Disney without a smartphone. I'm not nearly as sad about it as I thought I'd be.

Smartphones have become essential for Disneyland and Disney World visits because the Disney app handles hotel check-in, park entry, line-skipping, and food ordering.
Pets
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Go behind-the-scenes of 'Hoppers': A special look at new Disney-Pixar comedy

Disney and Pixar's 'Hoppers' follows Mabel, who uses technology to transfer her mind into a robotic beaver to communicate with wild animals and protect their habitat from human development.
Business
fromVulture
2 months ago

Disney's New CEO Already Has Parks Fans Worried

Disney named Josh D'Amaro, longtime parks chief, as CEO, emphasizing theme-park experience and increased monetization over traditional studio operations.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

autonomous robotic installation writes and erases history in real time

The robot repeatedly inscribes text and images onto the glass surface using a marker, then removes them with a sponge. This cyclical action renders visible the process through which present events transition into recorded history, emphasizing the instability and revisability of historical narratives.
History
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Six Flags and Great America to host National Hiring Week events

Six Flags will hire over 50,000 positions across North America, including 250 part-time and seasonal roles in Northern California, with mid-February hiring events.
Healthcare
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Can a robot recruiter really spot a good carer?

AI-powered telephone interviewer 'Ami' screens homecare job applicants, having recruited 1,028 carers from 14,600 applicants while reducing hiring time and providing less intimidating initial interviews.
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Video Shows Man Bleeding After Flailing Robot Kicks Him in Nose

In footage circulating online, a Unitree G1 robot loses balance while performing in front of a crowd in China. As it hits the ground, it uncontrollably thrashes its limbs in all directions, hitting a man in the nose. The man, who appeared to be the robot's operator, had tried to grab the humanoid machine to stop it from tipping over. Later in the video, he can be seen squatting on the ground nursing a bleeding nose.
Gadgets
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Skeletons, prosthetics and 'a lot of meat' - behind the scenes with the Dublin Airport baggage handlers

Beneath Terminals 1 and 2 is a conveyor belt network the size of seven GAA pitches Most passengers stop thinking about their luggage the moment it disappears behind the rubber flaps at check-in. What happens next - whether it makes the flight, where it goes, how it's checked and tracked - is largely a mystery. Behind the scenes at Dublin Airport, a vast, constantly moving system is working to make sure bags and passengers are reunited at the end of their journeys.
Miscellaneous
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

To infinity and beyond! Visitors can dive into Pixar worlds in immersive London show

Mundo Pixar Experience recreates 14 detailed Pixar film sets in Wembley for immersive, photo-friendly encounters with iconic scenes and research-driven design.
DC food
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 month ago

Disneyland offers behind-the-scenes tour of $60 million Avengers Campus expansion

Disney is constructing a $60 million Avengers Campus expansion at Disney California Adventure featuring the new Avengers Infinity Defense dark ride and Stark Flight Lab attractions.
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

How robotics could upend the US manufacturing industry

Machina Labs promotes distributed, flexible, portable robotics-enabled manufacturing to leapfrog centralized factories and accelerate U.S. reindustrialization in defense, aerospace, and automotive sectors.
fromTheregister
2 months ago

US Army seeks autonomous bio, chemical cleanup bots

The Army recently published a Request For Information on Autonomous Decontamination Systems (ADS) to see what might be out there in the existing commercial market to help its Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) troops more easily clean up contaminated vehicles, infrastructure, and terrain. "ADS will reduce manpower and optimize resources required for decontamination operations while mitigating the risk of exposure of warfighters to Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents through robotic means," the Army said in its RFI.
US news
fromWIRED
2 months ago

We Strapped on Exoskeletons and Raced. There's One Clear Winner

An exoskeleton is a relatively new class of wearable device designed to enhance, support, or assist human movement, strength, posture, or even physical activity. The main piece goes around your waist like a belt, and from it, a pair of hinged, mechanized splints extend down over the hips to strap onto each thigh, where they provide some robotic assistance to normal movements like walking, running, or squatting.
Science
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Can robots ever be graceful?

Efficient, precise, and intelligent actuators are essential for robots to move gracefully and enable the transition from primitive to sophisticated robots.
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

What To Know About Disney's New "Heroes & Villains" Cruise Ship Before You Book

Because it's so immersive and theatrical, it's ideal for keeping kids entertained without requiring parents to plan every second of the day (which, frankly, already makes it feel like a win). This is not a cruise where you sit by the pool while your kids complain they are bored. It is a cruise where they disappear into kids' clubs, beg to stay up late for shows, and talk about the Hydra puppets and Cruella de Vil long after you are home.
Travel
Film
fromBenzinga
2 months ago

'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Star Chris Pratt Dismisses AI Actors As 'All Bulls**t,' Says 'It's All Fake Until It's Something' Amid Hollywood Job Fears

AI will disrupt filmmaking but cannot replace the human emotional core of directors, writers, actors, and performers; it functions best as a creative tool.
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Delivery Robot Gets Stuck on Train Tracks, Gets Obliterated by Locomotive

Footage of the incident, which took place January 15, shows the robot sitting motionless on the tracks, seemingly making no attempt to get out of the way as the unmistakable blare of the train horn gets louder and louder. "Oh it's gonna crush it!" the onlooker taking the video can be heard saying moments before the train, operated by Brightline, flattens the unfortunate bot into the tracks. Sparks can be seen flying from beneath the train before the video cuts off.
Startup companies
Science
fromNature
2 months ago

Flexible joints: robot morphs into a range of cyborg species

A 3D-printed four-legged robot uses interchangeable, customizable limbs to change its morphology and mimic the anatomies and gaits of multiple animals.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Keen bosses, strange mistakes and a looming threat: workers on training AI to do their jobs

AI adoption is displacing workers globally, with 40% of jobs affected, while workers report feeling devalued and experiencing reduced pay and increased workload correcting AI errors.
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