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The battle between AMD and Nvidia in the GPU market has reached new heights with the unveiling of AMD’s RDNA 4 architecture. The latest contender, Navi 48, is not only competing against Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture but is also setting new benchmarks in transistor density and price-to-performance value. With the Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX...

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Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 witnessed a significant declaration from Chinese smartphone manufacturer Honor: a $10 billion investment in artificial intelligence over the next five years. This ambitious “Honor Alpha Plan” signals a clear intent to transition from a mere smartphone vendor to an “AI device ecosystem company,” a move that could reshape the...

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In a world increasingly reliant on our smartphones, battery anxiety is a constant companion. But what if your everyday earbuds could alleviate that stress? HMD, the innovative smartphone maker, has unveiled the Amped Buds, a game-changing set of wireless earbuds featuring a charging case that doubles as a portable phone power bank. This ingenious design,...

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Building on 50 years of robotics leadership, 2025 marks the beginning of a new era of AI application in industrial robotics. Launch of new ABB Robotics brand film unveils new levels of versatilty for robots to do more tasks, in more places.

Claire chatted to Patrick Meier from the Climate Robotics Network about how robots can help scale action on climate change.

Patrick Meier has 15+ years of leadership and field experience at the intersection of emerging tech, innovation, and social impact. He founded the Climate Robotics Network and currently leads the UK FCDO project on Robotics for Global Development in low- and middle-income countries. Previously, he served as Strategy Lead for Robotics at the Swiss Institute of Technology (EPFL) and Innovation Booster Robotics. He also co-founded and led WeRobotics, an international technology nonprofit with labs in 40+ countries.

A research team has developed a way for self-driving vehicles to share their knowledge about road conditions indirectly, making it possible for each vehicle to learn from the experiences of others even when they rarely meet on the road.

Fluidic elastomer actuators (FEAs) are pressurized tubes or membranes that can be easily rearranged into complex mechanical devices. They have gained significant attention for their lightweight, flexible nature, making them ideal for robotics and biomedical devices.

Humanoid robots are supposed to be our loyal assistants, but we saw another side to them the other day. Chinese robot manufacturer Unitree was demonstrating its latest H1 robots at a lantern festival in the city of Taishan, Guangdong province, when one walked up to the crowd barrier and seemed to lunge at an elderly woman, nearly headbutting her.

Piab’s exhibit at ProMat 2025 will highlight its dedication to advancing logistics and warehousing operations through cutting-edge vacuum technology.

Over the past few years, engineers have developed increasingly advanced robotic systems already introduced in some public spaces and could soon be deployed in home environments. Many of these robots are humanoids, meaning that their body structure and physical features resemble those of humans.

From mountain goats that run up near-vertical rock faces to armadillos that roll into a protective ball, animals have evolved to adapt effortlessly to changes in their environment. In contrast, when an autonomous robot is programmed to reach a goal, each variation in its pre-determined path presents a significant physical and computational challenge.

Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods, roboticists have made a walking, jumping robot that pushes the boundaries of what small robots can do. The research glimpses a future where nimble microrobots can crawl through tiny spaces, skitter across dangerous ground, and sense their environments without human intervention.

A bioinspired robot can change shape to alter its own physical properties in response to its environment, resulting in a robust and efficient autonomous vehicle as well as a fresh approach to robotic locomotion.

A research team demonstrated the 'world's smallest shooting game,' a unique nanoscale game inspired by classic arcade games. This achievement was made possible by real-time control of the force fields between nanoparticles using focused electron beams. This research has practical applications, as the manipulation of nanoscale objects could revolutionize biomedical engineering and nanotechnology.

A low-energy challenger to the quantum computer also works at room temperature. The researchers have shown that information can be transmitted using magnetic wave motion in complex networks.