Humanoid Robots Labeled Next Big Bubble For Chinese Companies
The Chinese government has made developing humanoid robots a top priority in its latest 5 year plan. Will anyone be able to compete?
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Tesla’s Core Mission Shifts In The Musk 4.0 Era — Smart Or Not?
On Tuesday, the S&P 500 and Dow were trading lower. It seemed as if Wall Street was in a holding pattern as everyone awaited the earnings report from Nvidia, the leader in artificial intelligence (AI) chips. Then global stock markets rose as Nvidia eased anxieties about potential overinvestment in AI. … [continued]
Is Musk Conceding Ground? And Does XPENG’s IRON Signal China’s Lead in the Humanoid Robot…
GUANGZHOU, CHINA — In a rare public acknowledgment of competition, Elon Musk seemed to have commented on Chinese EV maker XPENG’s newly unveiled humanoid robot with what seems to be an admission: “Not bad … Tesla and China companies will dominate the market. Other companies in the West are weak.” … [continued]
Roboticist Warns of Robot Bubble
This is apparently Robot Sunday. We’ve got another robot story. And another bubble story. A couple of days ago, I wrote about a potential (or expected) AI bubble, and combined that with some robot news. However, now we’ve got a separate story about a potential robot bubble. Rodney Brooks is … [continued]
China’s Clean Technology Recommendations for Their Next 5-Year Plan
Earlier this week, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China met in a plenary session and developed recommendations for the nation’s 15th five-year plan, which would run through 2030. There are many aspects of the recommendations that could be explored in more depth, but several of the recommendations … [continued]
AI Bubbles & Robot Armies
It seems that AI and robots are all the rage these days. The future is all about AI and robots. I keep getting fed stories about these, some extremely optimistic, some extremely pessimistic. The following are a few big stories and comments from recent weeks. AI Bubble or Bomb? There’s … [continued]
Hyundai Motor & Kia Expand Use of Wearable Robot in Agriculture with Korea’s Rural Development…
Hyundai Motor and Kia sign an MoU with Korea’s Rural Development Administration (RDA) to introduce the wearable robot X-ble Shoulder to agriculture Collaboration focuses on improving farmers’ health, safety, and operational efficiency through wearable robot Both parties will collaborate on testing, promoting and scaling the use of wearable robots in … [continued]
“Dark Factories” — Chinese Automakers Living Tesla’s Dream
You might recall that Tesla CEO Elon Musk was super eager to almost completely automate Tesla factories back when Tesla launched the Model 3. The attempt didn’t go well, with one problem after another delaying mass production of the Model 3. Finally, when Tesla was on the brink of bankruptcy, … [continued]
Hyundai Motor & Robotics LAB Triumph at Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2025 with Visionary…
Hyundai Motor’s City Pod and Urban Pod earn the ‘Best of the Best’ award in the Autonomous category The Nano Mobility concept wins in the Bicycles and Personal Mobility Devices category, and the E3W and E4W concepts win in the Commercial Vehicles category Robotics LAB’s Automatic Charging Robot (ACR) Service … [continued]
Hyundai Motor Group & Incheon International Airport to Deliver Next-Level Convenience with AI-Powered EV Charging…
Hyundai Motor Group to partner with Incheon International Airport Corporation to commercialize AI-based EV automatic charging robot (ACR) services Safety certified ACR to enhance convenience and safety at the airport, contributing to smart airport solutions and expanding the Group’s robotics business domain Incheon International Airport to serve as a demonstration site for … [continued]
