Tag: humanoid_robots

• Media Monitor: UCLA's PhoneBot, Tesla Robot Skin Patent and Robot Training Data Race Lead Robotics Coverage

  12 Oct 2026 10:30 a.m. · Source: The Rundown Robotics

  The Rundown Robotics reports UCLA built a smartphone-powered mini-humanoid, Tesla filed a patent for touch-sensing robot skin, and robotics firms are spending billions on training data.

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• Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Humanoid Robot Hype Outpaces Lab Reality

  8 Oct 2026 5:00 a.m. · Source: MIT Technology Review

  MIT Technology Review reports that despite bold predictions from Elon Musk and others, humanoid robots remain far from general-purpose, with researchers citing data and reliability hurdles.

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• Media Monitor: California Halts Human-Robot Cage Fights, Boston Dynamics Retools Atlas Hands

  5 Oct 2026 10:31 a.m. · Source: The Rundown Robotics

  The Rundown Robotics reports California ordered a San Francisco startup to stop staging human-vs-humanoid cage fights, while Boston Dynamics gave Atlas four-fingered hands and FieldAI neared a $10B valuation.

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• Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Tracks AI Agent Liability, Data Center Backlash and Border Wall Deaths

  28 Sep 2026 8:10 a.m. · Source: MIT Technology Review

  MIT Technology Review reports on who should be liable when AI agents go rogue, its investigation into deaths along the virtual border wall, and a roundup of the day's technology stories.

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• Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports on China-Linked Protest Network, Global AI Race and Iran War Votes

  16 Sep 2026 7:21 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

  Newsweek reports a U.S.-registered network funded by a Shanghai-based tech millionaire spread an anti-U.S. slogan to American protests, and covers the global AI and robotics race.

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• Media Monitor: AI Self-Improvement Faces Hurdles, Extreme Heat Linked to El Niño, OpenAI Pauses Model Work

  19 Aug 2026 8:10 a.m. · Source: MIT Technology Review

  MIT Technology Review reports AI self-improvement faces challenges, while extreme heat is linked to climate change and El Niño. Other outlets detail OpenAI's safety pause, China's humanoid robot surge, and Meta's legal and privacy issues.

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