Robotics

Chinese robots break Usain Bolt's 100-meter record at Beijing World Humanoid Robot Games

Braking was an issue, as the machines slammed into a thick mat that organizers placed several meters after the finish line.

Booster Robotics humanoid robots walk in formation during the opening ceremony for the second World Humanoid Robot Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China August 22, 2026.
Unitree CEO Wang Xingxing speaks about capabilities of company’s G1 humanoid robot during the 2026 World Robot Conference, in Beijing, China, August 20, 2026.

China’s humanoid robot industry edges toward ‘ChatGPT moment’ Unitree CEO says

(Illustrative) Tactical, autonomous robotics systems developer XTEND secured extension to $70 million Series B funding

XTEND expands in Europe with Latvia's Atlas, adding thousands of robotic platforms to portfolio

Dr. Gail Gilboa Freedman, Dean of the Faculty of Technology at Sapir Academic College.

Engineering the future from the Negev


Are you chatting with an AI bot? This may help you figure it out

AI21 Labs released some initial statistics regarding the users’ ability to correctly identify artificially intelligent chatbots on Wednesday.

Artificial intelligence (Ilustrative)

Robots could be new hardware of Start-up Nation, head of Israeli Robotics Association contends

Prof. Shiller believes Israel needs its own robotics institute, not only to advance its hi-tech industry but to make the country self-sufficient in a less globalized world and offer aid to the needy.

 Illustrative image of robots.

Israel Robotics Association to create national robotics institute - exclusive

“Robotics are a necessity and not a luxury,” says Chairman of the Israel Robotics Association Prof. Zvi Shiller.

 Illustrative image of robots.

China holds 'stunning lead' over US in competition for key technology

China had established a "stunning lead in high-impact research" under government programs against the West, The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) said.

 The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, US, November 1, 2021.

Ben-Gurion University engineers develop one of the most efficient amphibious robots

Powered by a single motor, the robot's movement mirrors the way flippers move in water and centipedes move on land.

AmphiSAW among the lily pads

First-in-Israel robotic surgery helps woman walk after spine fracture

The groundbreaking technology with a minimally invasive surgical approach was applied for the first time at the Jerusalem hospital to repair a spinal fracture through the abdominal cavity.

 Surgeons at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem perform groundbreaking spinal surgery.

Verobotics to supply Hong Kong with robot window washers following multi-million dollar deal

The Israeli company is expected to begin deployment of its building facade maintenance robots in Q3 of this year via Hong Kong-based company Robocore.

 Verobotics' brave little robot doing its honest blue-collar work.

Blue dragonflies can help scientists make better robots - study

The blue dasher dragonfly is common and catches 95% of its pray in midair. Scientists think it can help lead to the development of better robots.

 Scientists studied the flight behavior of the blue dasher dragonfly.

Meet the new robots that are going to teach our children

Here are some of the educational robots that will help introduce kids to coding and software which are now basic life skills.

ROBOTS DANCE in a Boston Dynamics robotics company video posted on December 29.

Interested in the Internet of Things? This is how to use it safely

The growing network of internet-connected robots, switches, hubs and even refrigerators has given rise to a novel category of appliances which are largely referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT).

A Lynx robot with Amazon Alexa integration on display in Las Vegas.