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Robots such as Boston Dynamics’ four-legged Spot can now accurately read analog thermometers and pressure gauges while roaming around factories and warehouses. Those improvements come courtesy of ...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba Group's mapping unit Amap is preparing to launch its first embodied robot — a quadruped — which will make its public debut at the 2026 Beijing ...

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Robotic machine-learning company Generalist has announced GEN-1, a new physical AI system that it says “crosses into production-level success rates” on “a broad range of physical skills” that used to ...