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Humanoid robots are coming. Eventually?
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2025-12-20 Daily Robotics News
Robotics 2025 – From Stage‑Show Spectacles to Real‑World Utility An overview of the latest buzz around humanoid platforms, data‑collection robots, and large‑sc...
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‘It felt so wrong’: Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the Amazon deal that never was
The iRobot founder opens up about the 18-month regulatory process that he says doomed the Roomba maker -- and what it means for American innovation....
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Pickle Robot adds Tesla veteran as first CFO
Jeff Evanson recently joined Pickle Robot as the company's first CFO as the startup has allegedly expanded its partnership with UPS....
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iRobot’s bankruptcy isn’t the end — it’s a reboot, says CEO
The Roomba maker will continue to operate but will be owned by Picea Robotics. The news that the maker of the Roomba robot vacuum, iRobot, filed for bankruptcy...
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2025-12-17 Daily Robotics News
Humanoid Robotics Momentum The humanoid robotics sector is accelerating with multiple companies ramping up mass production this year, as noted by robotics rese...
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Skana Robotics helps fleets of underwater robots communicate with each other
Skana Robotics built a decision-making algorithm that helps unmanned vessels react and adapt to data from other vessels....
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Roomba maker iRobot announces bankruptcy — brand will live on under ownership of former supplier
Roomba maker iRobot goes bankrupt; now owned by former supplier Picea...
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How iRobot lost its way home
iRobot survived three decades of competition, but couldn't survive European regulators killing its Amazon buyout. Now it's being taken over by its own supplier...
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2025-12-14 Daily Robotics News
Talent Demand and Labor Market Figure CEO Brett Adcock revealed that the company received 176,000 job applications over the last three yearshttps://x.com/adcoc...
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2025-12-12 Daily Robotics News
Humanoid Robots in Logistics Agility Robotics announced that its Digit humanoid is now deployed for MercadoLibre, its newest customer. The robot is being used...
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1X struck a deal to send its ‘home’ humanoids to factories and warehouses
Despite launching as a humanoid robot designed to help consumers around the house, 1X's NEO robots are heading to industrial use cases....