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.

AUGUST 23, 2026|ByREUTERS

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

Humanoid robots remain far from mass deployment, but Unitree’s CEO says the industry could reach a major AI breakthrough within two to three years.

AUGUST 20, 2026|ByREUTERS

(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

With Atlas merger, XTEND boosts its autonomous systems portfolio and strengthens support for NATO and EU partners.

JULY 28, 2026|ByANNA AHRONHEIM

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

Engineering the future from the Negev

Sapir Academic College’s Faculty of Technology is creating a new model of higher education that blends academic excellence, applied research, and close industry collaboration to drive innovation

JULY 15, 2026|ByALAN ROSENBAUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH SAPIR ACADEMIC COLLEGE

Can virtual reality teach the 'feel' of medicine? New Israeli study says not yet

Ancient dissections of Galen reveal a gap in modern medical training: tacit, hands-on skills still can’t be fully taught by digital tools.

JUNE 27, 2026ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

(Illustrative) A doctor uses AI for a medical screening.

Ukraine's defense AI chief predicts 'new paradigm' of warfare

Danylo Tsvok predicts 'war of operating systems' with Russia in the next three-five years

JUNE 14, 2026ByREUTERS

A person holds a Sting interceptor drone by the Ukrainian company Wild Hornets at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, March 16, 2026

Robot patrol dogs could be coming to Taiwan's South China Sea islands

Robot patrol dogs are one way the Taiwanese military is modernizing itself against the looming threat from China.

JUNE 2, 2026ByREUTERS

Taiwanese soldiers leave Qingtian Hall, an underground military tunnel built inside Taiwu Mountain in the 1960s, after attending a performance commemorating the Battle of Guningtou, in Kinmen, Taiwan, October 18, 2025

XTEND selected for Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program Phase II

The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program is one of the largest drone initiatives in US military history, aiming to procure over 200,000 drones by 2027.

JUNE 1, 2026ByJAMES GENN

Skunk Works and Xtend are collaborating to expand joint all domain command and control

Elbit subsidiary acquires Israeli autonomous AI-powered off-road robotic warfare company

'Autonomy and robotics are reshaping how defense forces operate today' - Eyal Dahan, CEO of FUSE, an Elbit Systems subsidiary.

MAY 28, 2026ByJAMES GENN

A Bluewhite autonomy kit installed on a BL Advance Systems BLR MK2 Platform.

IDF escalates robot wars against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon's Bint Jbail

The IDF has ramped up its use of robots in warfare against Hezbollah in Bint Jbail, accelerating the destruction of weapons infrastructure as military operations intensify.

APRIL 22, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB