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Tesla workers resist training Optimus robots built to replace them
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Tesla workers resist training Optimus robots built to replace them

Tesla aims for 1,000 Optimus units per week by end of 2026, but worker pushback and 100-plus-part hands are slowing the ramp.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Humanoid robots break Usain Bolt's 100m record in Beijing — then fall apart
Analysis

Humanoid robots break Usain Bolt's 100m record in Beijing — then fall apart

Sprinting robots beat human world records at the World Humanoid Robot Games, but boring chore events exposed how far autonomy still has to go.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
FTC bans foreign humanoid robots, extending AI protectionism to robotics
Security

FTC bans foreign humanoid robots, extending AI protectionism to robotics

The sweeping import ban covers humanoids, quadrupeds, and wheeled robots — hitting Unitree just as it targets a $6 billion IPO.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Google DeepMind ships Gemini Robotics ER 2 as a video-native brain for robots

The new embodied reasoning model tracks task progress from live video, orchestrates other robots, and runs at 4x the speed of larger rivals.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Hyundai says Atlas humanoid robot plan is not part of union strike talks
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Hyundai says Atlas humanoid robot plan is not part of union strike talks

The automaker plans to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots starting in 2028, while South Korean workers strike over pay and retirement age.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Hyundai union strikes over Atlas humanoid robots, an auto-industry first
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Hyundai union strikes over Atlas humanoid robots, an auto-industry first

39,000 South Korean workers walked out as Hyundai plans 25,000 Boston Dynamics Atlas units across its plants starting 2028.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
How modern AI is pushing robots from single tasks to general-purpose work
Analysis

How modern AI is pushing robots from single tasks to general-purpose work

Boston Dynamics and Physical Intelligence say reinforcement learning and foundation models have redrawn what robot autonomy means in 2026.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
South Korea commits $1T to memory chips, AI data centers, and humanoid robots
Business

South Korea commits $1T to memory chips, AI data centers, and humanoid robots

Samsung, SK Hynix, and Hyundai anchor a national plan to double DRAM output and ship 30,000 Atlas robots a year by 2028.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
GM installs 50 FANUC robots at Factory Zero as 1,300 workers stay laid off
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GM installs 50 FANUC robots at Factory Zero as 1,300 workers stay laid off

The UAW says GM could recall idled members instead of automating, as Chinese dark factories set the global pace.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Hugging Face releases $2,500 3D-printable humanoid robot legs for AI experiments
Tools

Hugging Face releases $2,500 3D-printable humanoid robot legs for AI experiments

LeRobot Humanoid offers open-source bipedal platform as robotics funding triples to $40B.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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