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Teslaâs HW3 split shows how much more expensive the FSD promise was than the reality
Tesla has confirmed that HW3 vehicles will not receive unsupervised FSD, drawing a hard line under the old narrative that software would carry everyone forward.
NHTSA tightens the screws on Tesla FSD
NHTSA has widened its Tesla FSD probe because of poor-visibility failures.
Motor-free robotic hand shifts shape in under a second
Researchers at KAIST have demonstrated a shape-shifting actuator that operates without motors, completing full reconfigurations in under 500 milliseconds.
The gig economyâs new job: Teaching robots to move
Zeusâs iPhone-mounted training sessions in Nigeria cost less per hour than the in a single robotâs head.
Teslaâs Robotaxis: Remote Humans at the Wheel Below 10 MPH
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthalâs inquiry forced Tesla to confirm what its polished demos never showed: some Robotaxis still need human driversâjust remotely, and only under 10 mph.
AI drones hunt mosquitoesâbut can they scale beyond demos?
Stanfordâs drones mapped 300 hidden breeding sites in a single test flightâbut none beyond Californiaâs temperate zones.
Constructionâs robotics reality: FieldAI exits the demo phase
Big-D Constructionâs two-year FieldAI pilot just graduated to live job sitesâwithout revealing how often the robots need a human to hit the reset button.
GEN-1's 99% reliability is impressive - but not enough
Google DeepMind's GEN-1 shows 99% reliability in controlled physical tasks.
Air-powered robot muscles: 100x lift, zero batteries, real limits
Silicone tubes and compressed air just outmuscled electric motors 100:1 in ASUâs labâno batteries, no overheating, and a tolerance for conditions that would brick most robots.
AES Maximo Installs 100MW Solar
Maximo robots have installed 100 megawatts of solar capacity in California, marking a significant milestone in the use of robotics for solar panel installation.
MirrorBot is a sweet experiment, but can it work beyond the room?
Cornell researchers built a robot that can help connect strangers.
DNA robots are tiny miracles - and deployment nightmares
DNA robots use genetic material to move and carry cargo at nanoscale precision.
3,000 strikes, zero oversight: AIâs quiet war in Iran
Palantirâs Maven and Scale AIâs data pipelines didnât just assist the U.S. militaryâs Iran strikesâthey selected 3,000 targets with oversight so thin it earned a euphemism: âunderinvested.â
4D robot vision chip: more than a demo, less than a product
A Nature-published chip merges 3D mapping and speed tracking on a single die, yet the paperâs demo reel ends at 1.5 meters and 40 degrees.
Indiaâs robotics giant: the video is neat, the factory is not
Indiaâs largest robotics firm showcases flawless demos but provides no data on real-world durability or adoption.
Roadrunner Robot
The RAI Institute shows Roadrunner, a robot that combines walking and driving, but does not say how long it can work.
Spotâs backflip: A demo trick or deployable skill?
Boston Dynamicsâ Spot now performs backflipsâbut the real test isnât the trick, itâs the *recovery systems* that prevent a $74,500 faceplant.
The Phone-Powered Robot That Actually WorksâOutside
Survy Vaish navigated a small park robot with a Raspberry Pi and an ordinary smartphone.