Robots

Singapore key to US chipmaker GlobalFoundries’ quest to equip humanoid robots with AI

A Boston Dynamics robot “dog” at a GlobalFoundries chip fabrication plant in Singapore helps maintain equipment by detecting heat signatures and reporting potential issues along with recommended solutions.

Robot security guard reports for duty at KL’s bus terminal

A TBS staff member prepping the security robot for official trial.

Why it’s nearly impossible to build a robot without China

Bipedal robot ‘Mini Pi’ of Chinese robotics startup High Torque Technology stands surrounded by visitors during the Humanoids Summit in Tokyo on May 28.

‘Alter-Ego’: An Italian hospital’s little robot carer

Humanoid robot Alter-Ego assisting a patient at the Maugeri Hospital in Milan on June 12.

Robots pour cocktails and run marathons, but still can’t multitask

China's AgiBot taking part in a half-marathon race in Beijing in April.

Robot weapons must not become ‘licence for atrocity crimes’: UN

A soldier of the French Army Robotics Exploration Section holds an FPV drone during a dynamic demonstration of military equipment at the Eurosatory defence and security trade show at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre on June 14, 2026.

The Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs

Indian housewife Nagireddy Sriramyachandra filming herself slicing mangoes to train AI-powered robots to take on household jobs in the future.

AI dolls bring comfort to lonely seniors in ageing South Korea

Bang Chun-ja, a 78-year-old South Korean woman who lives alone, holding Hyodol, an AI-powered healthcare doll designed for elderly people, during an interview with AFP at her home in Yongin.

AI robot cleaners leave the lab for China’s living rooms

A housekeeper working alongside an X Square Robot at a customer's home in Beijing.

Xpeng boss to head robot unit with humanoid mass production imminent

Xpeng's humanoid robot IRON at the Chinese electric vehicle maker's booth during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China, on April 23, 2025.

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