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China's Unitree Unveils Robot With "Human-Like Physique" That Can Outrun Most People The race for bipedal humanoid robot intelligence has certainly been in the news, with robots receiving "AI brains" that have already brought them onto factory floors and will likely become more visible in the public world in the coming years (see UBS).  But there is another race that Chinese robot maker Unitree is simultaneously part of, and that is actual speed. In recent days, Unitree posted a video on X titled "Unitree Breaks the World Record Again," indicating that one of...

America's Medicine Supply Chain Is A National Security Vulnerability Authored by Will Coggin via RealClearDefense, The Chinese government is tightening the screws on American investment in its artificial intelligence sector. The core purpose is to keep U.S. capital out of technologies it deems “strategically sensitive” to national security. The protective action is a reminder that Washington also needs to prioritize insulating our own critical sectors from foreign adversaries. Few industries are more important to our national security than healthcare. More than 131 million people - nearly two-thirds of all U.S. adults - use...

Robot Dives 1.5 Miles, Maps French Shipwreck With 86,000 Images And Recovers Artifacts Authored by Neetika Walter via Interesting Engineering, A remotely operated robot has retrieved artifacts from a 16th-century shipwreck more than 1.5 miles beneath the Mediterranean, offering a glimpse into how precision deep-sea robotics is transforming underwater exploration. Guided from a support vessel above, the system used camera-fed navigation and robotic pincers to maneuver across fragile debris fields, capture high-resolution imagery, and recover centuries-old objects without disturbing the surrounding site. ROV C 4000 remotely operated vehicle designed for deep-sea missions...