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Kinetica 2 rocket on track for inaugural mission in 2025Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 29, 2025 CAS Space, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is completing development of its new Kinetica 2 rocket and aims to launch it before the end of 2025. The company confirmed that the first ... more  
Scientists urge global AI 'red lines' as leaders gather at UNNew York (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 Technology veterans, politicians and Nobel Prize winners called on nations around the world Monday to quickly establish "red lines" too dangerous for artificial intelligence to cross. ... more  
Toyota opens high-tech village in Japan to road test the futureTokyo (AFP) Sept 25, 2025 Top-selling carmaker Toyota opened its new high-tech village in Japan on Thursday, an experimental project to test autonomous driving and other futuristic developments. ... more 
NASA's Astrobee Robots Advance Through Strategic PartnershipWashington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 NASA is continuing the Astrobee mission through a collaboration with Arkisys, Inc., of Los Alamitos, California, who was awarded a reimbursable Space Act Agreement to sustain and maintain the roboti ... more |
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NRL robotic servicing payload passes thermal vacuum testing and moves closer to launch Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), working with DARPA and Northrop Grumman's SpaceLogistics, has cleared a major space-readiness hurdle for satellite servicing. On Sept. 5, the team completed ... more 
China's Alibaba teams up with Nvidia on AI robot techBeijing (AFP) Sept 24, 2025 Alibaba announced on Wednesday a "milestone collaboration" in AI tech with US chip giant Nvidia that the Chinese company said will accelerate its development of humanoid robots. ... more 
European team develops robotic mission for lunar lava cave explorationMadrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 A European research consortium has unveiled a mission concept designed to explore lava tunnels on the Moon using autonomous robots. These natural formations, which provide shielding from radiation a ... more 
In just one year, Google turns AI setbacks into dominanceNew York (AFP) Sept 24, 2025 Caught off guard by ChatGPT and mocked for early blunders with its own generative artificial intelligence efforts, Google has pulled off a dramatic turnaround in just one year, becoming a major player in consumer-facing AI. ... more |
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Top music body says AI firms guilty of 'wilful' copyright theftParis (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 AI companies have sucked up the world's entire music catalogue and are guilty of "wilful, commercial-scale copyright infringement", a major music industry group told AFP. ... more |
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Hollywood giants sue Chinese AI firm over copyright infringementSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Sept 16, 2025 Top Hollywood studios filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Chinese artificial intelligence company MiniMax, alleging massive copyright infringement. ... more  
Perseverance Meets the MegabrecciaPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 11, 2025 Last week, the Perseverance rover began an exciting new journey. Driving northwest of the Soroya ridge, Perseverance entered an area filled with a diverse range of boulders that the science team bel ... more 
Robot dogs, flying cars: five takeaways from the Munich auto showMunich, Germany (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 From "flying cars" to robots and self-driving buses, here are some of the innovations spotted at this week's Munich auto fair, IAA Mobility, one of the world's biggest: ... more 
Top Japan start-up Sakana AI touts nature-inspired techTokyo (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 When David Ha started an AI company in Japan with his former Google colleague, they had a choice: create another huge, energy-intensive tool like ChatGPT, or go their own way. ... more |
First reusable US launcher set for European base at AndoyaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 In a move set to transform European space access, Astrobotic Technology and Andoya Space have signed a Term Sheet for a Launch Site Agreement that will bring reusable rocket operations to Norway sta ... more  |
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NOAA launches robotic hurricane research vesselsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 5, 2025 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has launched five small, uncrewed research vessels off the U.S. Virgin Islands to better understand how hurricanes develop and behave. ... more 
AI giant Anthropic to pay $1.5 bn over pirated booksSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Sept 6, 2025 Anthropic will pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a US class action lawsuit over allegedly using pirated books to train its artificial intelligence models, according to court documents filed Friday. ... more 
AI giant Anthropic expands restrictions on Chinese entitiesSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 US artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said it was expanding restrictions on Chinese entities to include subsidiary companies and organisations based overseas, citing national security risks in an industry first. ... more 
Over Soroya Ridge and onwardPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 01, 2025 Perseverance has continued exploring beyond the rim of Jezero crater, spending time last week at Parnasset conducting a mini-campaign on aeolian bedforms. After wrapping up that work, three separate ... more |
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Self-deploying composite material promises leap in robotic design Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 A research team at Pusan National University has unveiled a self-deploying composite material that could transform the design of robotics, aerospace systems, and adaptive structures. The breakthroug ... more  
Autonomous robot lab accelerates search for advanced quantum dotsRaleigh NC (SPX) Aug 26, 2025 Researchers at North Carolina State University have introduced Rainbow, a fully automated multi-robot laboratory that discovers high-performance quantum dots at unprecedented speed. The system merge ... more 
California parents blame ChatGPT for son's suicideSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Aug 26, 2025 The parents of a 16-year-old California boy who died by suicide have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company's ChatGPT chatbot provided their son with detailed suicide instructions ... more
Perplexity AI to share search revenue with publishersSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Aug 25, 2025 Perplexity AI on Monday said it will begin paying out millions of dollars to media outlets as part of a new model for sharing search revenue with publishers. The company's media partners wil ... more |
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Google to provide Gemini AI tools to US governmentSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Aug 21, 2025 Google will provide its Gemini artificial intelligence tools to US federal agencies practically free, the government announced Thursday. A suite of AI and cloud computing services called "Ge ... more  
LunaGrid Lite advances toward lunar power transmission milestoneLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2025 Astrobotic reported that its LunaGrid-Lite mission has cleared Critical Design Review (CDR) and has begun building flight hardware, moving the project closer to a planned 2026 demonstration of lunar ... more  
Robots deployed for Fukushima radioactive debris removalTokyo (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Japanese technicians at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have sent in remote-controlled robots to one of the damaged reactor buildings as part of preparations to remove radioactive debris. ... more 
NASA taps Momentus for space robotics demonstration studyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2025 NASA has awarded Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) a contract to investigate launching critical robotics technologies into orbit, marking a key step toward future autonomous operations in space. The U.S. ... more |
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NASA seeks student entries for Human Exploration Rover ChallengeWashington DC (UPI) Aug 15, 2025 NASA is accepting contest entries from student teams to design, build and test rovers on the moon and Mars. ... more |
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Robots take on new role as human health protectorsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Robots, long associated with industrial productivity, are increasingly stepping into the role of human health protectors, as showcased at the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing. In one exh ... more 
Football and falls as first humanoid robot games launch in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> The first World Humanoid Robot Games began on Friday in Beijing with over 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they compete in events from the 100-metre h ... more 
Meet IDEA: An AI assistant to help geoscientists explore Earth and beyondManoa HI (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 A new artificial intelligence tool developed by researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa is making it easier for scientists to explore complex geoscience data-from tracking sea levels ... more 
Elon Musk accuses App Store of favoring OpenAISan Francisco, United States (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 Elon Musk has taken his feud against OpenAI to the App Store, accusing Apple of favoring ChatGPT in the digital shop and vowing legal action. ... more |
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