Humanoid robot beat the half-marathon world record in Beijing. Here’s what experts say it...
SUMMARY: In April 2026, a humanoid robot finished a half marathon in Beijing faster than any human ever has. The result is real and...
Chinese hardware vulnerabilities and supply chain security: What the evidence actually shows
SUMMARY: In August 2026, the UK Ministry of Defence found that a Royal Navy sea drone had been sending a periodic signal to a...
Robot cybersecurity vulnerabilities: What CVE-2026-8153 and UniPwn reveal about robot safety
SUMMARY: For nearly a decade, security researchers have shown that a robot's physical safety features — the speed limits, force limits, and proximity sensors...
Four years of fake GitHub repositories: Why the scam keeps getting cheaper to repeat
SUMMARY: Since at least 2022, threat actors have built an escalating business out of manufacturing fake trust on GitHub — and the latest wave shows...
How attackers turned the software supply chain against its own gatekeepers
SUMMARY: Since September 2025, a related — but not identical — family of credential- and identity-abuse techniques has hit a widening set of open-source tools,...
Surgical robots in 2026: Beyond da Vinci — Who is competing and what they...
On April 21, 2026, Intuitive Surgical reported Q1 2026 revenue of $2.77 billion — a 23% year-on-year increase — with 11,395 da Vinci systems now installed...
Cybersecurity for robots: The threat landscape nobody is talking about
Six days before this article was written, CISA and Universal Robots published a joint advisory disclosing CVE-2026-8153 — a critical OS command injection vulnerability...
ISO Safety Standards for Humanoid robots: What manufacturers need to know in 2026
When a BMW production worker and a Figure AI humanoid share a body shop for a ten-hour shift, who is responsible if the robot...
Warehouse automation after the boom: What survives the hype cycle
In 2021, warehouse automation was the hottest segment in industrial technology. Venture capital flowed freely. Valuations were stratospheric. Every logistics operator was announcing a...
Agricultural robotics in 2026: Harvest robots, soil sensors, and what farmers are actually buying
There is a version of the agricultural robotics story that is true and a version that is marketing. The true version: the market is...
Top AI kitchen robots redefining effortless home meals in 2026
Home cooking has long sat at the uncomfortable intersection of good intentions and poor follow-through. Most people genuinely want to eat healthier, spend less...
How to choose the right bucket conveyor for your facility
Selecting the right equipment for bulk material handling is rarely a quick decision. It usually sits somewhere between engineering judgment and practical experience. A...
