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World’s first autonomous humanoid robot fight is China’s DARPA moment
Thursday night in Shenzhen, a 1.73-metre robot nicknamed White Eagle landed a precise high kick to the head...
Exclusive | Why Asia can make hydrogen trains work when Europe could not
Pushpesh Raman Tripathi has been considering a problem for some time. As the Divisional Railway Manager for the...
The K2 tank just opened NATO’s door to South Korea
South Korea is not a member of NATO. It cannot vote in NATO meetings, does not have access...
Tokyo to New York in 6 hours: A 53-year ban on supersonic flight is ending
The last time a passenger could book a ticket on a supersonic aircraft was during George W. Bush's...
US is building a 500-kW drone-zapping laser. China has four ways to beat it.
The US Department of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to develop the Joint Laser Weapon System....
The factories leaving China are filling up with Chinese robots
In 2025, Vietnam, Mexico, and Thailand were the three fastest-growing destinations for Chinese industrial robot exports. Ironically, the...
Aerospace
Tokyo to New York in 6 hours: A 53-year ban on supersonic flight is ending
The last time a passenger could book a ticket on a supersonic aircraft was during George W. Bush's first term. The iPod had just been released,...
Tokyo to New York in 6 hours: A 53-year ban on supersonic flight is ending
The last time a passenger could book a ticket on a supersonic aircraft was during George W. Bush's first term. The iPod had just been released,...
AI & Robotics
World’s first autonomous humanoid robot fight is China’s DARPA moment
Thursday night in Shenzhen, a 1.73-metre robot nicknamed White Eagle landed a precise high kick to the head of its opponent, a black-clad machine called Matador,...
World’s first autonomous humanoid robot fight is China’s DARPA moment
Thursday night in Shenzhen, a 1.73-metre robot nicknamed White Eagle landed a precise high...
The factories leaving China are filling up with Chinese robots
In 2025, Vietnam, Mexico, and Thailand were the three fastest-growing destinations for Chinese industrial...
Abu Dhabi’s driverless race cars have a mission beyond the track
In November 2025, former Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat climbed into a racing car...
South Korea is building robots that delete themselves. Samsung is funding the research.
As robots move into pipes, disaster zones, industrial systems, and even the human body,...
Defense
The K2 tank just opened NATO’s door to South Korea
South Korea is not a member of NATO. It cannot vote in NATO meetings, does not have access to the collective defence guarantee under Article 5,...
The K2 tank just opened NATO’s door to South Korea
South Korea is not a member of NATO. It cannot vote in NATO meetings, does not have access to the collective defence guarantee under Article 5,...
Energy
Exclusive | Why Asia can make hydrogen trains work when Europe could not
Pushpesh Raman Tripathi has been considering a problem for some time. As the Divisional Railway Manager for the Delhi Division, he is in charge of India's...
Exclusive | Why Asia can make hydrogen trains work when Europe could not
Pushpesh Raman Tripathi has been considering a problem for some time. As the Divisional Railway Manager for the Delhi Division, he is in charge of India's...
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A Chinese EV app stopped Delhi’s traffic. The same code runs in Tokyo, Dubai, Singapore.
The video lasted less than thirty seconds. A man on a pavement in Delhi holds up his phone, opens an app, taps a button, and an...
A Chinese EV app stopped Delhi’s traffic. The same code runs in Tokyo, Dubai, Singapore.
The video lasted less than thirty seconds. A man on a pavement in Delhi...
Sony and TSMC just decided how robots will see the world
The smartphone you are holding in your hands, or that you are probably reading...
The ingredient that colors curry may help build better chip equipment
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