Futuristic factory floors, robotic arms and very different type of lessons: The rise of school trips to factories and 'classrooms on the factory floor' in China

Tours of industrial sites are becoming a popular choice for schools across China, with youngsters exploring everything from ...

Ukraine War Latest: UK to spend $545M on hypersonic weapons after Ukraine battlefield lessons

Key developments on Feb. 13 * Ukraine's battlefield lessons drive UK to spend over $545 million on hypersonic, long-range weapons in 2026 * Using Starlink ruse, Ukrainian cyber forces trick Russian ...
United States Army

From manned breach to robotic maneuver: How the Army Reserve advances Transformation in Contact

Analyzing a USAR transition from manned breach to robotic maneuver provides a data driven assessment to support the following operational effects: Reduces risk to Soldiers during high-hazard missions, ...
Times News Online

PAHS to add robotics, split history classes

Palmerton Area High School will add a long-discussed robotics course and split two popular history classes into full-semester offerings as part of curriculum changes scheduled for a board vote in two ...
Microsoft

Advancing AI for the physical world

For decades, robots have excelled in structured settings like assembly lines, where tasks are predictable and tightly scripted. “The emergence of vision-language-action (VLA) models for physical ...
NBC News

Elon Musk says Tesla will stop producing its S and X models as it shifts to making robots

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the company would begin phasing out its Model S and Model X electric vehicles this year and retool a California factory to produce humanoid robots instead. The ...
The Verge

Tesla says production-ready Optimus robot is coming soon

The company will reveal its Gen 3 robot in the first quarter of 2026. The company will reveal its Gen 3 robot in the first quarter of 2026. is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who ...
The Desert Sun

Tesla ends Model S, X as Fremont shifts to Optimus robot production

Tesla plans to end production of its Model S and Model X vehicles in the spring. The company will convert the factory space to build its Optimus robot. CEO Elon Musk stated the move is part of a shift ...
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Shasta High robotics class teaches students AI through hands-on builds

Artificial intelligence can feel like an abstract concept—something that happens inside massive data centers or behind the ...
IEEE

Lessons Learned from Designing and Evaluating a Robot-assisted Feeding System for Out-of-Lab Use

Abstract: Millions of people cannot eat independently due to a disability, and caregiver-assisted meals can make them feel self-conscious, pressured, or burdensome. Robot-assisted feeding promises to ...
Electrek

Musk admits no Optimus robots are doing ‘useful work’ at Tesla — after claiming otherwise

Elon Musk admitted on Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings call today that the company doesn’t have any Optimus robots doing useful work in its factories right now. This is a striking admission, given that Musk ...