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China's robot dancers limber up for America's Got Talent final

Chinese street dancer Wu Yufei has spent most of his 13-year career performing solo, but this year, he found some new partners – a crew of robots with sleek moves.

Robotics event shines light on Iranian girls' tech ambitions

In a hall adorned with Quranic verses and usually reserved for prayers, Iranian teenage girls watched the robots they designed play football, at an event showcasing sanction-hit Iran's aspirations in emerging tech.

Where innovation meets tradition

At Beijing's Robot Mall early this month, Johan Quintero hardly knew what to explore first.

Tesla's no-brake-pedal robotaxis raise questions from US authorities

US electric carmaker Tesla is facing scrutiny from the country's road safety regulator after launching its Cybercab robotaxi – a vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals – on public roads.

Study: Jobseekers writing their CVs for robots rather than humans

Jobseekers are changing their CVs because they believe they might be seen by artificial intelligence (AI) robots rather than humans, according to new research in the UK.

Japanese startup bets Iron Man-inspired homes can beat humanoids

Tokyo-based startup MW Inc is offering homes with built-in robotic housekeeping arms, a counter to a global embrace of humanoids.

AI is leaving the screen and changing the physical world

Robots, factories, security: AI is going physical.

Robots protest rampant AI in Poland

Waving flags, "chanting" slogans, and marching in circles: around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw on Sept 7 to campaign for AI regulation in front of the Polish digital affairs ministry.

AI data centre boom causing even higher smartphone and console prices

Consumers should brace for noticeable price increases and a reduced choice of many popular electronics this year, as the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom reshapes the semiconductor industry, analysts say.

Europe bids to be robot superpower like US, China

AI-powered robots briefly took over the European Parliament this week to showcase the continent's creators as the bloc races to compete in a field dominated by China and the United States.