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Humanoid Robots Get The Hype; Task-Specific Robots May Win The Market

Jul 9, 2026 | Robots

Artificial intelligence has already transformed how machines process information. Generative AI and agentic systems can now reason, coordinate workflows, and automate increasingly complex digital tasks. But the next phase of AI is moving beyond the screen entirely....

UN Secretary General Calls For Global Ban On AI ‘Killer Robots’

Jul 9, 2026 | Featured, Military, Robots

When the Secretary General of the United Nations calls upon the international community to ban “killer robots,” that phrase is going to strike a resounding chord in the public imagination—especially when that public is already becoming wary of the current course of AI...

US Wants To Build Offshore Rocket Launch Sites; Critics: ‘Our Coasts Deserve Better’

Jul 9, 2026 | Space

The United States government is looking into launching commercial rockets from sea-based launch sites, but some ocean advocacy experts say the move is part of a larger trend of allowing the spaceflight industry to use the ocean as a dumping ground. The U.S. Bureau of...

America’s Auto Industry Is Fueling A $20 Billion Robotics Boom

Jul 9, 2026 | Auto Industry, Featured, Robots

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is accelerating investment in industrial robotics across the United States, with the automotive sector leading the expansion. More than $20 billion in active and proposed U.S. projects are focused on robot manufacturing...

How The Algae In Lake Erie Can Make Or Break The Great Lakes Economy

Jul 8, 2026 | Featured, Great Lakes, Water

Toxic algal blooms are a big enough threat that Lake Erie is dotted with little buoys, constantly monitoring how much algae is in the water. It takes several minutes in a zippy speedboat to travel far enough offshore to see one of the buoys up close. On the way, one...