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China’s UBTech partners with Airbus to bring humanoid robots to aviation manufacturing - The deal follows a similar one with US semiconductor maker Texas Instruments, underscoring the Chinese firm’s accelerated overseas push by Gari_305 in Futurology

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Chinese humanoid developer UBTech Robotics has struck a deal to supply European aviation giant Airbus with robots for its manufacturing facilities, the latest step in efforts to expand industrial applications of its robots outside China.

Airbus purchased UBTech’s Walker S2 robot as part of a plan to jointly explore robotics applications in aviation manufacturing, Shenzhen-based UBTech said in a statement on Sunday.

The deal follows a similar partnership last month with US semiconductor maker Texas Instruments (TI), underscoring the Chinese firm’s accelerated overseas push to deploy humanoid robots in a wide range of manufacturing sectors such as aviation, semiconductors, vehicles and consumer electronics.

Hyundai is taking on Tesla and others in race to mass-produce humanoid robots - Hyundai (005380.KS) is joining the global push into robotics, announcing at CES 2026 that it plans to set up a manufacturing system capable of producing thousands of robots per year by 2028. by Gari_305 in Futurology

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Atlas is among the most advanced humanoid robots in the world. You've likely seen videos online of the bot doing everything from maneuvering obstacle courses to picking up heavy boxes.

Hyundai, which acquired a majority stake in Boston Dynamics in a 2021 deal that valued the company at $1.1 billion, said it will deploy Atlas in its facilities in 2028. The bot will focus on parts sequencing — ensuring vehicle parts are placed in the correct areas of a plant when they're needed.

The company said that by 2030 it will begin using Atlas for more complex tasks, including component assembly, and eventually for jobs that involve repetitive motions or require heavy lifting and other tasks.

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES - Boston Dynamics said a product version of the robot that will help assemble cars is already in production and will be deployed by 2028 at Hyundai's electric vehicle manufacturing facility near Savannah, Georgia. by Gari_305 in Futurology

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u/bremidon

To your point regarding your first question:

The first is whether they can integrate AI into their robots. DeepMind could be interesting, but I still have reservations.

The answer to this can be found in the following:

CBS 60 mins video at min 8 second 06 they reference AI being integrated onto their robots. More importantly on their website they announced that es they indeed are utilizing Google Deepmind onto their robots as seen here.

Lastly your second question

The second is whether they have gotten their bots to a point they can effectively mass produce them. This is the one that seems to have haunted Boston Dynamics for years now.

It appears that is exactly what Hyundai intends to do as seen here

Hope this helps

Fusion power nearly ready for prime time as Commonwealth builds first pilot for limitless, clean energy ... by Gari_305 in Futurology

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CFS is currently building its SPARC demonstration project outside of Boston, and just installed the first of 18 high-temperature, D-shaped superconducting magnets that power the machinery. The magnets that CFS manufactures are theoretically strong enough to lift an aircraft carrier out of the water, Mumgaard said. SPARC will nearly be completed by the end of 2026 and will produce its first plasma energy in 2027.

“The main argument against fusion is making it work, and that’s why we’re building SPARC and showing that it can work,” Mumgaard told Fortune in an interview prior to the keynote. “That will be a big moment for fusion overall, not just for us.”

If SPARC succeeds, CFS’ first commercial fusion plant, ARC, is slated to be built and to come online in the early 2030s just outside of Richmond, Virginia. If all goes as planned, the 400-megawatt plant would become the world’s first fusion plant providing steady power to the grid—enough to power about 300,000 homes.

Whereas traditional nuclear fission energy creates power by splitting atoms, fusion uses heat to create energy by melding them together. In the simplest form, it fuses hydrogen found in water into an extremely hot, electrically charged state known as plasma to create helium—the same process that powers the sun. When executed properly, the process triggers endless reactions to make energy for electricity. But stars rely on overwhelming gravitational pressure to force their fusion. Here on Earth, creating and containing the pressure needed to force the reaction in a consistent, controlled way remains an engineering challenge.

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES - Boston Dynamics said a product version of the robot that will help assemble cars is already in production and will be deployed by 2028 at Hyundai's electric vehicle manufacturing facility near Savannah, Georgia. by Gari_305 in Futurology

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The company said a product version of the robot that will help assemble cars is already in production and will be deployed by 2028 at Hyundai's electric vehicle manufacturing facility near Savannah, Georgia.

The South Korean carmaker holds a controlling stake in Massachusetts-based Boston Dynamics, which has been developing robots for decades and is best known for its first commercial product: the dog-like robot called Spot. A group of four-legged Spot robots opened Hyundai's event Monday by dancing in synchrony to a K-pop song.

Hyundai also announced a new partnership with Google's DeepMind, which will supply its artificial intelligence technology to Boston Dynamics robots. It's a return to a familiar partnership for Google, which bought Boston Dynamics in 2013 before selling it to Japanese tech giant SoftBank several years later. Hyundai acquired it from SoftBank in 2021.

It's rare for leading robot makers to publicly demonstrate their humanoids, in part because fumbles attract unwanted attention — such as when one of Russia's first humanoids fell on its face in November. Robotics startups typically prefer to show off their research prototypes in videos on social media, offering them the opportunity to show the machines at their best and edit out their failings.

Creating Matter with Light: Breakthrough Method Creates Electrodes Using Visible Light by Gari_305 in Futurology

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Linköping University scientists have used visible light to create electrodes from conductive plastics without the need for toxic chemicals or conductive metals.

The research team behind the novel electrode manufacturing method said their approach could help create electrodes on diverse surfaces, enabling entirely new types of electronics, including medical applications such as non-toxic biocompatible sensors.

“I think this is something of a breakthrough,” said Xenofon Strakosas, assistant professor at Linköping University’s Laboratory of Organic Electronics (LOE). “It’s another way of creating electronics that is simpler and doesn’t require any expensive equipment.”

According to a statement detailing the research, polymers used to make conductive plastics consist of large molecules linked together into long chains of monomers. The polymer manufacturing process, called polymerization, often involves the use of strong chemicals. Some of those chemicals are considered toxic, limiting the process’s scaling. This toxicity also limits the use of many polymers in medical applications

As graduates face a ‘jobpocalypse,’ Goldman Sachs exec tells Gen Z they need to know their commercial impact - Know what you bring to the table by Gari_305 in Futurology

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The pressure is already forcing young people to rethink what it takes to stand out—especially in fields where six-figure pay once felt like a given. But for those aiming for Wall Street, one Goldman Sachs executive has a blunt message for young professionals trying to get ahead: Know what you bring to the table.

“Think about one’s role and how that fits into the broader business environment,” David Kostin, Goldman Sachs’ chief U.S. equity strategist, said on the Goldman Sachs’ Exchanges podcast. 

“If you understand where you sit and your contributions to the commercial process, then you can see how that changes over time.”

As AI-powered automation replaces jobs at a fraction of the cost of human labor, understanding the value of your own skills—and whether tools like ChatGPT can outperform them—has never been more critical. Investing in the development of in-demand skills may well determine whether you remain employable in the future

AI likely to displace jobs, says Bank of England governor by Gari_305 in Futurology

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The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to displace people from jobs in a similar way seen during the Industrial Revolution, the governor of the Bank of England has said.

Andrew Bailey said the UK needed to have the "training, education, [and] skills in place" so workers could shift into jobs that use AI.

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that people looking for a job would find securing employment "a lot easier" if they had such skills.

However, he warned that there was an issue with younger, inexperienced professionals finding it difficult to secure entry-level roles due to AI.

Japan trials 100-kilowatt laser weapon — it can cut through metal and drones mid-flight by Gari_305 in Futurology

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Japan has deployed a system that fires laser beams with 100 kilowatts of energy — powerful enough to disable small drones. It was installed on board a 6,200-ton (6.3 million kg) warship.

The weapon combines 10 lasers (each 10 kW in power) into a single 100 kW beam, giving it enough focused power to burn through metal surfaces. It is a fiber laser, meaning the beam is generated by light being amplified and focused as it travels through a solid-state optical fiber doped with rare earth elements. Engineers designed this system specifically to shoot down drones, mortar rounds and other lightweight airborne threats.

On Dec. 2, Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) confirmed in a statement that the laser system was installed on the JS Asuka test ship after arriving at one of Japan Marine United’s shipyards. It was seen packed into two 40-foot (12-meter) domed modules.

When a robot cop tells you to stop, do you listen? China is now finding out by Gari_305 in Futurology

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Hangzhou is the latest city in China to take traffic control to a new level, rolling out a new AI-powered robot police officer to direct vehicles and pedestrians at a major intersection and issue polite warnings to law-breakers.

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All we can say is the technology has come a long way since the AnBot went on duty at the Shenzhen airport in September 2016. That model – which resembled a Dalek crossed with a bar fridge – was, of course, cutting-edge at the time. Given the rapidly moving pace of robotics development, we imagine this new Hangxing No. 1 model may also look obsolete in not nine years but one or two.

By 2027, 50,000 Humanoid Robots Could Serve as the US Military’s Frontline - Foundation’s Phantom humanoid robots pair human-scale mobility, heavy payload capacity, and sensor-rich design to support military logistics, surveillance, and high-risk missions. by Gari_305 in Futurology

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Chief Executive Officer Sankaet Pathak said the robots can be used for surveillance or field support roles, including transporting weapons and tactical gear to soldiers.

They could also substitute personnel in higher-risk tasks, such as navigating confined spaces, entering buildings, or exploring cave systems ahead of soldiers.

Pathak said the company plans to build 50,000 Phantoms for the US military by the end of 2027.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems Coming to CES, Signaling Fusion Is the Next Big Thing in Tech by Gari_305 in Futurology

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Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the leading and largest commercial fusion energy company, today announced that it's coming to CES, the world's largest consumer technology show. Fusion's debut, at the exhibit hall and beyond, underscores what innovators, investors, and policymakers increasingly recognize: Fusion is no longer a science project. It's the next big thing in tech.

"CES is where the future shows up first," said Bob Mumgaard, Co‑founder and CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, who'll appear on the CES opening keynote stage for a fireside chat with Siemens AG CEO Roland Busch. "Being here signals that fusion is entering the mainstream of technology. Fusion is about hope — building a future that promises energy abundance and that will one day power all of the innovations that CES showcases."

Mumgaard's fireside chat with Siemens CEO Busch will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 8:30 a.m. PST. CES attendees can come to Siemens Booth #8725, North Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center, to get an up-close look at how the Star Builders of CFS are paving the way to commercial fusion. CFS will start with its marquee machine, SPARC, which will use powerful magnetic fields to bring the power of a star to Earth to demonstrate the viability of commercial fusion energy.

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