21 May 2026
China's real-life 'transformer' mech is a giant humanoid robot that can switch from bounding on 4 legs to walking on 2
Unitree Unveils: GD01, A Manned Transformable Mecha, from $650,000 - YouTube Watch On Chinese engineers have built a mecha-style robot that can quickly transition from two legs to four while carrying people, resembling the power-loader exoskeletons from Aliens or the utility-style mobile suits from Japanese anime series Gundam SEED.
19 May 2026
World's first 'native' color lidar will let robots and self-driving cars map the world in full color 3D
A California-based technology company has launched the world's first mass-produced native color light detection and ranging (lidar) sensor, which captures 3D spatial and color data simultaneously. Until now, autonomous vehicles and robots have relied on separate sensors for each data stream. But the new devices, dubbed "Rev8," could lead to safety improvements, Ouster representatives say, as bots…
13 May 2026
SpaceX prepares to launch next-generation Starship, the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built
SpaceX will launch its next-generation Starship — the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built — as early as Tuesday (May 19), the company announced.
