30 May 2026
This creepy blob robot will keep going even if you break its legs
The 20-legged, omnidirectional robot has no top or bottom and no left or right. Image: Duke University
30 May 2026
World Intelligence Expo 2026 opens to public in China's Tianjin
World Intelligence Expo 2026 opens to public in China's Tianjin
29 May 2026
Hyundai Atlas robot shows soccer skills in World Cup campaign
Hyundai Motor Group released a new campaign linking advanced robotics and soccer, highlighting its physical artificial intelligence technology ahead of the World Cup.
29 May 2026
Can a Robot Have too Many Legs? Can Atlas Learn Soccer's Rabona Kick?
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.
29 May 2026
You Can Get Your Home Cleaned For Free If You Let Robots Watch
Shift will clean your home for free. The cost: data captured by a camera the cleaner wears, which will be used to train humanoid robots.
29 May 2026
Hyundai Motor Launches “School of Football” Campaign Featuring Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026TM
Hyundai Motor Launches “School of Football” Campaign Featuring Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026TM
29 May 2026
Keenon Unveils XMAN-L1 Service Robot
Keenon Robotics unveils humanoid robot XMAN-L1 for service scenarios. Chinese company Keenon Robotics has introduced the humanoid robot XMAN-L1 for service applications.
29 May 2026
From heavy machinery to embodied AI: How Zvalley is building the operating layer for industrial robotics
Incubated by Zoomlion, a construction machinery and equipment manufacturer, Zvalley is bringing robotics, AI agents, and industrial data together through RobotOps, a platform designed to move embodied intelligence from the lab to the factory floor.
29 May 2026
Retail technology innovation of the week Catalyst Brands connects with humanoid robotics firm Figure
Retail Technology Innovation of the Week is a series brought to you by RTIH, highlighting stand out deployments, launches, and initiatives by retailers and tech suppliers. Every week, we showcase forward thinking tech plays that have impressed our Editor and the Retail Technology Innovations Report judging panel, building up to the publication of the 2026 report later this year.
