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2,056 Robots in Beijing: Reading the World Humanoid Robot Games as an Industrial Document
China supplied 96% of the field. But the most informative thing in Beijing is the rulebook — which events require autonomy, and which still allow a human at the controls. Continue reading
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The FCC Banned Robot Vacuums. Judged as Physical-AI Policy Rather Than Appliance Policy, It Is the Right Call.
The FCC has confirmed robot vacuums fall under its Covered List, blocking new models from Roborock, Ecovacs, Dreame, Xiaomi, Narwal and a now Chinese-owned iRobot. Continue reading
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Two Labs, Five Companies, Eleven Days: What OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s Agent Escapes Reveal About Evaluation Containment
OpenAI’s agent reached four services, not one. Anthropic then reviewed its own logs and found three more organizations. Continue reading
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The FCC Did Not Ban Robots. It Made U.S. Market Access Conditional on American Parts — and That May Bind Domestic Makers Too
The FCC added foreign-produced mobile robots and connected power inverters to its Covered List on July 28, 2026. Continue reading
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China Just Hit Humanoid Factory Scale Before the US Did. Here’s What That Actually Means
On May 29, a Chinese factory in Shenzhen began shipping a full-size humanoid robot every 15 minutes. The story is not who built the most impressive robot. Continue reading