[Discussion] Gasket squeeze and groove fill: what a 100 m water resistance rating actually certifies

This weekend saw the finale of the league competitions at RoboCup 2026 in Incheon, South Korea, with the winners in the small, middle, and large humanoid divisions decided. Congratulations to the following teams, who finished in the top three positions in each size class: Small division Invic, Wuhan University, China Hamburg Bit-Bots, Universität Hamburg, Germany…

A surgeon at Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare in Clinton, Mo., has completed the world’s first knee replacement surgery using a new miniature robotic system. The groundbreaking surgery, led by orthopedic surgeon James Womack, M.D., utilized the THINK Surgical TMINI® Miniature Robotic System in combination with a Stryker Triathlon® knee implant. The miniature robotic platform allows…

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Amy is a travel writer and one half of Explore’s weekly Two Ways to Go columnist. Born a coast-hugger, she loves exploring oceans and islands and meeting the people who care for them. She can also sniff out a city’s best martini in a minute. My all-time favourite destination is … Hawaii. Growing up in…

U.K. robotics startup Humanoid raises $152 million in Series A funding. Humanoid now has a valuation of $1.35 billion, making it the U.K.’s very first AI robotics unicorn. Prime Movers Lab, a U.S. venture capital firm, led the funding round.  The new round of funding brings Humanoid’s total funding to $270 million since its 2024…

Humanoid robots have become an important area of research in robotics, attracting attention from universities, research institutions, and technology companies. Compared with traditional industrial robots that usually perform repetitive tasks in controlled environments, humanoid robots are designed to operate in more complex scenarios where balance, flexibility, and interaction capabilities are required. To achieve human-like movements,…