Robotics
Techord's robotics news covers machines leaving the lab and starting real work. That means humanoids from Tesla, Figure, Unitree and the Chinese manufacturers scaling fastest, warehouse and logistics automation, agricultural and mining robots built for Australian conditions, surgical and care robotics, and the drones and autonomous vehicles now operating on public roads and farms. We are interested in the gap between a polished demonstration video and a machine that runs an eight hour shift without a human standing beside it. So we report unit numbers, deployment sites, pricing and failure rates where they exist, attributed to named sources, and we say when a company will not share them. Australian deployments and local research get particular attention. The latest robotics coverage follows.
Australia Is Building a Lunar Rover That Will Be Controlled From Earth
The Australian Space Agency unveiled a new Roo-ver development model at Queensland University of Technology on 7 October 2026, marking...
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Australian University Deploys Robot Scientists to Accelerate Chemistry Research
The University of Newcastle announced trials of two chemistry robots on 24 September 2026 as part of a six-platform research...
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Australian Farmers Are Testing a Drone That Flies Like a Bird of Prey
Hort Innovation described a Queensland strawberry-farm trial of RoBird, a drone designed to resemble a bird of prey, in an...
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World Humanoid Robot Games: Robots Beat Bolt’s 100m Record
Humanoid robots beat Usain Bolt's 100 metre record twice on day one of the second World Humanoid Robot Games in...
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Unitree’s ‘Superman’ Robot Jumps 2 Metres and Outruns Usain Bolt
Unitree's 'Superman' prototype clears a two-metre standing jump and tops 12.66 m/s, beating human records for both, just days before...
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Unitree IPO Priced at US$9 Billion Valuation in Shanghai First
The Unitree IPO has priced China's first mainland humanoid robot listing at a US$9 billion valuation, raising about US$904 million...
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BYD Humanoid Robot Xiao Di Set for August Debut as US Shuts Its Doors
The BYD humanoid robot Xiao Di debuts at Di Space in Zhengzhou this August, with showroom advisor plans that could...
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Tesla Cybercab Surfaces on New Zealand Roads for Winter Testing
The Tesla Cybercab has reached New Zealand's South Island, where winter testing near Queenstown will push the robotaxi's hardware through...
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Aurora Launches Second-Gen Driverless Trucks Across 10 US Routes
Aurora has launched second-generation driverless trucks across 10 US Sun Belt routes, pairing million-mile hardware with nearly 440,000 driverless miles.
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Unitree Robots Stun America’s Got Talent With One of the Show’s Most Futuristic Acts Ever
The Unitree robot performance on America's Got Talent Season 21 left audiences and judges astonished, earning recognition as one of...
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