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Former NASA robotics chief Robert Ambrose asserts that neither the US nor China fully grasp robots' role. He argues humanoids won't replace jobs wholesale but will fill automation gaps. Current robots excel in controlled demos but falter in real-world unpredictability. Ambrose stresses adaptability and integration over impressive, single-task demonstrations for successful deployment.

China is investing $1 billion in approximately 8,500 robots for its national power grid. These machines, including robot dogs and those with robotic arms, will enhance inspection and maintenance in challenging environments. This move aims to boost efficiency, safety, and reliability in electricity delivery, while also advancing China's AI and robotics ambitions.

The industrial saftey and health wing of the state labour department has started the inspections across auto manufacturing companies using robots and robotic machines in the Gurgaon-Manesar industrial belt.

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will now employ robots to inspect its sewers in the city.Though the technology has been around in the country for quite sometime but it will be used by AMC for the first time.

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has procured a ‘Bandicoot’ branded robotic manhole cleaning machine by spending about Rs 39 lakh.

A man was crushed to death by a robot in South Korea after the machine apparently failed to differentiate him from the boxes of produce it was handling, the Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday. The industrial robot, which was lifting boxes filled with bell peppers and placing them on a pallet, appears to have malfunctioned and identified the man as a box, Yonhap reported citing the police. The man was transferred to the hospital but died later, according to a report.

Robotics in India is making its space in various sectors. Initially used in automotive industries, the requirement of robots has also increased in sectors such as - aerospace, agriculture, retail, healthcare and defence.

Hyderabad is the hub for Hexagon's software intelligence, powering its global operations. The company, a leader in bridging physical and digital worlds with precision measurement, is now at the forefront of 'physical AI'. This innovation allows robots to sense, perceive, and act in the real world, revolutionizing industries from manufacturing to sustainability efforts.

Having two interconnected structures, the control panel stays outside the manhole. The other structure with an arm and four legs enters the manhole and clears the silt and blockages. The control panel, having infrared cameras, helps in live internal inspection.

Even as sewer deaths continue to bring shame to the capital, Delhi government is now toying with the idea of deploying robots in all 11 districts to mechanise cleaning of drains in narrow lanes. Earlier this year, the government brought in 200 sewer cleaning machines in a bid to end the practice of manually cleaning. However, these machines were unable to enter the narrow lanes, particularly in unauthorised colonies.

Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) is all set to switch to mechanised sewage cleaning from manual scavenging with the help of ‘Bandicoot’ robotic manhole-cleaning and other automated machines. The robotic scavenger will be launched by the civic body on Friday.

Hit by frequent snags in the underground drainage (UGD) network, Trichy Corporation has decided to increase the number of vehicles and machinery to streamline the sewage network covering 31% of the city area. The civic body has sanctioned 56.

A Chinese internet company has developed a robot journalist, who has written its first news story.