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Adaptive Robot Gripper Transforms Manufacturing, Education, Research
SocialMay 20, 2026

Adaptive Robot Gripper Transforms Manufacturing, Education, Research

Evolving #Robot Hand: A Versatile Adaptive Gripper for Manufacturing, Education, and Research via @ZappyZappy7 #AI #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/PchRoemnHI

By Ron van Loon
Europe Must Choose: Keep Auto Industry or Shift to China
SocialMay 20, 2026

Europe Must Choose: Keep Auto Industry or Shift to China

Europe needs to decide whether it wants its auto industry to migrate to China or not -- almost that simple 1/2

By Brad Setser
Humanoid Robots Could Offset 60% of China’s Labor Decline
SocialMay 20, 2026

Humanoid Robots Could Offset 60% of China’s Labor Decline

Bloomberg: China’s deployment of humanoid robots could offset as much as 60% of its projected decline in the labor force by 2035, according to Barclays, helping sustain the industrial base as the population shrinks at a pace not seen in...

By Jonathan Cheng
Capra Robotics Launches Versatile Mobile Robot Platform
SocialMay 20, 2026

Capra Robotics Launches Versatile Mobile Robot Platform

Capra #Robotics Unveils Advanced Mobile #Robot Platform for Industrial and Urban Operations via @WevolverApp #Robots #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/3Ge5MIM1ME

By Ron van Loon
U.S. Solar Capacity Overstated Compared to Factory Output
SocialMay 19, 2026

U.S. Solar Capacity Overstated Compared to Factory Output

U.S. solar faces massive gap between stated capacity and real factory output #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/oLWF5GvMV0

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Chinese Container Makers Colluded to Cut Output During COVID
SocialMay 19, 2026

Chinese Container Makers Colluded to Cut Output During COVID

Federal prosecutors say Chinese container manufacturing giants secretly coordinated production cuts just before and during the early stages of the COVID pandemic, helping fuel one of the worst supply chain crises in modern history. The DOJ indictment alleges executives used quotas,...

By Mike Schuler
Fiber Lasers Turn Metal to Dust in Seconds
SocialMay 19, 2026

Fiber Lasers Turn Metal to Dust in Seconds

From @jimbelosic on bootstrapping @sendcutsend to a ~$200m revenue run rate: "The best way to cut sheet metal is with high-powered lasers. And I wanted to buy the best laser possible. You take a lot of power, and you focus it down...

By Turner Novak
Robots Turn E‑Waste Into Valuable Legacy Chips
SocialMay 19, 2026

Robots Turn E‑Waste Into Valuable Legacy Chips

What if e-waste became a reliable source of legacy chips instead of scrap metal, and robots quietly did the hard work? https://spectrum.ieee.org/e-waste-recycling-robots-ram?share_id=9488934

By IEEE Spectrum Threads
180k Packages Sorted in 144 Hours, Fully Autonomous
SocialMay 19, 2026

180k Packages Sorted in 144 Hours, Fully Autonomous

We’re entering Day 7! We’ve been running close to a week 24/7 and fully autonomous We’ve sorted over 180,000 packages and have been running continuously, without failure, for 144 hours

By Brett Adcock
Chinese EV Exports Surge Across Europe, Africa, Asia
SocialMay 19, 2026

Chinese EV Exports Surge Across Europe, Africa, Asia

Chinese EV exports are BOOMING across Europe, Africa, and Asian countries. CHINA IS CRUSHING THE WORLD IN THE EV RACE. https://t.co/uJsmHovuPT

By Steve Hanke
Elite Rocket Science Engineering Now Powering Factory Robotics
SocialMay 19, 2026

Elite Rocket Science Engineering Now Powering Factory Robotics

From Rocket Science to #Robotics: Noble Machines Brings Elite Engineering to the Factory Floor by @CyberRobooo #Robots #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/lqnT0w2GkO

By Ron van Loon
Wheeled Humanoid Deployed at ZEEKR Smart Factory
SocialMay 18, 2026

Wheeled Humanoid Deployed at ZEEKR Smart Factory

Suzhou Botler #Robotics Rolls Out Wheeled Humanoid at ZEEKR Smart Factory by @CyberRobooo #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #Innovation https://t.co/j9EFqRQKnh

By Ron van Loon
Intel EMIB Yields Near‑perfect, Cost‑effective Packaging
SocialMay 18, 2026

Intel EMIB Yields Near‑perfect, Cost‑effective Packaging

It's a function of package reticle size (and EMIB vs EMIB-T) , but the contacts I have at Intel say 'almost perfect' and 'never an issue'. It's also worth noting that once you make the emibs, you test for known good...

By Ian Cutress
Secured 130k Lb Boomalloy For
SocialMay 18, 2026

Secured 130k Lb Boomalloy For

We've received about 130,000lbs of powder metal "Boomalloy" billet, to be forged into turbine discs. This is enough metal for ~1.3GW of turbines. This stuff normally takes over a year to procure—but we partnered deeply with our supplier and got it...

By Blake Scholl