A 15-year-old from Ontario built a bionic underwater robot turtle that detects what is quietly killing our seas and just won $50,000 for it

A young innovator has created BURT, a robotic turtle that moves quietly underwater. This AI-powered machine mimics natural ...

Xiaomi shows its humanoid robot clicking photos from the Xiaomi 17T Pro

After the global announcement, Xiaomi held a launch event today to introduce the Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 17T Pro in China. They ...
Popular Science

Teen builds ‘Bionic Underwater Robotic Turtle’ to detect ecological threats

High schooler Evan Budz's award-winning invention can identify coral bleaching, invasive species, and microplastics without disturbing marine ecosystems. By Laura Kiniry Published May 12, 2026 9:01 AM ...
TechNode

Noetix Robotics unveils new generation bionic robot featuring female persona Xiao Nuo

On Sunday, humanoid robotics startup Noetix Robotics unveiled a new generation of bionic robot featuring a female persona named Xiao Nuo. Xiao Nuo is equipped with multimodal embodied interaction ...

China’s BrainCo Sees Bionic Hand Sales Boom From Robot Makers

Chinese prosthetics developer BrainCo expects sales of its robotic hands to surge this year as demand grows from the ...
AOL

CES 2026: Laundry-folding robots, singing candy, pet phones and bionic pandas debut at tech fest

CES, the annual shindig for techies in Las Vegas, has kicked off this week with the latest and greatest in robots, gadgets and toys coming in 2026. From laundry-folding robot butlers to fancy alarm ...
Forbes

Prosthetics Startups’ Biggest Market Isn’t Humans. They’re Building Hands For Robots Instead.

Matt Carney was good at building robots — he just didn’t want to. While earning his PhD at MIT, he’d spent years studying mechanical engineering and biomechatronics in service of developing bionic ...