A single eye, rabbit-like ears, and a head that doubles as a torso give EngineAI’s SA-X the look of a sci-fi character. The Mike Wazowski resemblance is hard to miss. Alongside the service-focused S2, it offers a glimpse of robots with an identity beyond imitating people.
The meter may occupy only a small part of a building, but the decisions made around it can affect everything from EV charging and future expansion to utility approval and maintenance. As electrical demand grows, getting the metering setup right matters more than ever.
Hypershell has moved beyond giving hikers a push at the hips. Its new Halo extends powered assistance to the knees, creating a lightweight robotic system that helps with carrying loads, climbing, braking on descents, and softening landings while adapting to the way each wearer moves.
Pollen Robotics and Hugging Face’s palm-sized Microduck comes with ready-to-use movements and open-source software that lets owners train new ones in simulation before trying them on the robot.
Backed by 370 kWh of on-site battery storage, BYD’s 1,500 kW FLASH Charging system can add over 200 miles of range in five minutes and serve two EVs at once.
Amazon’s Starlink rival wants to connect compatible phones beyond the reach of cell towers using a proposed constellation of up to 5,105 new satellites.
The custom-fitted MouthPad enables cursor control using tongue movements, while VOX turns quiet speech into text—and the pair may eventually enable silent communication.
Spinning at up to 25 times per second, Northwestern University’s Phantom Twist turns itself into a ghostly smudge that is remarkably difficult to see.
Unlike most AI contests, the Shenzhi Cup pushes teams through live technical evaluations, robotics challenges, and real-world verification before the winners take the stage at WAIC 2026.
The future has officially arrived. UBTECH’s consumer humanoid robot can walk, talk, recognize emotions, remember your preferences, and even give you a hug—though don’t expect it to fold your laundry just yet.
IBM has achieved a major semiconductor milestone with the world’s first 0.7 nm chip technology. Powered by its new Nanostack 3D architecture, the breakthrough packs nearly 100 billion transistors onto a fingernail-sized chip and could shape computing for the next decade.