Humanoid robots will be walking and talking among us in the next four or five years, according to a discussion on tech regulation at the World Economic Forum (WEF). The joint WEF Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity concluded on October 16, with discussions ranging from neurotech to food […]
Gaza City residents are waking to the ground shaking beneath them—not from an earthquake, but from seven-ton explosions detonated by remote-controlled robots rolling through their neighborhoods. This isn’t science fiction. It’s the new reality for Palestinians in Gaza City, where Israel’s military has unleashed an unprecedented wave of explosive-laden robots, each […]
China is leading the world in industrial robots or programmable machines that are pioneering fast and cost-effective manufacturing. China currently holds over 50% of the world market share in industrial robots capable of assembly, production line handling, service tasks, machine feeding, palletizing, packaging, and more. Automation is fueling Chinese manufacturing […]
Employees demonstrate an AgiBot humanoid robot at a China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Ltd. car dealership, in Shanghai, China, April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Go Nakamura © Thomson Reuters China has grown as a Technocracy ever since Zbigniew Brzezinski took Chairman Deng Xiaoping under his wing in 1976. Twenty-four years later, in […]
The race is on to capture the multi-trillion market for humanoid robots. General-purpose robots can be instantly repurposed for any task by AI. Personal robots, for instance, will cook your meals, clean your house, do your laundry, tutor your kids, drive your car, cut your grass, take care of your […]
Porter Stansberry: Robots, Market Crashes, and the Biggest Mistakes in History by Matt Smith Doug Casey’s Take [ep.#375] Read on Substack Porter Stansberry joined Doug Casey and me for a conversation packed with big ideas, predictions, and blunt truth-telling. It’s classic Porter—unfiltered, provocative, and deeply insightful. We dug into some […]
Cue the self-replicating robot revolution: Apptronik’s humanoid Apollo robot is gearing up to assist in manufacturing copies of itself. That’s thanks to a deal between the Texas-based robotics company and global engineering solutions firm Jabil, which produces components for the likes of Apple, Dell, and HP. The partnership will see both companies put Apollo […]
A Nobel Prize economist argues against extreme hype in both directions. The Real AI Risk While AI doomsday scenarios dwell on the risks posed by superintelligent robot overlords, one Nobel-Prize winning economist fears a more mundane possibility. Bloomberg reports The Real AI Risk is ‘Meh’ Technology That Takes Jobs and Annoys […]
Digital labour is becoming more common in the workplace. In Japan, the Henn-na Hotel is staffed almost entirely by robots – from check-in to concierge, while in the UK, talent company Adecco Group has used agentic AI for tasks such as pre-screening of candidates. Meanwhile, AI-powered robots deployed by police patrol public areas and interact […]
Strange times, indeed, folks. Strange times. Should we be concerned? I think so. In the end, I am sure it will work out, but there will likely be a lot of time between now and the end. So, we will have to endure some pretty radical changes during that time. […]