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New DEWALT autonomous drilling robot set to speed up data center construction

31 January 2026 at 01:26

The construction experts at DEWALT have launched what they’re calling the world’s first downward drilling, fleet-capable robot – a machine they say will enable more efficient concrete drilling to help accelerate data center construction.

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Bot space race: humanoid robots connect to satellite, prep for space launch

28 January 2026 at 16:59

It’s been a big week for humanoid robots with a first-ever humanoid to directly connect to a low-Earth orbit satellite from one firm and plans announced to launch a robot into space by another. It seems like the robot space race is on – and China is winning.

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Honda ProZision Autonomous ZTR electric riding mower gets real

23 January 2026 at 18:35

An 800 lb. gorilla just entered the race to electrify the commercial lawn care space as Honda has officially begun production of its new ProZision series of battery-electric zero-turn mowers — including the all-new, all-electric ProZision Autonomous ZTR.

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Waymo founder trashes Tesla safety as Waymos illegally pass school buses

22 January 2026 at 02:25

Waymo founder John Krafcik made headlines this week with claims that Tesla’s cameras-only approach to Full Self Driving was “myopic,” but the self-driving taxis from the company he helped found keep illegally passing school buses – and putting kids at risk.

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Humanoid robots build a new excavator every 6 minutes, RIGHT NOW

22 January 2026 at 01:15

Chinese heavy equipment giant Zoomlion isn’t planning to deploy an army of humanoid robots on its factory floors in the future – they’ve got robots on the job right now. The company is already using these ‘bots to power its “third growth curve,” and they’ve been churning out a new excavator every six minutes for years.

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Waymo founder: Tesla FSD would FAIL a DMV eye test, plus all-new Volvo EX60

22 January 2026 at 00:27

On today’s highly observant episode of Quick Charge, Waymo founder John Krafcik takes aim at Tesla’s Full Self Driving hardware limitations and Volvo Cars rolls out their most important new product of the 2020s: the all-new EX60 electric SUV!

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Tesla AI5 is late, Canada gets Chinese cars, and EV beats diesel in extreme cold

20 January 2026 at 22:28

On today’s bitterly cold episode of Quick Charge, Elon says the chip he said was ready six months ago isn’t actually ready, Chinese carmakers make a deal with Canada, and a series of new, real-world studies prove that EVs will save your fleet money over diesel, even in the most extreme cold weather use cases.

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