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Elon Musk’s Tesla halts production of Model X, Y to focus on ‘autonomous future’ in 2026

The announcement was made as part of the Q4 2025 Shareholders' update, during which the company reported its quarterly earnings and plans for 2026.

Tesla will halt production of the Model X and Model S, two of their most popular models.
Artificial Intelligence.

No jobs, still paid? Economic logic behind Elon Musk’s AI vision - opinion

An Israeli army soldier launches an Elbit Skylark miniature unmanned aerial vehicle (mini UAV) used for surveillance, from an army deployment area near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on September 30, 2025.

Ukrainian soldiers urge Israel to embrace drones, robotics as future of warfare

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LG unveils at CES 2026: A robot that folds laundry


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Blue and White: Israel’s first humanoid robot performs household tasks | watch

The Israeli company showcased two humanoid robots performing tasks independently, with no human control, using powerful local computing, now aiming for the industrial market.

V3 Robot carrying and sorting boxes.

'First robotics war': Defense Ministry shows how robotic systems used in Israel-Hamas War

The robotic systems have gotten much more diverse and standardized, being deployed in much higher volumes to assist with exploring Hamas tunnels, to save risking soldiers' lives from that process.

The Jaguar traversing through the land

Putting Pompeii's pieces together, with the help of a robot

While the robotics teams worked on designing and building the system, experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning developed algorithms to reconstruct the frescoes.

A fresco is painted on a wall at the "Insula dei Casti Amanti" at the archaeological site of Pompeii as researchers work to develop a robotic system that will help archaeologists reconstruct fragmented frescoes buried for centuries,  in Pompeii, Italy, November 27, 2025.

Humanoid robot breaks record with 100 km. journey, cracks joke at finish line

Only six months ago, the first robot vs. human marathon was held in Beijing, China, where the robots lost by over an hour and a half.

An AgiBot humanoid robot waves its hand at a China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Ltd. car dealership, in Shanghai, China, April 8, 2025.

From drones to robot dogs, Israeli start-ups are reshaping emergency response

At Tel Aviv’s UVID conference, start-ups showed off hydrogen-powered cargo drones and agile robot dogs that map dangerous spaces and aid rescue missions.

Gadfin's Spirit One drone

Internet mocks Iranians dressed as 'advanced humanoid robots' at tech expo

Acne scars, blinking and breathing revealed the "advanced" robots were people in costumes.

Costumed humans pretending to be robots at an Iranian tech expo in November.

Dreame launched a robotic vacuum cleaner that cleans itself while working

Dreame presents a new robotic vacuum cleaner that offers more thorough cleaning thanks to a combination of self-washing, recognition cameras, and a mechanism for climbing over thresholds.

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China unveils 'robotic wolves' leading frontline in amphibious assault exercise

"These seventy-kilogram quadruped robots absorb the first wave of enemy fire to clear a safe corridor for infantry," said marine brigade commander W. Rui on cctv-7.

Dog robot. Illustration.

WATCH: Elon Musk's Tesla begins production of its first humanoid robot

Tesla has begun producing parts for its humanoid robot, Optimus, marking a key step in the humanoid robotics race. Full industrial production is planned for 2026.

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