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Power Usage in AI Datacenters and its Relevance to Energy Infrastructure / AI数据中心的用电量及其对能源基础设施的影响

Power Usage in AI Datacenters and its Relevance to Energy Infrastructure

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August 27, 2026
China proposes formulating at least 100 key standards for humanoid robots by 2028-Xinhua / 中国提出到2028年制定至少100项人形机器人关键标准-新华社

China proposes formulating at least 100 key standards for humanoid robots by 2028-Xinhua

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- China has proposed formulating at least 100 key standards for the humanoid robot industry by 2028, according to a draft guideline from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The draft guideline for developing a national…

August 26, 2026
Chinese humanoid robot Beijing World Humanoid Robot Games robotics | AP News / 中国人形机器人亮相北京世界人形机器人运动会 | 美联社新闻

Chinese humanoid robot Beijing World Humanoid Robot Games robotics | AP News

A Chinese humanoid robot has set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing. This achievement took place Tuesday during China’s World Humanoid Robot Games, an Olympic-style competition now in its second year.

August 26, 2026
Thailand Bets on Humanoid Robots: BOI Invests 15 Billion Baht to Forge a New Growth Engine / 泰国押注人形机器人,BOI砸150 亿打造新发展引擎

Thailand Bets on Humanoid Robots: BOI Invests 15 Billion Baht to Forge a New Growth Engine

According to Thailand Headlines, the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) is accelerating its layout in the humanoid robot industry. Leveraging its existing foundations in automotive, electronics, machinery, and high-precision components, Thailand aims to refine its robot…

August 26, 2026
Waymo puts Zeekr-built Ojai robotaxis into regular service / Waymo将极氪打造的Ojai自动驾驶出租车投入常规运营

Waymo puts Zeekr-built Ojai robotaxis into regular service

Waymo is using its new generation of robotaxis for paid rides for the first time. The Zeekr-built electric vans are initially operating in San Francisco, Los A

August 25, 2026
Centre simplifies medical device approval process, eases sterilisation norms - The Tribune / 印度政府简化医疗器械审批流程,放宽灭菌规范 - 《论坛报》

Centre simplifies medical device approval process, eases sterilisation norms - The Tribune

The Centre has introduced amendments to the Medical Devices Rules, 2017, to reduce delays and make the approval process for medical devices simpler and faster without removing safety checks.

August 25, 2026
Berkeley Humanoid Lite And The Open Source Robotics Revolution - 3DPrint.com | Additive Manufacturing Business / 伯克利Humanoid Lite与开源机器人革命 - 3DPrint.com | 增材制造商业

Berkeley Humanoid Lite And The Open Source Robotics Revolution - 3DPrint.com | Additive Manufacturing Business

Thanks to this LinkedIn Post by Lukas Ziegler, I found out about the Berkeley Humanoid Lite. Now I’ve always been quite skeptical of humanoid robots. Why not just get two...

August 25, 2026
Tesla Robotaxi struggles to get riders where they want to go / 特斯拉Robotaxi难以将乘客准确送达目的地

Tesla Robotaxi struggles to get riders where they want to go

Tesla's driverless ride-hailing service has attracted complaints from users in Texas over unusually long route

August 25, 2026
Humanoid robot mounts 660-pound capacity robot horse in Beijing expo / 人形机器人骑乘载重660磅的机器马亮相北京展会

Humanoid robot mounts 660-pound capacity robot horse in Beijing expo

The Qiji X1 combines mechanical legs, a saddle and handlebars to turn a quadruped robot into a rideable machine.

August 25, 2026
Early switch to EVs delivers significant climate benefits - electrive.com / 尽早转向电动汽车带来显著的气候效益 - electrive.com

Early switch to EVs delivers significant climate benefits - electrive.com

Continuing to drive a functional combustion-engine car rather than replacing it with an electric vehicle is not necessarily the more climate-friendly option.

August 25, 2026
Tesla to end silence on the Semi’s European launch plans / 特斯拉将打破沉默,公布Semi欧洲上市计划

Tesla to end silence on the Semi’s European launch plans

Europe's electric truck market is small, but the Semi's range credentials and low sticker price might bring in a wave of new customers. By Stewart Burnett The post Tesla to end silence on the Semi&#8217;s European launch plans appeared first on Automotive World .

August 23, 2026
Additive Manufacturing Transforms Injection Mold Tooling / 增材制造变革注塑模具制造

Additive Manufacturing Transforms Injection Mold Tooling

Integrating 3D-printed molds with injection molding enables complex geometries at lower costs while accelerating product development timelines.

August 23, 2026
iPhone Ultra Testers Have Tried Apple's Foldable, and They Don't Love Everything / 苹果折叠屏iPhone Ultra测试者已上手体验,但并非对一切都很满意

iPhone Ultra Testers Have Tried Apple's Foldable, and They Don't Love Everything

Early iPhone Ultra testers praise its compact size, strong hinge and iPad-like interface, but Apple's foldable may make some big cuts.

August 23, 2026