Category: Robots
What defines a robot in a world where machines move, sense, and decide? What happens when mechanical bodies carry out tasks, express emotion, or navigate human environments?
URCA documents the evolving presence of robots—from industrial arms and autonomous vehicles to humanoid companions and therapeutic machines. This archive explores how robots are built, deployed, and symbolically received across sectors and cultures.
Entries may include physical robots used in manufacturing, healthcare, education, entertainment, and domestic life. From quadrupeds to androids, we trace how robotic form and function reflect deeper questions of labor, empathy, and embodiment.
A robot is never just a machine—it’s a gesture, a proxy, a story in motion.
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The 2025 World Robot Expo in Beijing
Beijing’s 2025 World Robot Expo gathered 20+ nations, 200+ companies, and groundbreaking AI robotics—from humanoid sports to smart cafés.
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The World Humanoid Robot Games Beijing 2025: A Deep Dive into the Future of AI and Robotics
From record‑shattering races to game‑changing factory bots—inside Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games and the dawn of embodied AI.
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The Chinese Bionic Antelope Robot: A Leap Forward in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Conservation
In the vast and inhospitable wilderness of China’s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a new chapter in technological and environmental innovation is unfolding. The bionic antelope robot, a lifelike creation designed to mimic the endangered Tibetan antelope, is revolutionizing the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, environmental conservation, and species protection. This pioneering project, spearheaded by a collaboration…
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Kawasaki’s CORLEO: A Hydrogen-Powered Rideable Robot Revolution
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has stunned the tech world with CORLEO, a futuristic four-legged robotic vehicle concept that blurs the line between motorcycle and animal. Unveiled at the Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan, CORLEO is essentially a rideable robotic “horse” powered by hydrogen fuel. This bold concept marries Kawasaki’s decades of motorcycle engineering with advanced robotics…
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Unitree R1 Humanoid Robot: Features, Specifications, Applications, and Latest Developments
Overview The Unitree R1 is a new bipedal humanoid robot unveiled in July 2025 by the Chinese robotics firm Unitree. Priced at roughly 39,900 yuan (about $5,900), the R1 has drawn global attention for being one of the most affordable full-featured humanoid robots to date. This pint-sized android stands about 1.21–1.22 meters tall (around 4…
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RobotEra L7: A New Benchmark in Humanoid Robotics
RobotEra’s L7 is a next-generation full-sized humanoid robot that has recently captured global attention for its unparalleled speed, dexterity, and advanced AI integration. Unveiled in July 2025 by the Beijing-based startup RobotEra (a spinoff from Tsinghua University), the L7 is currently the fastest bipedal humanoid robot in the world. Standing about 171 cm (5’7”) tall…
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Tesla’s Optimus Robot: Toward a New Era of Humanoid Robotics
Overview: Vision, Purpose, and Design Philosophy Tesla’s Optimus – often dubbed the Tesla Bot – is a general-purpose humanoid robot initiative aimed at transforming the way we approach labor and automation. Announced by Elon Musk at Tesla’s AI Day in August 2021, Optimus was conceived to take over “dangerous, repetitive, and boring” tasks that humans…