Daily Robot News
January 20, 2026
Summary
AI Wars
OpenAI pivots to practical adoption as ChatGPT preps ads, Google's Gemini API requests doubled to 85 billion, AI fails freelancer tasks 97% of time
China Rising
Unitree Robotics shipped 5,500+ humanoid robots crushing Tesla and US peers at 150 each, DeepSeek sparks Europe's self-sufficient AI superpower race
Military Tech
M1E3 Abrams tank goes hybrid promising 50% efficiency boost, Royal Navy flies autonomous helicopter drone, Ukraine deploys first hydrogen combat drone
In Other News
Threads beats X on mobile daily users, severe solar storm triggers aurora watch, OnePlus updates permanently lock phone software