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Robot News October 28, 2026

Robots are graduating from impressive demos to consequential infrastructure, and the awkward part is becoming clear: autonomy scales faster than our ability to supervise, insure, or even keep it out of a SWAT scene.

Summary

Surgical Robots

Telerobotic prostate surgery removed a prostate from 35 miles away, Hadassah surgeons debuted Israel’s most advanced spine-surgery robot, robot-assisted cardiac surgery keeps minimally invasive care advancing

Humanoids, Hands & Robot Games

Beijing’s humanoids smashed human sprint and high-jump records, Xiaomi’s robotic hand packs 26 motors, a Birmingham teen’s robotic hand cost just £30

Robotaxis & Driverless Trucks

Tesla’s Houston Robotaxi zone

A surgeon removed a patient's prostate by robot from 35 miles away
Chinese humanoid robots broke human records in the 100-meter sprint and high jump
A Birmingham teen built a gesture-controlled robot hand for about £30
Tesla's Robotaxi service reaches greater Houston, with a rocket-shaped map
Hadassah surgeons become the first in Israel to use a spine-surgery robot
An $89,000 humanoid robot strolls through a New York park to study human behavior
A robot security dog video helps police investigate a double murder
ANYbotics starts delivering a legged inspection robot built for explosive atmospheres
Aurora plans to sell more than 500 driverless trucks to a major trucking company
A driverless truck crashes into seven homes in Umlazi, injuring three
Boston Dynamics employees protest ICE's plan to buy robot dogs
Xiaomi's robotic hand packs 26 motors for precise tasks
Illinois delivery robots accused of scanning faces and sharing data with AI companies
Why the government wants self-driving cars glowing cyan
Tesla Cybercabs outnumber Model Ys in its Texas-approved Robotaxi fleet
ESAB introduces a welding cobot that adapts MIG and TIG settings
Sarcomere Dynamics' robotic hand makes the shortlist for a technology award
An XJTLU student knocks out the competition at the World Humanoid Robot Games
Takashi Yamazaki casts leads for his next giant robot film
Could humanoid robots replace soldiers on the battlefield?
A DoorDash robot rolls through an active SWAT scene in Chandler
Robot dogs now need humans to babysit them
[WATCH] Roomba gets into the Halloween spirit with a jack-o’-lantern carving session
GM executive says ditching radar for self-driving ignores physics
Humanoid robots could need 20 times more memory chips by 2030
Dartmouth doctors chart the rise of minimally invasive, robot-assisted heart surgery
Patient safety and hype shape adoption of robotic gallbladder surgery
New research explores self-aware tools and soft robot skins
An engineering project helps robots better understand the world around them
[WATCH] Cosmic is building differently with robotic automation—and it’s impressive
A fly's ear connects to its exoskeleton as it develops inside a pupa
Gochang County sends 18 driverless tractors into the fields
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