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robot

[roh-bot] / ˈroʊ bɒt /
NOUN
android, machine
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The order faced particular backlash when a humanoid robot "monk" took part in an ordination ceremony in May, pledging to "devote" itself to Buddhism.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

While defending the use of the robot as a tool to convey Buddhist teachings, Myojang said the order was mindful of the risks and plans "to establish clearer guidelines about where the boundaries lie".

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

Marco Wang, an analyst at Interact Analysis, says that some companies have started requesting that rental fees be directly linked to how much human labour a robot can save them.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

Another type of data is collected via a human operator remotely controlling a physical robot while the system records synchronized data like camera feeds and joint states to train foundation models, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

While the robot swam through the deep, she let out bursts of clicks and hoped that eventually she’d hear them echoing back to her.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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