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Reçu — 19 juillet 2026 ⏭

Robot 'Decapitated' in World's First-Ever Humanoid UFC Fight

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Par : EditorDavid
19 juillet 2026 à 17:49
"A humanoid robot lost its head," reports Newsweek, "during the world's first free-combat tournament for full-sized humanoid robots." The Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend competition began Thursday in Shenzhen, China, according to the article, with local robotics company EngineAI providing $40,000 of their "T800" robots (yes, named after The Terminator) to 32 participating teams from around the world: A video shared of the combat on YouTube by local news outlet Shenzhen Story, showed that even after one of the robots had its head practically knocked off its shoulders, it continued to fight, throwing punches at its opponent and kicking into the air... [White humanoid robot "White Eagle"] landed a high kick to the head of its black opponent, "Matador," which made the robot's head rock precariously in its socket before rolling completely out of place. The two continued to spar as Matador's head was swinging from its socket until eventually the robot fell, crushing its head underneath its body. Matador tried to scramble back to its feet, but its head flew off and the robot then collapsed back down. The White Eagle did a celebratory dance for the crowd as the fight concluded, and did a move that mimicked that of someone flexing their biceps. The White Eagle waited in the ring, fists still up, as Matador was carried away, occasionally doing a few more dance moves... Per a report by Global Times, the winning team will be awarded a gold championship belt worth $1.44 million (10 million yuan) by the event organizer. It's a strange fight. The robots sometimes seem unaware of where their opponent is, facing the wrong direction or throwing kicks and punches in the air. In the first round White Eagle just knocks over Matador, who then isn't able to stand back up. (And White Eagle again appears to do a victorious dance.) EngineAI's site says they aim to "promote the development of robot combat events toward greater professionalism, scale, and industrialization," while fostering innovation and global collaboration. Thanks to Slashdot reader pbahra for sharing the news.

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Reçu — 17 juillet 2026 ⏭

Steve Wozniak's Foundation Partners With Realbotix To Build AI Teacherbot

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Par : BeauHD
17 juillet 2026 à 23:00
"Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak's Woz Ed foundation is partnering with Realbotix, best known for their RealDoll-branded artificial companions, to deploy AI-powered robotic tutors in classrooms," writes Slashdot reader Hentes. "The doll will serve as a sort of artificial teaching assistant, helping students who get stuck or generating lessons. Students will be assigned an ID code, allowing the robot to provide personalized mentoring." NYS Focus reports: "This deployment in a working school district represents a landmark moment for both AI and humanoid robotics," said Andrew Kiguel, CEO of Realbotix, which is currently building the robot. "[Salamanca City Central School District in Western New York] marks the beginning of a new era where humanoid robots and intelligent AI assistants become standard tools in STEM education." The female robot, named Sally, will have a "lifelike appearance" with silicone skin and long brown hair, Kiguel said in an interview with New York Focus. It will be stationary in a seated position but have a wide range of upper-body movements and facial expressions. [...] Salamanca plans to introduce the robot and avatar in its high school AI and robotics courses, which use curriculum developed by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to prepare students for high-demand tech jobs. The district plans to expand it to high school students in other classes if the pilot is successful. Realbotix's classroom robot has drawn scrutiny because the company is connected to RealDoll, the longtime maker of hyperrealistic sex dolls and sex robots. Realbotix acquired RealDoll's parent company in 2024 but says the education-focused operation has separate employees, payroll, facilities, and technology, with plans to formally separate the businesses at the ownership level. The "companion robots" are different from sex robots and intended to address what it's described as a "loneliness epidemic." Kiguel has previously said the company's goal is to produce robots and AI that are "indistinguishable from humans."

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Face à la colère des utilisateurs, OpenAI répare en urgence l’application ChatGPT

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Par : Lisa Imperatrice
17 juillet 2026 à 08:00

Le 16 juillet 2026, OpenAI a corrigé la nouvelle interface très critiquée de son application ChatGPT, reconnaissant ne pas avoir « tout à fait réussi du premier coup ». Le chatbot redevient désormais central.

Reçu — 13 juillet 2026 ⏭

Vous avez l’impression de parler à des PNJ sur LinkedIn ? Cette étude le confirme

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Par : Lisa Imperatrice
13 juillet 2026 à 09:21

Publiée le 9 juillet 2026, une analyse de Pangram portant sur plus d’un million de contenus confirme que LinkedIn est devenu un terrain particulièrement fertile pour les publications entièrement générées par IA.

Reçu — 10 juillet 2026 ⏭

Humanoid Robots Controlled By Surgeons Did World-First Operation On Live Pigs

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Par : BeauHD
10 juillet 2026 à 03:30
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Humanoid robots have surgically removed the gallbladders from living animals in an unprecedented medical experiment -- but not as autonomous machines capable of replacing human doctors. Instead, skilled human surgeons remotely controlled the robots' movements in a new example of human-robot teamups. The teleoperated humanoid robots completed two minimally invasive surgeries by removing gallbladders from live pigs during a preclinical trial that was published in the journal Nature. If this approach eventually proves clinically ready for human patients, surgeons could use such humanoid robots to remotely perform robotic-assisted surgical care in smaller hospitals and clinics that lack the resources to install specialized but expensive surgical robots. The experiment used a Unitree G1 humanoid robot made by leading Chinese robotics company Unitree. The cheapest baseline G1 model with effectively non-functional hands has a starting price of $13,500 and shipping costs ranging between $300 and $1,200, whereas adding crucial upgrades such as dexterous robotic hands can easily push the cost beyond $67,000. But such humanoid robots made in China are still significantly cheaper than specialized surgical robots like Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci Surgical System, which can cost anywhere between half a million dollars and several million dollars. The specialized surgical robots can also weigh about 1,800 pounds and take up considerably more space in operating rooms. By comparison, the Unitree humanoid robots, standing at 5 feet tall and weighing just 60 pounds, may be more suitable for smaller clinical settings in remote areas.

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Reçu — 9 juillet 2026 ⏭

Anthropic lance « Réflexion », un récap pour mieux comprendre votre usage de Claude

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Par : Amine Baba Aissa
9 juillet 2026 à 15:34

La société-mère de Claude vient d'introduire une nouvelle fonctionnalité baptisée « Réflexion ». Elle propose aux utilisateurs du chatbot de mieux analyser leur rapport à l’intelligence artificielle.

Reçu — 8 juillet 2026 ⏭

Wybot A1 : Le robot de nettoyage pour les petites piscines

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Par : Pierre Lecourt
8 juillet 2026 à 12:17

Le Wybot A1 n’est pas la crème de la crème du design et des fonctionnalités du marché, mais suite au test du robot de piscine Wybot C2 Vision avec caméra et fonctions intelligentes paru l’année dernière, vous avez été nombreux à me demander un produit plus simple et surtout moins cher.

Le Wybot A1

Le Wybot A1

J’ai alors publié un bon plan pour le Wybot B1 en mai à 324€, pensant que cela allait coller à vos besoins. Mais non, beaucoup d’entre vous possèdent des piscines hors sol. Et comme on trouve aujourd’hui des solutions de toutes tailles, il vous fallait le plus petit prix possible. Qu’importent les fonctions avancées du modèle de robot. Le principal étant qu’il puisse nettoyer le fond de l’eau du sable, de la terre, de l’herbe et des feuilles mortes pour éviter de la salir trop vite. Comme ces piscines sont relativement petites, le recours à un système de nettoyage compliqué et intelligent n’est pas nécessaire. Il suffit de lancer le robot dans l’eau et de le laisser travailler.

Le Wybot A1 répond à ce cahier des charges minimaliste avec un prix beaucoup plus doux puisqu’il peut s’obtenir à 169€. Il n’a que 120 minutes d’autonomie mais c’est largement suffisant pour couvrir une belle surface. Il ne fait que le fond de l’eau et pas la ligne de flottaison, il faudra donc encore jouer de l’épuisette. Cela évitera tout de même de patauger dans les débris.

L’utilisation est simple, la recharge est rapide et le Wybot A1 est assez léger pour être immergé et sorti de l’eau par tous. L’entretien comme le nettoyage du filtre sont faciles et l’appareil peut gérer toute forme de piscine à fond plat. Il est programmable pour fonctionner quelques dizaines de minutes par jour et peut donc assurer un nettoyage des débris quotidien pour éviter toute accumulation. Par exemple, 30 minutes le lundi, autant le mercredi et le vendredi avant que vous puissiez faire trempette le weekend.

Attention, je ne pense pas que ce type de robot fonctionne dans des piscines « souples » avec une bâche. L’aspiration aurait vite fait de décoller le fond de la piscine et de bloquer l’appareil. Il convient pour les piscines classiques avec liner, carrelage ou autre fond en dur.

Ce robot est l’équivalent piscine des premiers aspirateurs robots qui se baladaient assez bêtement dans les maisons, c’est évidemment beaucoup moins cher que les modèles plus haut de gamme. Mais d’un point de vue fonctionnement, cela fait le job. En espérant que cela vous convienne, je ne pourrais pas trouver beaucoup moins cher à mon avis. J’ai vu des produits en dessous des 100€ en Chine mais cela ressemble plus à un jouet qu’à autre chose…

Le Wybot A1 est disponible sur ZigBuy France à 179.99€ et perd 10€ une fois le code ZBFRWBA1 ajouté au panier pour tomber à 169.99€. Il est livré gratuitement depuis le stock polonais de la marque et il profite d’une garantie et d’un SAV de 2 ans en France.

Voir l’offre sur ZigBuy.fr

CaractéristiqueS WYBOT A1
Marque WYBOT
Type Robot aspirateur de piscine
Modèle A1
Autonomie 120 min
Temps de charge 2 à 2,5 h
Surface idéale de la piscine Environ 100 m²
Zone de nettoyage Fond uniquement
Revêtements compatibles Toutes surfaces
Filtre Filtre 180 μm + mousse de coton ultrafine
Puissance d’aspiration Environ 8,1 m³/h
Contrôle via application / télécommande Non
Stationnement automatique Oui
Poids 4,5 kg
Dimensions du produit (L × l × H) 345 × 315 × 170 mm
Dimensions de l’emballage (L × l × H) 412 × 350 × 194 mm
Forme de piscine compatible Toutes formes à fond plat (pente < 26,8 %)
Indice d’étanchéité IP68
Profondeur d’eau maximale 2,7 m
Moteur Double moteur à balais
Capacité de la batterie 2600 mAh
Contenu de l’emballage Robot WYBOT A1, chargeur, plaque pivotante, vis, cache décoratif, crochet, manuel d’utilisation et guide de démarrage rapide

 

Wybot A1 : Le robot de nettoyage pour les petites piscines © MiniMachines.net. 2026

Cinq jours de sursis : Claude Fable 5 reste finalement inclus dans les abonnements jusqu’au 12 juillet

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Par : Amine Baba Aissa
8 juillet 2026 à 08:30

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Anthropic prolonge de cinq jours l'accès inclus à Claude Fable 5, repoussant l'échéance du 7 au 12 juillet 2026. Une décision de dernière minute qui n'éclaircit pas vraiment un lancement chaotique depuis un mois.

Reçu — 1 juillet 2026 ⏭

Contre les bots, Reddit sacrifie l’accès libre à sa version historique

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Par : Amine Baba Aissa
1 juillet 2026 à 10:45

La plateforme va resserrer l'accès à son interface OldReddit pour lutter contre le scraping abusif. Une décision qui inquiète les habitués de l'ancienne version, dans un contexte où son avenir n'est plus vraiment assuré.

Reçu — 30 juin 2026 ⏭

South Korea To Spend $1 Trillion On More Memory Chip Production, Humanoid Robots

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Par : BeauHD
30 juin 2026 à 16:00
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: South Korea's government and top tech companies are committing $1 trillion to several flagship megaprojects that could bolster global memory chip supply, build new AI data centers and spur commercial deployment of humanoid robots by 2028. [...] "We must secure the core elements of AI faster than any other country," said South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in a televised speech on June 29, as reported by BBC News and other media outlets. "Semiconductors, physical AI, and AI data centers are the triple axis for a great leap forward." [...] The most costly of the megaprojects involves Samsung and SK Hynix committing $585 billion to building new chip fabrication plants in the southwest provinces of South Korea, along with boosting semiconductor fab construction in the Seoul capital region, according to Reuters. The government's goal is to double South Korea's production of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) within five years. [...] The second flagship megaproject involves a $357 billion investment by the South Korean tech companies SK Group, GS Group, and Naver into building large-scale AI data centers in more outlying provinces, including South Chungcheong Province in the west, Gangwon Province in the east, and the North and South Jeolla Provinces in the southwest corner of South Korea. The third flagship megaproject revolves around the South Korean government assigning a "national strategic industry" designation to physical AI -- the AI systems that enable robots and self-driving vehicles to interact more autonomously with the real world. The government aims to develop a Korean "general-purpose foundation model" based on a world model to support robots within three years, according to The Chosun Daily. Hyundai Motor Company has also committed $5.8 billion to build a robot manufacturing facility and AI data center in the Saemangeum region of North Jeolla Province in the southwest, The Chosun Daily reported. The South Korean automaker has already been helping Boston Dynamics -- the US robotics company it acquired in 2021 -- use the South Korean supply chain in scaling up manufacturing to produce 30,000 Atlas humanoid robots each year by 2028. Similarly, the South Korean government announced it would aim to commercialize humanoid robots in 10 major industries by 2028, along with training 10,000 human workers as "AI robotics specialists" over the next five years, Reuters reported.

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Reçu — 24 juin 2026 ⏭

Anthropic lance Claude Tag et souhaite devenir votre collègue dans Slack : voici comment le tester

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Par : Amine Baba Aissa
24 juin 2026 à 09:47

Anthropic vient de déployer Claude Tag, une nouvelle intégration de son chatbot dans Slack. L’outil permet d’assigner des tâches à Claude directement dans les conversations et de suivre leur exécution de manière collaborative.

Reçu — 23 juin 2026 ⏭

L’Union européenne va imposer des « étiquettes » sur les contenus générés par IA

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Par : Nicolas Lellouche
23 juin 2026 à 09:02

La Commission européenne veut que tout deepfake et tout texte produit par l’IA soient clairement signalés par un label « AI », « AI Generated » ou « AI Modified ». La présence de l'étiquette sera obligatoire à partir du 2 août 2026… mais les changements pourraient avoir du mal à s'imposer.

GM Installs Robots At Flagship EV Factory After Laying Off 1,300 Workers

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Par : BeauHD
23 juin 2026 à 03:30
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Dozens of new robot arms have been installed at General Motors' flagship electric vehicle factory in Detroit -- even as 1,300 workers remain out of work following what was supposed to be a temporary layoff. The latest automation push has spurred union pushback over a potentially existential issue for automakers and their workers. General Motors installed approximately 50 robot arms at GM's Factory Zero plant in Detroit, Michigan, according to reporting by Crain's Detroit Business. Made by the Japanese robotics company FANUC, the robots are designed to help attach various components to vehicles during the assembly line process. But leaders at United Auto Workers (UAW), the primary US union for autoworkers, reacted with anger to the new robotic presence, given how GM has not yet called back any of the workers affected by supposedly temporary layoffs in March. More than 1,000 union members are still "laid off indefinitely," James Cotton, president of UAW Local 22, told The Detroit News. He said that the company could bring some of those members back to work instead of installing the 50 robots. The temporary layoffs were preceded by permanent layoffs involving another 1,200 workers at GM's Factory Zero in October 2025. Many automakers, including Stellantis NV and Ford Motor Company, have deployed assembly-line robots, such as Fanuc robot arms, as they push to automate more of their US operations. Hyundai Motor Company plans to deploy Atlas humanoid robots made by Boston Dynamics -- which Hyundai acquired in 2020 -- to start working in the automaker's flagship EV facility in Georgia by 2028. "Technological development has the capability of making work safer for the working class and enabling workers to have a shorter work week without losing pay," said Andrew Bergman, a Local 22 member and union organizer who was among those laid off by GM. "But in the bosses' and billionaires' hands it's used to pad profits and lay off workers."

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Reçu — 19 juin 2026 ⏭

Hyundai Takes Full Control of Boston Dynamics As SoftBank Exits For $325 Million

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Par : BeauHD
19 juin 2026 à 20:00
Hyundai Motor Group is acquiring SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, "closing out SoftBank's last piece of Boston Dynamics and turning the Waltham, Massachusetts robotics company into a wholly owned Hyundai business," reports Startup Fortune. From the report: The price is $325 million for the remaining stake, according to the deal terms, and it follows the put option SoftBank retained when Hyundai bought control of Boston Dynamics in 2021. You should read that as a signal, not a footnote. Hyundai paid about $880 million for an 80% stake in Boston Dynamics in the 2021 transaction, valuing the company at roughly $1.1 billion at the time. SoftBank had bought Boston Dynamics from Alphabet in 2017, after Google had acquired the robotics lab in 2013. It was a strange ownership path for a company whose robots became famous on YouTube long before they became obvious commercial products. That part is changing. At CES in Las Vegas on January 5, 2026, Hyundai and Boston Dynamics showed the electric Atlas humanoid robot in public, with the Associated Press reporting that the life-sized robot stood up, walked around the stage and was remotely piloted for the demonstration. The useful detail was not the stagecraft. It was the deployment plan. A production version of Atlas is expected to begin work at Hyundai's electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Georgia, by 2028. [...] If Hyundai can turn that into repeatable manufacturing value, the SoftBank exit will look less like a tidy cleanup and more like the moment Hyundai stopped borrowing a robotics future and decided to own it outright.

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Ponytail, l’agent IA qui cherche à optimiser votre code en limitant ses efforts au maximum

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Par : Julien Lausson
15 juin 2026 à 15:27

ponytail

Et si le secret d’une bonne IA de programmation était de devenir moins productive ? C’est le pari insolite de Ponytail, un projet open source qui force les assistants de code à imiter les développeurs seniors les plus pragmatiques pour éviter la sur-ingénierie et réduire la facture.

Arrêt de Claude Fable 5 et Mythos : l’ombre de la Chine derrière le coup de pression de Washington

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Par : Julien Lausson
15 juin 2026 à 07:30

anthropic chine fable

Derrière le blocage soudain de Claude Fable 5 par Washington se cachent des révélations explosives. Entre soupçons d’espionnage chinois, alerte secrète lancée par le PDG d'Amazon et failles de sécurité à répétition, les coulisses de l'affaire ébranlent la crédibilité d'Anthropic.

Reçu — 5 juin 2026 ⏭
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