June 2026

Researchers Say AI-Enabled Robots Need New Safety Frameworks

More thorough frameworks are needed to ensure robots don’t harm humans, according to a new paper jointly published by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the University of Oxford researchers in Science Robotics.

AI-enabled chatbots often have safety features, called guardrails, embedded within their software to prevent them from producing potentially harmful, biased, or otherwise problematic outputs. Generally speaking, however, robotics has not been afforded the same level of safety.

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Deaf Students Learn Their Way

Sign language helped Erin Filton to communicate with her deaf father, and now it’s important for her to invest back into the deaf community. Now a teacher at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, she’s using a potentially life-changing new technology in her classroom. With the help of Google’s AI-powered accessibility tool, she’s helping her deaf students learn in a way that works for them, helping to increase access to this important technology that is changing lives.

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Unilever is partnering Accenture to scale the use of AI-enabled digital twins across its global manufacturing network.

Digital twins are virtual models of factory equipment and production lines. They use live data from physical systems on the shop floor to monitor and predict how machines and processes perform.

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Can virtual reality and AI help construction workers avoid accidents?

On active road construction sites, warning alarms, passing traffic and moving equipment are a constant presence throughout the workday. Over time, those sights and sounds can begin to fade into the background.

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French startup bets on non-humanoid design in crowded AI robot race

PARIS, June 16 (Reuters) - Genesis AI, the French robotics startup backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, unveiled its first general-purpose robot on Tuesday, as AI capabilities expand beyond chatbots and into physical ‌machines.

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Andrew Barry on Why Dexterity Is the Next Breakthrough in Physical AI

Physical AI is moving quickly. But Andrew Barry says one of the biggest unlocks in robotics is not just getting robots to move through the world. It is getting them to touch, grasp, adjust, and manipulate the world with real dexterity.

In this episode of Automated, Brian Heater speaks with Andrew Barry, co-founder and CTO of Generalist, about how the company is building general intelligence for the physical world and why dexterous robots may be the starting point for far more capable automation.