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China’s new robot arm for fusion power plants can lift loads as heavy as 10 elephants

It consists of three robotic arms, including a massive manipulator capable of lifting 60 tons, roughly equivalent to the ...
CNET

I Used This Robot Vacuum With a Mechanical Arm for Three Months but at $2,600 It's a Hard Sell

After three months of testing Roborock's ambitious Saros Z70, its headline-grabbing robotic arm is still just a proof of concept. Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over a decade as a reporter, ...
PC Magazine

Next-Level Clean: Roborock's New Robot Vacuum Has an Arm to Lift and Move Your Junk

The Roborock Saros Z70 robot vacuum channels The Jetsons' Rosey with a fully retractable mechanical arm that can recognize items like socks and toys, pick them up, and put them away. I’m PCMag’s ...
CNET

That $2,600 Robot Vacuum With a Mechanical Arm Will Cost 'a Few Hundred Dollars' Soon, Company Says

A robot vacuum with an arm that picks up socks costs thousands now, but Roborock is working on a mass-market version that will cost "just hundreds," its president promises. Ajay has worked in tech ...
New York Post

NYPD putting up nearly $400K on Wall-E style robot with ‘crazy mechanical arm’

The NYPD is shelling out nearly $400,000 for a remote controlled Wall-E look-alike robot that can roll into danger — so cops don’t have to. The PackBot 525 — built by Massachusetts-based defense ...