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- 1Yuelu Conference 2026 Draws AI Industry to ChangshaβThe # Yuelu # Conference 2026 brought artificial intelligence companies, # robotics # developers , researchers and # inv
The Yuelu Conference 2026 was held in Changsha, Hunan Province, China, on September 23β24, 2026, bringing together artificial intelligence companies, robotics developers, researchers and investors. The event featured an opening ceremony and ten themed "AI+" forums, positioning Changsha as a hub for China's growing AI and robotics sectors.
- 2Black Forest Labs releases Flux 3 Action robotics modelβΌFlux 3 Action: A 7B open-weight world action model for robots
Black Forest Labs has announced Flux 3 Action, a 7-billion-parameter open-weight world action model aimed at robotics. The model is described as combining world modelling with action generation so robots can perceive and act, and its weights are being released openly on Hugging Face. Discussion so far centres on what an open-weight entry from the Flux image-model team could mean for robotics research.
- 3Open-source 3D printable desktop robot JBR-001 sharedβShow HN: JBR-001 β An open-source 3D printable desktop robot
An open-source desktop companion robot called JBR-001 has been released, built around an Arduino Uno Q and fully 3D printable. Documentation is hosted on Arduino's Project Hub, letting anyone reproduce, modify and extend the hardware and software themselves. The project is drawing attention in the maker and robotics community, with people discussing the appeal of an accessible, printable robot that hobbyists can build at home.
- 4Paignton Discovery Centre to open for STEM weekendβDiscovery Centre Paignton Open Friday 2nd October 2026 Saturday 3rd October 2026 10am to 15:00 https:// zleap.net/steam
The Discovery Centre in Paignton, Devon, has announced it will be open to visitors on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd October 2026, from 10am to 3pm. The centre focuses on STEAM activities, including robotics, Lego Technics, motors and engineering, and promotes weekend learning clubs for families and hobbyists looking for things to do.
- 5Writer's account of post-apocalyptic robot game drives new players to buy itβOne story about my first 30 minutes in this post-apocalyptic robot game led multiple people to buy it
A games journalist wrote a personal account of their first 30 minutes in a post-apocalyptic robot game, and the story led multiple readers to purchase the title. The piece focused on the opening experience of surviving among robots in a ruined world, and its author noted that it had directly converted readers into buyers, highlighting how a well-told first-impressions piece can move sales for a game.
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Saildrone, the uncrewed surface vehicle company, is recruiting a Director of Fleet Services, a role advertised via the Ocean Career jobs board. The position would oversee operations and maintenance of the company's global fleet of autonomous ocean research drones. The listing is being shared among professionals in the oceans and offshore environment sector tracking new career opportunities in the growing marine robotics industry.
- 7Google takes Android-like approach to robotics, vs TeslaβIn Robotics, Google Goes Android to Teslaβs Apple
Google is positioning its robotics strategy as an open, Android-style platform, in contrast to Tesla's tightly controlled, Apple-style approach with its Optimus humanoid robot. The comparison suggests the two tech giants are taking opposite paths to dominate the emerging robotics market, with Google favouring broad ecosystem adoption and Tesla betting on a closed, vertically integrated model.
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- General-Instinct/InstinctFlash High-Performance Serving Runtime for Robotics Models