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Humanoid Robot Shipments Surge 272% as Chinese Vendors Capture 97% Share

Humanoid Robot Shipments Surge 272% as Chinese Vendors Capture 97% Share

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Humanoid robots are no longer just dancing for the cameras; they are starting to clock in for work. Smart Analytics Global (SAG) estimates that global humanoid robot shipments reached about 19,100 units in the first half of 2026, up 272% from a year earlier. The growth is also reshaping the market’s leadership. Shanghai-based AGIBOT shipped about 8,400 robots, giving it 44% of global shipments and pushing it ahead of Unitree Robotics, which shipped about 5,900 units for a 31% share. Together, the two companies accounted for roughly three-quarters of worldwide shipments. China’s lead extends beyond its biggest manufacturers. Chinese vendors accounted for more than 97% of global humanoid robot shipments during the period, while Chinese customers represented more than 85% of global demand, SAG said. SAG expects worldwide shipments to approach 60,000 units for all of 2026, with industry revenue reaching about $1.6 billion. It forecasts shipments could reach 500,000 units by 2030. Robots are moving into the workplace The most important change may not be the number of robots sold, but where they are …

Gut-microbe study races to capture what urban diets erase in urbanising India

Gut-microbe study races to capture what urban diets erase in urbanising India

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Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Bacteria in the human gut, and not just genes, may help explain why urbanising Indians face rising rates of diabetes, obesity and hypertension. This is from a three-year study that has produced what its authors describe as the first reference database of the gut microbiome across South Asia. The study, published in the peer-reviewed Gut Microbes, sampled 575 adults from 10 communities across India and Sri Lanka and profiled their gut bacteria through gene. Niraj Rai of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, who led the work with Maanasa Raghavan of the University of Chicago, said India offered a rare natural experiment. “India is the only country where you can still find a rural versus urban” population that shares ancestry but lives in very different food environments, he said. India has an estimated 89.8 million adults living with diabetes as of 2024, according to the International Diabetes Federation’s latest. This is the second-largest burden in the world after China, and roughly one in every seven adults with …

India must capture space vacated by US in biotech

India must capture space vacated by US in biotech

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At the recently concluded American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, one of the most coveted headliner slots went to a clinical trial conducted only in China. For the first time, a Chinese-only study was placed on one of cancer research’s biggest global stages. India has researchers, clinicians, elite engineers and a base of patients who could help answer questions that western research cannot. (Unsplash) The drug is ivonescimab, developed by Akeso Biopharma. It combines a programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) blocker — PD-1 is a human protein that acts as an immune system down-regulator that prevents autoimmune diseases but also thwarts immune response against cancer cells — and a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor (VEGF is a protein that promotes growth of new blood vessels in normal course, but is also produced by tumours to create a blood supply for them). It has been presented with data from more than 500 Chinese patients with advanced squamous lung cancer. Big Pharma companies including Merck, Pfizer, and Bristol Myers Squibb are now racing …

As Sanju Samson begins a new IPL chapter as CSK’s opener after World Cup success, a breakdown of numbers that capture a paradox

As Sanju Samson begins a new IPL chapter as CSK’s opener after World Cup success, a breakdown of numbers that capture a paradox

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5 min readMar 27, 2026 06:22 PM IST Systemic backing has long eluded Sanju Samson. A record-breaking knockout blast during India’s T20 World Cup could make amends in that regard, but few Indian careers capture a paradox like Samson’s T20I-IPL duality. For all the missed opportunities this decade – where Samson could have had a rightful shot at nearly every Indian T20I squad – he had deftly built a transformation from number three in the IPL since 2020. His biceps firming up to complement his finesse, Samson stands as the most successful number three in the IPL in the last six years. Yet, it was a position he was least favoured for in the India blues. For his best number in the IPL, Samson has featured in just five T20Is out of 62 at number three for India, and never in consecutive games. Since 2020, Samson (1952 in 60 innings) is well clear of the next-best No. 3, his India captain Suryakumar Yadav (1407 in 46). Curiously, Samson’s record-breaking blast as an opener en route …

Micro-CT scanners capture detailed insect pictures

Micro-CT scanners capture detailed insect pictures

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For more than ten years, researchers have used micro CT scanners to capture detailed images of insect specimens.  These X-ray scans allow the study of shape and structure of insects. However, producing these images traditionally requires significant time and expense.  To accelerate the process, the research team tested a new high-technology workflow designed to dramatically increase scanning speed.  It combined a synchrotron particle accelerator, X-ray scanning, robotics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to produce interactive digital images representing 800 ant species. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Inside India’s largest motion capture facility where SS Rajamouli secretly filmed Mahesh Babu’s Varanasi | Telugu News

Inside India’s largest motion capture facility where SS Rajamouli secretly filmed Mahesh Babu’s Varanasi | Telugu News

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For years, Indian filmmakers who wanted to use motion capture technology had one option: leave the country. That changed on February 25, when SS Rajamouli walked into Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad and inaugurated the A&M MoCap Lab, and quietly confirmed that the facility had already been put to work on his most anticipated project yet. Key sequences of Varanasi, starring Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Prithviraj Sukumaran, were captured at the lab. The A&M MoCap Lab is a joint venture between Akkineni Nagarjuna’s Annapurna Studios and producer Shobu Yarlagadda’s Mihira Visual Labs, with Hollywood’s Animatrik Film Design,whose credits include Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and RRR, serving as the technology partner. In an interview with SCREEN, Shobu Yarlagadda and CV Rao, Chief Technology Officer at Annapurna Studios, shared the story behind the inauguration of the new facility “It’s the largest of its kind in India,” Shobu said, adding, “And probably in the world itself, it’s one of the biggest.” But size is not really the point. What they keep coming back to is …

Toxic EXCLUSIVE: Vishal Mishra wanted to capture Yash and Kiara Advani’s ‘raw energy of love’ in Tabaahi

Toxic EXCLUSIVE: Vishal Mishra wanted to capture Yash and Kiara Advani’s ‘raw energy of love’ in Tabaahi

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Toxic: A Fairytale For Grown-Ups has managed to grab the audience’s attention even before its release. Now with the release of its first song, Tabaahi, Yash and Kiara Advani are aiming to hoodwink the viewers in their love story ahead of the film’s March 19 release. Handling the music for the project is Vishal Mishra, who has managed to impress listeners with his contributions to hit projects.  Vishal Mishra spills on working with Yash and Kiara Advani for Tabaahi Revealing exclusively to Pinkvilla about his decision to work on Tabaahi and what it wishes to portray, the singer-songwriter opened up, “For me, Tabaahi was always about capturing the raw, charged energy of love in its most honest form.” Speaking about his vision for the project, Toxic, and its music, he added, “Toxic is a very unique film, and the music had to rise to that world. It had to feel big, yet immediate. Accessible, yet deeply real.” The 34-year-old did not hold back on his praise for the actors in the movie, sharing, “Collaborating with …

SS Rajamouli unveils India’s most advanced Motion Capture facility: ‘When I look back at my films such as Baahubali…’

SS Rajamouli unveils India’s most advanced Motion Capture facility: ‘When I look back at my films such as Baahubali…’

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In a major technological leap for Indian cinema, filmmaker SS Rajamouli on Wednesday unveiled the country’s most advanced Motion Capture facility at Hyderabad’s Annapurna Studios, revealing that crucial sequences of his upcoming film Varanasi, starring Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra, were shot using the cutting-edge technology. SS Rajamouli said he utilised the Motion Capture facility in the making of crucial sequences in his upcoming film Varanasi. Christened the A&M MoCap Lab, the facility marks a collaboration between actor Nagarjuna’s Annapurna Studios and producer Shobu Yarlagadda’s Mihira Visual Labs. The lab is powered by Hollywood-based Animatrik Film Design, a global leader in motion capture technology. The unveiling signals what industry insiders describe as a defining moment in India’s creative and technological evolution. Rajamouli, who previously launched India’s first Dolby cinema processing facility at Annapurna Studios, described the Motion Capture lab as a long-awaited milestone for domestic filmmakers. “India has always had some of the world’s best technicians contributing to major global productions, but what we lacked was an advanced facility right here at home. When I …

Ladakh’s Night Skies Glow Red Again As Scientists Capture Rare Auroral Display | India News

Ladakh’s Night Skies Glow Red Again As Scientists Capture Rare Auroral Display | India News

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Last Updated:January 22, 2026, 21:58 IST This colourful display is triggered by geomagnetic storms emerging from solar activity, which can also impact space instruments, disrupt radio and GPS signals At 3.07 am on the night of January 19/20, from the video from the all-sky camera; (right) 38 minutes after midnight on the intervening night of January 20 and 21 from the video from the all-sky camera, at the Hanle in Ladakh. (Image: Indian Institute of Astrophysics) Ladakh skies lit up again this January. For the sixth time this solar cycle, scientists at India’s astronomical observatory at Hanle have captured deep red auroral activity on January 19 and 20 nights using its all-sky cameras. This auroral display is caused by coronal mass ejections (CME), which are large amounts of plasma and magnetic fields ejected from the sun’s atmosphere – the corona. Some of this can hit Earth in a matter of a few hours or even days and produce geomagnetic storms. Scientists study them because when extreme, these storms can harm space technology, disrupt radio communication …

‘Venezuela is going to do fantastically well…will make more money’: Trump at Davos days after Maduro’s capture | World News

‘Venezuela is going to do fantastically well…will make more money’: Trump at Davos days after Maduro’s capture | World News

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Weeks after tightening sanctions and seizing oil shipments linked to Venezuela after capturing Caracas’ deposed leader Nicolas Maduro, US President Donald Trump said the South American country is going to make more money. Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump remarked, “Venezuela said let’s do a deal after attack ended; they will make more money in six months than they made in six years.” “Venezuela is going to do fantastically well. We appreciate all of the cooperation we’ve been giving. We’ve been given great cooperation. Once the attack ended, the attack ended, and they said, ‘let’s make a deal.’ More people should do that,” Trump was quoted as saying by CNN. The US military on January 3 launched an operation to capture Venezuela’s deposed leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores after the American forces carried out several strikes against Venezuelan-linked boats off the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean, which the Trump administration has claimed were carrying drugs. Other than levelling “narcoterrorism” charges against Maduro, one of the objectives for Washington to launch …