robotics

robotics

Finance

Only 5% of companies see AI improving profit, McKinsey China chairman tells Consensus

The chairman of Greater China at McKinsey said nearly every company is experimenting with AI, few are rethinking their organizations deeply enough to unlock profit.

McKinsey Greater China Chairman Joe Ngai at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether Eyes $1B Investment in German Robotics Startup Neura: FT

Neura aims to produce 5 million robots by 2030 and has already booked €1 billion in orders.

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Finance

Rice Robotics to Debut RICE Token for AI Data Marketplace on TokenFi Launchpad

With robots deployed at Softbank, 7-Eleven Japan and Mitsui Fudosan, the company is introducing a token to decentralize and monetize robotics data using a DePIN model.

A Rice Robotics minibot (Rice Robotics)

Markets

RWA Platform TokenFi Is Tokenizing the Floki Minibot

A presale for the Floki Minibot M1 AI robot, made by Rice Robotics, starts May 23, the same day TokenFi’s real-world asset tokenization module goes live.

A Rice Robotics minibot (Rice Robotics)

Finance

Now Robots Are Making Digital Art NFTs

A new collaboration with Andrea Bonaceto sees Sophia the robot put "her" interpretation on the NFT artworks.

Sophia the robot

Markets

Microsoft Is Connecting Its Major Products to Blockchain – Here's Why

The software giant's Azure cloud division is building bridges between its blockchain services and other, widely used infrastructure and platforms.

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