Get ready! China is accelerating development of AI humanoid robots capable of complete household tasks—laundry, cooking, and caring for children and elderly people—with real-world trials expected in 2027 at affordable prices.

Chinese robotics companies are transitioning from industrial factory environments to a more complex new mission: "housework," an unpredictable domain filled with constantly changing, chaotic conditions.

Recently, GigaAI launched its first home-use humanoid robot, the "SeeLight S1," developed in collaboration with Hubei Province's Human Robot Innovation Center and Robot Industry Association. The company plans to deploy these robots to families in Wuhan for free trial use during the first half of 2027, testing real-world performance in diverse household environments with children, elderly people, and pets.

Based on demonstration videos, the two-armed, wheeled SeeLight S1 can perform various household tasks including chopping vegetables, frying eggs, doing laundry, hanging clothes, making beds, and opening curtains—a significant milestone in robots genuinely beginning to "do housework for humans."

The company aims to reduce hardware costs to below 100,000 yuan (approximately 420,000 baht) by 2027, potentially enabling broader consumer market penetration. GigaAI's CEO predicts that by 2028, home robots will experience rapid advancement in both commercial viability and Embodied AI capabilities, allowing robots to understand the real world and plan tasks independently.

This technology differs fundamentally from factory robots, which follow pre-programmed instructions. Home robots must navigate daily environmental changes and independently "think-decide-act."

Market research from LeadLeo indicates the home robotics industry is worth approximately $41 billion, with expected 20% annual growth through 2027. Currently dominated by vacuum-cleaning robots, humanoid robots remain in experimental phases.

Experts from companies like Unitree Robotics and Zeroth agree that despite high potential, home robots face significant challenges: environmental complexity, size limitations, and insufficient AI training data compared to industrial factories.

However, newcomer OneRobotics is addressing data scarcity by collecting real-world information from homes and various locations to train AI for household tasks, elderly care, and daily service work—potentially the key to making "maid robots" a near-future reality.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta stated that he can visualize the Gunners winning the Premier League title this season starting from March. Arteta successfully led Arsenal to clinch the 2025-26 Premier League championship, the club's first title in 22 years. Recently, Arteta opened up to Sky Sports about his vision of Arsenal achieving Premier League success starting from March after falling short in multiple previous seasons. "I have imagined winning the championship many times, especially because we came close to it in several seasons," Arteta said. "But this time, especially, there's something about it. I've been practicing visualization intensely over the past few months. I can close my eyes and see that image immediately, and that's different from other seasons." "It wasn't from the start of the season, but around March or April when I started thinking that way. I knew that would be the period that would define this season." "It's the image of me holding the trophy. That's it. I think I need to believe in myself in order to transmit that confidence and energy to the team."

On May 24, 2026, a 20-year-old Swiss woman named Jolina Gisel attracted attention in the collector community after revealing her ownership of more than 60,000 Pokémon cards valued at over 50 million pounds, or approximately 2.1 billion baht, potentially breaking a future Guinness World Record.

Jolina Gisel explained that she began collecting cards at age 7 as a hobby, before the Pokémon card market boomed significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing card values to skyrocket rapidly.

However, the rising popularity came with increased risk, as high-value Pokémon card thefts have occurred multiple times in Europe and the United States in recent times.

The highlights of this collection include rare legendary cards such as "Pikachu Illustrator," of which she owns 2 copies—among the most sought-after Pokémon cards worldwide.

Previously, a card from the same series was auctioned in the United States for as high as 1.4 million dollars, or approximately 45 million baht. A perfect-grade PSA 10 version was reportedly sold for over 16.5 million dollars, or around 530 million baht.

Because of this, her family decided to move the entire collection out of their home and store it in a professional safe deposit facility.

She revealed that she is considering selling the collection as a whole to collectors or museums so these historic cards can be publicly displayed.

However, she confirmed that her first childhood album will never be sold, as it holds invaluable family memories that cannot be assessed with monetary value.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) announced that three Red Cross volunteers have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They are believed to have contracted the virus starting March 27 while working on an unrelated project in Ituri Province in eastern DRC before the outbreak was identified, and are suspected to have been infected while handling bodies of deceased patients. The three volunteers are among the first victims of the current outbreak, which has claimed over 170 lives with approximately 750 suspected cases. The IFRC identified the deceased volunteers as Alikana Udumuzi Augustin, Sezabo Katanabo, and Achiko Chandiru Vivienne. All three worked courageously and humanely in Mongwalu, currently the outbreak's epicenter, and died between May 5-16. Health experts warn that bodies of Ebola patients remain highly contagious due to viral-laden bodily fluids even after death. The current outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola for which no vaccine yet exists. Previously, the World Health Organization (WHO) elevated the public health risk in DRC from high to very high, while noting that regional risk across Africa is high but global risk remains low. Uganda, a neighboring country, confirmed three new infections, bringing its total to five cases. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that ten countries in the region face outbreak risk: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has expressed confidence that the Reds will significantly strengthen next season if the club brings in one or two more players. Liverpool has underperformed this season under Slot's management, failing to win any major trophies despite spending over £450 million on transfers. Slot believes signing one or two additional players during the winter break would greatly improve Liverpool's prospects for next year. "I think we need to do better in many aspects of the game next season, such as set pieces and converting from set pieces," Slot said. "We're also not creating enough opportunities from open play or scoring enough from open play." "Yes, there are many things we need to improve, but many clubs have shown that signing two new players during the winter break can have a massive impact," he continued. "I'm not saying these two players will make the difference, but sometimes you need to add things to the team to help the rest develop and improve as well." "That's normal for clubs going through a transition, especially one like ours, because we can't complete the transition in a single transfer window for obvious reasons," Slot explained. "I think Jurgen Klopp's best Liverpool team, which competed for all trophies, also took several years to build. We've made great progress with signings in last summer's transfer window, and these players will develop alongside our existing squad. If we can strengthen with one or two more players, I believe our team will look much better next year."

CHUMPHON — A woman narrowly escaped death after a car crashed through the wall of her house in the middle of the night in southern Thailand's Chumphon province, leaving both the homeowner and driver injured, police said.

The incident occurred at about 00:30 on 24 May in front of Municipal Soi 6, also known as Talad Nai Soi, in Moo 4 of Tha Yang subdistrict, Muang district.

According to police, the car first struck a rubbish bin before losing control, crossing a four-lane road and smashing through the wall of a roadside home on the Pak Nam–Chumphon road. The impact caused extensive damage to the house and belongings inside.

Officers received reports of a vehicle crashing into a residential property with two people injured. Rescue workers from the Chumphon Charity Foundation and Tha Yang municipal emergency responders were dispatched to the scene.

Authorities found a blue Mazda 323, heavily damaged after ploughing through the house wall and into the building. Household items were strewn across the property.

The homeowner, identified as Pornpasorn Boonyuen, about 50, suffered neck injuries and numbness across part of her body. Emergency workers administered first aid before taking her to Chumphon Khet Udomsak Hospital.

The driver, a man believed to be about 30 years old, was also injured and taken to hospital.

Neighbours told authorities they were awakened by a loud crash and rushed outside to find the car embedded in Ms Pornpasorn's home. She had been sleeping alone inside at the time.

Witnesses said the vehicle had emerged at speed from a side street opposite the house before losing control, hitting a rubbish bin, crossing the road and crashing into the property.

Police said they were questioning the driver at hospital to determine the cause of the crash and gathering evidence for possible legal action.