Robotics
Having already revolutionized the production line, robots promise to transform our lives in myriad ways. Here you'll find the news and opinion on the latest advances in robotics and where they are taking us.
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Video: Figure 01 humanoid trains for its first job assembling BMWs
July 02, 2024Nearly six months ago, Figure announced its gleaming silver humanoid robot had got its first job working at a BMW manufacturing plant. It's been training up for the occasion, and new video shows how far this general-purpose worker has come. -
'Brain-in-a-jar' biocomputers can now learn to control robots
June 30, 2024Living brain cells wired into organoid-on-a-chip biocomputers can now learn to drive robots, thanks to an open-source intelligent interaction system called MetaBOC. This remarkable project aims to re-home human brain cells in artificial bodies. -
Agility's humanoid robots are now handling Spanx
June 28, 2024A fleet of Digits, the 5-ft 9-in bipedal bot developed by Agility Robotics, has been put to work hauling totes in a Connecticut Spanx factory under the first Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) deployment of humanoid robots. -
New technique gives robotic faces living human skin
June 26, 2024In a breakthrough that isn't at all creepy, scientists have devised a method of anchoring living human skin to robots' faces. The technology could actually have some valuable applications, beyond making Westworld-like scenarios a reality. -
GR-1 humanoid takes multi-camera view of the world around it
June 24, 2024Instead of equipping its sharp-looking GR-1 general purpose humanoid with a full next-gen sensor suite including such things as radar and LiDAR, Fourier Intelligence's engineers have gone vision-only. -
Autonomous humanoid robot shadow-boxes, but kung fu is weak
June 22, 2024In a Stanford lab, researchers took a Unitree H1 humanoid robot, modified it, and used it to copy human movement with a webcam to train it to autonomously do tasks people would do – or don't want to do, like fold laundry. -
Pixelbot 3000: A robot 'printer' made entirely out of Lego
June 19, 2024Pixel art uses small blocky details to make a larger image. Proving there’s nothing blockier than Lego, a YouTuber has created the Pixelbot 3000. Made entirely of Lego parts, the bot ‘prints’ pixel art using input from an AI image generator. -
Edible batteries, sensors and actuators unlock robots designed to be eaten
June 17, 2024Scientists have already made edible robotic components. The next challenge is integrating them together to create an entire robot snack that could be used in a wide range of applications, from delivering healthcare to monitoring the environment. -
Video: Humanoid chauffeur put in the driving seat for robotaxi future
June 13, 2024Japanese researchers have released footage of a humanoid robot called Musashi sitting in the driving seat of an electric micro-car to examine a possible future direction for autonomous vehicle technologies. -
Chinese humanoid takes on the Great Wall in new video
June 05, 2024In the past few months we've seen humanoid robots do their fair share of impressive things. Now, thanks to a new video from China-based Robot Era, we can add "monument conqueror" to this rapidly growing list. But wait. Is that duct tape? -
Video: Eve humanoid voice-prompted to perform back-to-back multi-tasking
June 04, 2024OpenAI-backed robotics company 1X has released a video of a bunch of wheeled service robots seamlessly moving from one simple task to another as they tidy up an office space, prompted into action by a voice-controlled natural language interface. -
Learning to use a handy Third Thumb may be easier than you think
June 02, 2024Having an extra thumb on one hand may boost your manual dexterity, but wouldn't it be hard to learn to use? Not according to a new study, which found that the majority of a wide variety of people got the hang of the thing in just one minute. -
Video: Air-con wiring robot sets new Rubik's Cube world record
May 26, 2024A Mitsubishi Electric robot that normally positions wires in motors for appliances like air conditioners has solved the Rubik’s Cube puzzle at a blistering speed, setting a new Guinness World Record in the process. -
Rock-climbing robot scales rough walls with bio-inspired grippers
May 24, 2024Scientists have created a four-legged bio-inspired robot that climbs like no other. It clings to rough vertical surfaces utilizing a unique mechanism that is highly effective, yet at the same time relatively simple. -
Watch: Sony's new microsurgery robot stitches up a corn kernel
May 15, 2024Sony has shown off its new surgical robot doing some super-precise work sewing up a tiny slit in a corn kernel. It's the first machine of its kind that auto-switches between its different tools, and has successfully been tested in animal surgery.
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