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Figure has raised a $675 million Series B, valuing the company at $2.6 billion.
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Meanwhile, here’s how things are going at Agility Robotics, whose last raise was a $150M Series B in April of 2022.
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Also meanwhile, here’s how things are going at Sanctuary AI, whose last raise was a $58.5 million Series A in March of 2022.
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The time has come for humanoid robots to enter industrial production lines and learn how to assist humans by undertaking repetitive, tedious and potentially dangerous tasks for them. Recently, UBTECH’s humanoid robot Walker S was introduced into the assembly line of NIO’s advanced vehicle manufacturing center, as an “intern” assisting in the car production. Walker S is the first bipedal humanoid robot to complete a specific workstation’s tasks on a mobile EV production line.
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Henry Evans keeps working hard to make robots better, this time with the assistance of researchers from CMU.
Henry said he preferred using HAT with a robot for certain tasks rather than depending on a caregiver. “Definitely scratching itches,” he said. “I would be happy to have it stand next to me all day, ready to do that or hold a towel to my mouth. Also, feeding me soft foods, operating the blinds and doing odd jobs around the room.”
One innovation in particular, software called Driver Assistance that helps align the robot’s gripper with an object the user wants to pick up, was “awesome,” Henry said. Driver Assistance leaves the user in control while it makes the fine adjustments and corrections that can make controlling a robot both tedious and demanding. “That’s better than anything I have tried for grasping,” Henry said, adding that he would like to see Driver Assistance used for every interface that controls Stretch robots.
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Watch this video for the three glorious seconds at the end.
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Get ready to rip, shear, mow and tear as DOOM is back! This April, we’re making the legendary game playable on our robotic mowers as a tribute to 30 years of mowing down demons.
Oh it’s HOOSKvarna, not HUSKvarna.
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Latest developments demonstrated on the Ameca Desktop platform. Having fun with vision and voice cloning capabilities.… http://dlvr.it/T3V6Zg
Chief of Robotics Strategy | MSME
3moWow! I thought your early version was excellent. This takes the technology to a new level.