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Underwater robots face many challenges, not least of which is how to move around. ZodiAq is a prototype underwater soft robot (link is to research paper) that takes an unusual approach …read more Continue reading Forget Propellers, Embrace Tentacle-based Locomotion
[Antoine Pirrone] and [Grégoire Passault] are making a DIY miniature re-imagining of Disney’s BDX droid design, and while it’s still early, there is definitely a lot of progress to see. …read more Continue reading Disney’s Bipedal, BDX-Series Droid Gets the DIY Treatment
The U.S. and China “are racing to build a truly useful humanoid worker,” the Wall Street Journal wrote Saturday, adding that “Whoever wins could gain a huge edge in countless industries.”
“The time has come for robots,” Nvidia’s chief executive said … Continue reading China is Already Testing AI-Powered Humanoid Robots in Factories
U.S. robotics companies, including Tesla and Boston Dynamics, are urging lawmakers to establish a national robotics strategy to keep pace with China’s aggressive investment in AI-driven robotics. The Associated Press reports: Jeff Cardenas, co-founder … Continue reading US Robotics Companies Push For National Strategy To Compete With China
During the company’s GTC 2025 keynote today, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang announced Isaac GR00T N1 — the company’s first open-source, pre-trained yet customizable foundation model designed to accelerate the development and capabilities of human… Continue reading Nvidia Says ‘the Age of Generalist Robotics Is Here’
If you’re designing a robot for a specific purpose, you’re probably ordering fresh parts and going with a clean sheet design. If you’re just building for fun though, you can …read more Continue reading Simple Robot Assembled From E-Waste Actually Looks Pretty Cool
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Wednesday, Google DeepMind announced two new AI models designed to control robots: Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER. The company claims these models will help robots of many shapes and siz… Continue reading Google’s New Robot AI Can Fold Delicate Origami, Close Zipper Bags
Getting a robot to stand on two wheels without tipping over involves a challenging dance with the laws of physics. Self-balancing robots are a great way to get into control …read more Continue reading Taming the Wobble: An Arduino Self-Balancing Bot
Chinese robotics company Zhongqing Robotics (also known as Engine AI) posted a video of what is claimed to be the world’s first humanoid robot front flip. New Atlas reports: Ten years ago, this kind of stuff simply did not exist. And now you can buy yo… Continue reading World’s First Front-Flippin’ Humanoid Robot
“[O]ur intrepid China reporter, Caiwei Chen, has identified a new trend unfolding within China’s tech scene: Companies that were dominant in electric vehicles are betting big on translating that success into developing humanoid robots,” writes MIT Tech… Continue reading China’s Electric-Vehicle-To-Humanoid-Robot Pivot