AI-powered robots can now autonomously repair other bots

Back in January, researchers showed off the kitchen skills of an open-source Aloha housekeeping robot. Now the Unleashed project gets to grips with knotting shoelaces, hanging shirts and even repairing other robots.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, T… Continue reading AI-powered robots can now autonomously repair other bots

Farewell Atlas, you running, spinning, backflipping robot marvel

After almost 10 years of often-jaw-dropping achievements, Boston Dynamics has said farewell to Atlas, the world’s most dynamic – and groundbreaking – humanoid robot.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Boston Dynamics, Humanoid, Robots… Continue reading Farewell Atlas, you running, spinning, backflipping robot marvel

How blue-collar workers will train the humanoids that take their jobs

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers have developed H2O – Human2HumanOid – a reinforcement learning-based framework that allows a full-sized humanoid robot to be teleoperated by a human in real-time using only an RGB camera. Which begs the ques… Continue reading How blue-collar workers will train the humanoids that take their jobs

Hyundai’s DAL-e delivery bot takes on the morning coffee run

Hyundai and Kia are gunning for office mailroom jobs with the introduction of the DAL-e Delivery robot, that can not only distribute packages around a building autonomously, but can also do the coffee run too.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Technol… Continue reading Hyundai’s DAL-e delivery bot takes on the morning coffee run

Ride-on Unicorn could be the “killer app” for kids

The latent potential for personal robotics became very real for me while I was strolling the halls of the 45th Bangkok International Motor Show this week. There are always good ideas at motor shows, except the good ideas at motor shows in developing re… Continue reading Ride-on Unicorn could be the “killer app” for kids

Emo senses your smile before it happens and responds in kind

A robot called Emo that senses when a human is about to smile and simultaneously responds with one of its own could represent a big step towards developing robots with enhanced communication skills more conducive to building human trust, a new study su… Continue reading Emo senses your smile before it happens and responds in kind

Video: Unitree H1 is first humanoid to nail a backflip without hydraulics

After setting a new world speed record for humanoid robots earlier this month, China’s Unitree is now claiming another. Its latest H1 bipedal takes the title for first to perform a standing backflip without the use of hydraulics.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Video: Unitree H1 is first humanoid to nail a backflip without hydraulics

NVIDIA aims to speed up humanoid development with Project GR00T

NVIDIA has announced that it’s building a new AI platform for just about all of the big players in humanoid robot development, which is based on a general-purpose foundation model that’s possibly named after a talking tree-like creature from the Marvel… Continue reading NVIDIA aims to speed up humanoid development with Project GR00T