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Humanoid development at Chinese robotics company Unitree continues apace. Following its entry into the melee just last year, its fast-walking H1 bot recently got its backflip groove on. Now the faceless and hand-less humanoid is being joined by an impr… Continue reading Video: $16k G1 humanoid rises up to smash nuts, twist and twirl
A robotics company likely most famous for a demo of its dexterous robot hand at Amazon re:MARS with Jeff Bezos has now unveiled a new robust model designed for machine learning research, which was developed in collaboration with Google’s DeepMind.Conti… Continue reading Dexterous robot hand can take a beating in the name of AI research
A 20-second video from inside a Chinese humanoid robot factory is causing some consternation today around social media. It shows a range of highly realistic-looking, partially skinned humanoids under construction.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Tec… Continue reading Chinese humanoid factory video plunges back into the uncanny valley
The Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center has unveiled Tiangong, an electrically-driven general-purpose humanoid that’s capable of stable running at 6 km/h, while also able to tackle slopes and stairs in “blind conditions.”
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Continue reading China’s home-grown general-purpose humanoid jogs out at 6 km/h
DrEureka, a new open-source software package that anyone can play with, is used to train robots to perform real-world tasks using Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT 4. It’s a “sim-to-reality” system, meaning it teaches the robots in a virtual… Continue reading ChatGPT trains robot dog to walk on Swiss ball
Somebody better break it to the Ewoks: crafty log tricks aren’t gonna cut the mustard. LimX Dynamics has released video of its P1 Biped – heavily inspired by the AT-ST walker from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, taking an absolute pounding with ease.Con… Continue reading Forest walker robot takes a brutal beating and keeps marching
We’ve seen some impressive nature-inspired flying bots from the creative minds at Festo’s Bionic Learning Network over the years, but the autonomous BionicBee is not only the smallest so far but also the first capable of swarming.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Who would have thought swarming robo-bees could be so captivating?
The rapid progress of humanoid robot development is nothing short of astounding. Less than 12 months after introducing its 6th-gen general-purpose humanoid, Canada’s Sanctuary AI has pulled back the curtains on the next iteration of Phoenix.Continue Re… Continue reading General-purpose humanoid is faster on the uptake, works for longer
While it seems that another humanoid robot is being released every week, we’ve yet to see one move as quickly or with as much precision as the model just released by Chinese company, Astribot. We dare you to not be impressed.Continue ReadingCategory: R… Continue reading Video of super-fast, super-smooth humanoid robot will drop your jaw
A robo-dog capable of throwing 30-ft flames from its back might seem the stuff of sci-fi nightmares, but such terrors were made real last year with the launch of the Thermonator from Ohio’s Throwflame. Now the fire-breathing quadruped is available to b… Continue reading Flame-throwing robo-dog can now be yours for under $10k