Watch: Atlas robot is already doing autonomous work – with a twist

“Atlas uses a machine learning (ML) vision model to detect and localize the environment … There are no prescribed or teleoperated movements; all motions are generated autonomously online. The robot is able to detect and react to changes in the enviro… Continue reading Watch: Atlas robot is already doing autonomous work – with a twist

Watch: Two very different humanoid robot updates from Tesla & Unitree

Brand new videos on the Tesla and Unitree humanoids perfectly illustrate the different approaches behind these two cutting-edge robots. Optimus is clearly focused on useful work, ASAP – while the Unitree G1 is becoming surprisingly agile and athletic.C… Continue reading Watch: Two very different humanoid robot updates from Tesla & Unitree

Watch: Two very different humanoid robot updates from Tesla & Unitree

Brand new videos on the Tesla and Unitree humanoids perfectly illustrate the different approaches behind these two cutting-edge robots. Optimus is clearly focused on useful work, ASAP – while the Unitree G1 is becoming surprisingly agile and athletic.C… Continue reading Watch: Two very different humanoid robot updates from Tesla & Unitree

Bigger, stronger, smarter GR-2 humanoid launches with major hand upgrades

One of the more interesting and unique robots in the emerging humanoid space has received an unexpected upgrade. Shanghai’s Fourier Intelligence has just launched the GR-2 – taller, heavier, smarter, more dextrous and much stronger than the GR-1.Contin… Continue reading Bigger, stronger, smarter GR-2 humanoid launches with major hand upgrades

Watch: Flat out fast two-legged robot designed like a Velociraptor

The fastest any human has ever run on record was Usain Bolt. He was clocked at a ridiculously quick 27.79 mph (44.72 km/h) when he ran a 9.58-second 100-meter dash. Two-legged robots can run even faster, and it looks really weird.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Watch: Flat out fast two-legged robot designed like a Velociraptor

Neo Beta humanoid unveiled ahead of limited rollout to people’s homes

Back in February, Norway’s 1X showed off the progress it had made with its pick-and-place workplace humanoid, Eve. Now the OpenAI-backed company has released video footage of its latest prototype, a bipedal butlerbot named Neo Beta.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Neo Beta humanoid unveiled ahead of limited rollout to people’s homes

Engineers building a jet-powered flying humanoid for disaster response

Imagine that you’re injured on a remote mountain path but have managed to contact emergency rescue. The first to arrive on the scene could be a small humanoid robot wearing a jetpack if Italian research bears fruit.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, T… Continue reading Engineers building a jet-powered flying humanoid for disaster response

Watch: Humanoid homebot tackles impressive array of household chores

A few short months after Chinese startup Astribot released jaw-dropping video footage of its humanoid helper, the company has now unveiled a launch video for the S1 – which shows the bot making waffles, feeding the cat, serving tea and shooting hoops.C… Continue reading Watch: Humanoid homebot tackles impressive array of household chores