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Unitree Unveils Fearsome Bodyguard Robot
Surely the robots that've been heavily marketed with all kinds of martial arts stunts would never be designed for violent ends, right? We're less certain than ever. On Wednesday, China's Unitree released a teaser for its new…
Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell
Earlier this week, a video of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang playing with a flock of waddling Microducks during his keynote at the company's GTC Berlin conference went viral. The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2-D2 noises, sat, fell…
Washington's robot curbs could slash the U.S.'s humanoid robotics revenue by 58%, as companies lose access to China
Washington's trade restrictions could leave the U.S.'s humanoid robotics market nearly 60% smaller than it would otherwise be by 2030, according to market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). The projection points to a widening split…
Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs
US chip champion Intel was so confused by the US government ban on foreign-made robots that it requested and received a waiver “out of an abundance of caution.” The tech company wanted to make sure that it could continue using certain…
Unitree Founder Now Expects Robots Breakthrough as Soon as 2028
The founder of Unitree Robotics now expects a breakthrough in humanoids in as little as two years, a reversal for a Chinese entrepreneur who once predicted intelligent machines would take as long as decade to go mainstream. Wang Xingxing, one of…
Lasers, Robots and AI: The Fight to Save Salmon Goes High-Tech
This is an edition of The Future of Everything newsletter, a look at how innovation and technology are transforming the way we live, work and play. If you're not subscribed, sign up here. Deep in Norway's ocean fjords, AI cameras, robots and lasers…
On the ground at Nvidia GTC Berlin: Jensen Huang, robot ducks and neocloud distress
Nvidia's GTC in Berlin was the grand finale of a week-and-a-half whistle stop European tour, that's seen CEO Jensen Huang meet with world leaders and announce new products. One the conference floor, conversations centered around neocloud distress…
MIT scientists build a tiny robot that swims using living muscle cells
The engineers developed an extremely thin swimming robot that uses living muscle tissue to move its fins. Described in a new study published in Advanced Functional Materials, the device has a flexible gel framework roughly the length and width of a…
Mori the Mushroom Robot Offers Company Without Saying a Word
A mushroom with glowing eyes is an easier sell for my nightstand than a miniature humanoid. OKA's Mori takes that approachable shape and gives it a specific job: offering a little company and a reason to pause, without making another screen the…
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Robot Training, Space Lasers And Greener Cement
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals that may have flown under the radar. Check out our previous entry here. From teaching robots to do everyday household chores to using lasers to track satellites in…
Flexible robot arms learn to predict their next move
A robot arm that bends like an elephant's trunk can slip into tight spaces and handle fragile objects. Controlling it is harder because its smooth bending makes its next move hard to predict. Researchers have now developed a method that keeps…
Washington's next apple pickers could be robots with vacuum-powered fingers
The next generation of Washington apple pickers may have robotic arms and vacuum-powered fingers. The big picture: Facing labor shortages and rising costs, some Washington fruit growers could soon be turning to artificial intelligence and robotics…
The Sequence Robotics - Issue #957: Generalist and the Rise of Promptable Robots
TL;DR Generalist is betting that large-scale physical pretraining can give robots a reusable foundation, so teaching a new task takes a short demonstration instead of a bespoke dataset. Across GEN-0, GEN-1, and GEN-1.5, its models move from scaling…
Long Beach Medical Center Offers Robotic Shoulder Surgery
Long Beach Medical Center — Site of First ROSA Shoulder Replacement Google Street View Surgeons at MemorialCare Orthopedic & Spine Institute at Long Beach Medical Center performed their first robot-assisted shoulder replacement on October…
Great Neck's Rebel Robotics earns award and Optimum sponsorship
A high school robotics team was recognized for its community partnership and received financial support for its upcoming competition season at a technology industry summit. Members of South High School's Rebel Robotics Team No. 2638 attended the…
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