A petri dish filled with dead bacteria isn’t typically a reason to celebrate—but for Stanford researcher Brian Hie, it marked a breakthrough in his quest to engineer synthetic life. The killer was a bacteriophage, a virus that targets and destroys bacteria while leaving human cells unharmed. These viruses have evolved over millions of years to […]
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Generative AI can also produce robot actions—the core idea behind DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics project. The team has unveiled two new models that work together to let robots “think” before they act. Simulated reasoning has improved language models, and that advance may soon reach robotics. DeepMind argues that generative AI is critical for robots because it
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In 2021, Chinese scientists developed the RoboFalcon, a bird-inspired flapping-wing robot featuring a new mechanism that powered bat-like morphing wings for flight. Although effective at cruising speeds, the robot was unable to fly at lower speeds or take off independently. The same research team has now refined their design, unveiling RoboFalcon 2.0 in Science Advances.
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KAIST’s humanoid robot demonstrates world-class mobility, reaching 12 km/h with excellent stability and performing complex moves like the duckwalk and moonwalk, marking it as a next-generation platform for industrial use. Development of a Human-Like Lower-Body Platform for Next-Generation Humanoids Professor Park Hae-won’s team at KAIST’s HuboLab has developed the lower-body platform for a next-generation humanoid
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Robots may be becoming more intelligent, but to genuinely assist people in everyday life, they must also develop greater empathy — the ability to detect and respond to human emotions as they happen. Why Emotional Intelligence Matters in Human-Robot Interaction Intelligence alone isn’t enough when interacting with humans in real-world settings; understanding context, mood, and
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These interactions with a social robot provided caregivers with something they deeply miss. In a quiet room at the University of Cambridge, something remarkable took place—not through technology or programming, but through simple conversation. A group of informal caregivers, emotionally drained from supporting their loved ones, discovered a sense of comfort not from therapy or
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Picture an oversized arcade claw machine—only instead of toys, it picks up the waste littering the seafloor. That’s what an autonomous robot has been doing recently in Marseille. We humans generate a lot of waste, much of which gets dumped on land or into the sea, often ignored once it’s out of sight. This careless
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Chinese robotics firm Fourier has introduced its first full-sized humanoid care robot, GR-3, designed to blend functionality with emotional connection. As Fourier’s latest humanoid, GR-3 advances the mission to integrate robots into daily life, asking: Can they truly belong in human environments? Designing Robots with Emotional Appeal GR-3 was designed for both task performance and
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A recent study by the University of Waterloo has revealed significant privacy vulnerabilities in collaborative robots, highlighting the need for enhanced protective measures. Widespread Adoption of Robotics and Emerging Privacy Risks In recent years, robotics have become widely used in both public and private sectors. Hospitals utilize robots as surgical assistants because of their precision
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To make humanoid robots practical, they must be trained using real-world data. This week, humanoid robot maker Figure AI Inc. partnered with Brookfield Corp., a top asset manager with over $1 trillion in assets and 100,000 homes. Brookfield, headquartered in Toronto, will assist Figure AI: Figure’s Valuation Boosted as Brookfield Joins Major Series C Round
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