Boston Dynamics and Toyota are teaming up to endow the Atlas humanoid with a state-of-the-art AI behavior modelling and learning systemBoston DynamicsThe Toyota Research Institute has been making significant strides in teaching robots to quickly learn and execute tasks autonomously. Now, it is introducing its Large Behavior Model technology to the remarkable Atlas humanoid...
The ultrasensitive robot 'finger' can perform routine physical examsUSTC/Hongbo WangResearchers have created an ultrasensitive robotic ‘finger’ that mimics human touch, capable of safely conducting routine physical exams similar to those performed by doctors. They believe this 'robodoctor' could soon appear in medical clinics.Doctors use their fingers as diagnostic tools to gather various insights about...
The hole-digging, seed-bomb-depositing, Plantolin pangolin-inspired robotUniversity of SurreyForaging pangolins naturally dig in the ground, so why not have them plant trees at the same time? Training them to do so would be quite challenging, which is why a high school student from California named Dorothy created a pangolin-inspired robot to handle the digging and...
The Serve delivery robot will pick up the food order at the restaurant, drop it off at a Wing Auroloader collection point, and then Wing's drone will take to the air for the final leg of the delivery to the customerServe RoboticsWhile still not entirely common, rolling robots have been delivering goods to local...
MIT's Clio runs in real-time to map task-relevant objects in a robot's surroundings, allowing the bot (Boston Dynamic's quadruped robot Spot, pictured) carry out a natural language task ("pick up orange backpack"). Credit: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPicture tidying up a cluttered kitchen, beginning with a counter scattered with sauce packets. If your aim is...
Is it possible that AI , pictured here using generative tools, might be better at coming up with new ideas than humans?The first statistically significant findings are in: Large Language Model (LLM) AIs are not only capable of generating expert-level scientific research ideas, but their ideas are also deemed more innovative and exciting than...
1X has introduced the next generation of its humanoid robots, the Neo Beta1XIn February, Norway's 1X showcased its progress with Eve, a pick-and-place workplace humanoid. Now, the OpenAI-backed company has released video footage of its newest prototype, a bipedal butlerbot called Neo Beta.Eve doesn't walk on two legs but moves on wheels at speeds...
A spider-shaped biohybrid robot is driven by natural impulses from a fungusCornell UniversityAutonomous vehicles are often considered safer than human drivers, but would you feel comfortable with a mushroom in control? A new type of "biohybrid" robot is designed to move based on signals from a fungus's nervous system.A few decades of human engineering...
Jets for hands plus two more on the jetpack: the iRonCub3 is being designed for fast disaster responseIstituto Italiano di TecnologiaImagine you're injured on a remote mountain trail and have contacted emergency services. If Italian research is successful, a small humanoid robot with a jetpack might be the first responder to reach you.This project,...
After an impressive prototype debut in April, Astribot has now officially launched the S1 humanoid housebotAstribotJust a few months after Chinese startup Astribot shared stunning video footage of its humanoid assistant, the company has now released a launch video for the S1. The new footage features the bot making waffles, feeding the cat, serving...
