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Robot Learns How to Lip-Sync After Observing YouTube Content

Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Tech / Jorge Paka

Nearly half of our attention in face-to-face conversation is drawn to lip movements. Yet robots still have difficulty reproducing them accurately. Even the most sophisticated humanoids manage little more than puppet-like mouth motions—assuming they have a face at all. We place disproportionate weight on facial expressions overall, and on lip movement especially. An odd stride […]

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With Adaptive Motion, Robots Achieve Human-Like Dexterity from Minimal Data

Engineering, Invention, Robotics / Jorge Paka

Although robotic automation is advancing quickly, most systems have difficulty adjusting their pre-trained movements to environments with objects that vary in stiffness or weight. To address this, a team of researchers in Japan has created an adaptive motion reproduction system based on Gaussian process regression. Their approach models the relationship between human motion and object

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China Unveils a Humanoid Robot with Smooth, Human-like Balance

Applied Science, Robotics / Marcílio Santos

Chinese startup Matrix Robotics has officially introduced MATRIX-3, its third-generation humanoid robot, representing a significant advance in physical AI. The platform is a complete from-scratch overhaul of algorithms, hardware, and applications, moving humanoid robots beyond rigid task performance toward flexible, real-world interaction. Built to be safe, autonomous, and highly adaptable, MATRIX-3 integrates biomimetic perception, precise

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Atlas Humanoid Robots will be Deployed in Hyundai Factories

Applied Science, Robotics / Ana Kiesse Zeleme

Boston Dynamics has introduced an industry-ready version of Atlas, a humanoid built for real-world use in warehouses and factories. Designed to work nonstop in harsh conditions, Atlas uses AI to adjust to its surroundings, and production is already underway. After an attention-grabbing debut filled with eerie visuals, flips, and dance routines, Boston Dynamics is now

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Kawasaki’s Four-legged Robotic Horse Vehicle is set to Enter Production

Applied Science, Robotics / Ngoma Manuel

Kawasaki, which once described Corleo as a distant 2050 vision, has moved the hydrogen-powered, four-hooved robotic horse into production and plans to release the first model in just four years. We first covered the mountain-climbing concept last April, when it was little more than rough CGI. Kawasaki’s Safe Adventure Team plans public rides at Expo

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Scientists Create Ultra-Thin Robot Capable of Navigating Inside the Body

Applied Science, Robotics / Evelina Jeremias

Researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea have designed a paper-thin robot that can exert tremendous force. Published in Nature Communications in July, the study suggests it may have applications in surgery or industrial machinery. The robot mimics the proteins that drive human muscle movement. In humans, the motor protein myosin

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A New Robot Powered by Solar Energy Serves as an Actual Butler

Applied Science, Robotics / Eduardo Paulo

At CES 2026, Jackery unveiled a groundbreaking sustainable energy device, the Solar Mars Bot. This solar-powered robot finds sunlight on its own and serves as a portable power station. The Solar Mars Bot is built to move independently, requiring minimal human guidance, and continuously seeks out the optimal sunlight locations during the day. Autonomous Sun-Seeking

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The World’s Tiniest Programmable Robot is Nearly Invisible

Applied Science, Robotics / Jorge Paka

Engineers say the robot is so tiny it’s barely visible, yet it can independently “sense, think, and act.” According to the team, the device is the smallest programmable robot ever made that can move on its own through fluid, reducing the size of earlier designs by about 10,000 times. The First Tiny Device with a

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Kawasaki Is Gearing up to Roll Out Production of its Four-Legged Robotic Horse Vehicle

Engineering, Robotics / Jorge Paka

Kawasaki is now moving its once-far-off 2050 vision—the hydrogen-powered, four-hooved, all-terrain robotic horse called Corleo—into production and plans to debut the first model in just four years, decades ahead of the original schedule. We first covered this mountain-scaling machine in April last year, when it existed only as a concept accompanied by some rough CGI

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Boston Dynamics’ Upcoming Humanoid Robot Will be Powered by Google DeepMind Technology

Robotics, Tech / Jorge Paka

Boston Dynamics has teamed up with Google’s AI research division to accelerate work on its next-generation humanoid robot, Atlas, with the goal of making it behave more naturally around humans. The collaboration was revealed Monday at Hyundai’s CES 2026 press conference and focuses on advanced robotics research powered by Google DeepMind’s AI foundation models. According

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