"Here ya go, bud. I got you." Running a single Helix instance across two robots allows levels of bot-to-bot collaboration never before seenFigure.aiJust weeks after Figure.ai ended its collaboration with OpenAI, the Silicon Valley startup introduced Helix—a commercial-ready, AI-powered "hive-mind" humanoid robot capable of performing nearly any task on command.A New AI Brain for...
The RAVEN robot in flight, showing off its bird legs© 2024 EPFL/Alain Herzog (CC-BY-SA 4.0)While autonomous flying robots hold promising potential, their usefulness is limited if they cannot navigate uneven terrain after landing. However, an experimental bio-inspired robot overcomes this limitation by mimicking the raven's gait.Named RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for Multiple Environments), the...
The Conit Runner robot has been nominated for a CES 2025 innovation awardItoneWhen we imagine freshly poured concrete, we usually think of leaving it to dry smoothly. However, a new robot, the Conit Runner, rolls over wet concrete, carving grooves to strengthen structures while reducing costs.Deep layers of wet concrete can crack as they...
The robot was able to clean the entire wash basin based on data from cleaning the front edge aloneTU WienFrom washing urinals to tidying beaches, the idea of robots helping keep our world cleaner is already becoming a reality. Now, a robot arm has successfully tackled the surprisingly intricate task of washing a sink,...
With the help of an AI model trained on videos of surgery videos, a robot system has successfully carried out difficult surgical tasks as skillfully as a humanIntuitivePerforming surgery takes years of training for humans, but a robot could learn the skill more easily with today’s AI technology. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University (JHU)...
Laying pressed parts in a precision jigFigureAbout six months ago, Figure revealed that its shiny silver humanoid robot had secured its first role at a BMW manufacturing plant. It has been gearing up for this moment, and a new video highlights its progress as a versatile workerCurrently, numerous AI-driven humanoids are in development, featuring...
Thanks to a collaboration between Figure and OpenAI, the Figure 01 humanoid robot can now converse with people in real-time, and act on requests to do stuffFigureIn a recent video release, Figure showcased the initial outcome of its partnership with OpenAI to augment the abilities of humanoid robots. The Figure 01 robot is shown...
