3D-Printed Bones and Artificial Tendons: Japan’s New Approach to Building Humanoids
Researchers from the University of Tokyo’s JSK Robotics Laboratory built a new type of robotic leg using 3D-printed plastic.
Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0, or The Fourth Industrial Revolution, is a concept that emerged out of Germany’s 2011 Hannover Messe fair. It encompasses a range of emerging tech that was rapidly advancing in the 2010s and 2020s, including: Internet of Things (IoT), AI, robotics, cloud computing, machine learning, and digital twins.
Agility Robotics Picks a Brutal Day to Make Nasdaq History
Agility Robotics picked the worst day of the year to enter Nasdaq.
Robot Ducks, Crabs, and Humanoids: The Open-Source Robotics Boom
A $400 duck is selling like crazy as Chinese robotic crabs scuttle into the mainstream and a wave of relatively low-cost humanoids shakes up the robotics sector.
MecAgent’s AI CAD Agent Sparks Backlash Over Background File Uploads
It looks like MecAgent, which calls itself the “Cursor for CAD,” has a PR crisis on its hands.
Is NVIDIA Building a Humanoid Reference Platform or Showcasing Its Partners?
NVIDIA has now introduced two reference humanoids with different bodies, hands, sensors, and control systems. Does that undermine the whole point of creating a reference platform?
PhoneBot: UCLA’s $400 Humanoid Robot Powered by Android Smartphones
Researchers from UCLA’s Robotics and Mechanisms Lab (RoMeLa) developed PhoneBot as an open-source platform that uses ordinary smartphones as robot brains.
Why Is Tesla Mass-Producing Optimus Robots That Aren’t Ready for the Real World?
Heading into 2027, Tesla says it’s finally scaling production of Optimus. It’s going to unprecedented lengths to prepare an army of Optimi for the real world.
Unitree’s H2 Goes from Ballet Dancer to Kung Fu Menace
Unitree’s robots keep getting more dangerous. The Chinese robotics leader just unleashed a more menacing version of its full-sized humanoid, …
Meet Neo1: China’s Massive 1.2-Ton Hydraulic Humanoid Robot
China’s new massive humanoid robot can lift half a ton, according to NeodraDynamics, the Beijing startup that built the beast named Neo1 that stands 4 meters (13 feet) and weighs 1,200 kg (2,654 lbs).
China’s Defense Giant Norinco Is Training Humanoid Robots for Riot Control
Norinco Group, the Chinese defense manufacturing giant, is training humanoid robots to become next-generation riot control officers as Beijing tightens its grip on public dissent.
Meet Alex, the Humanoid Robot Undergoing US Military Field Testing
The US military has officially begun field testing humanoid robots as the race to replace soldiers with machines escalates globally.