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.
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Former Boston Dynamics Engineer Unveils $20,000 Pixar-Inspired Robot Butler
Tuesday Labs, a startup founded by a former Boston Dynamics engineer, has started taking reservations for its cartoonlike robotic butler.
Unitree’s AGT Run Ends, but Its Robots Keep Dancing in China
Unitree’s robots lit up stages in the US and China this week on the finale of America’s Got Talent and the 28th WorldSkills in Shanghai.
EngineAI’s T800 Humanoid Is Fighting Its Way Around the World
EngineAI’s Terminator-inspired T800 is now fighting worldwide against both robots and humans.
The Kids Who Grew Up with Baymax Are Now Building Him
Many of today’s robotics leaders grew up inspired by The Terminator, but the next generation grew up with a very different and softer vision of the future: Baymax.
Unitree’s Wang Xingxing is Now China’s Most Unusual Tech Billionaire
Unitree founder Wang Xingxing just became China’s latest tech billionaire as investors piled into his company’s blockbuster IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market.
China’s $2 Billion AI Startup Wants to Take Robot Centaurs Public
Just a few years old, LimX has already brought walking dinosaurs to theme parks, put Star Wars-like bipeds and centaurs up for sale, and launched increasingly capable humanoids into the workforce, as well as machines that defy easy descriptions.
China’s Obsession with Lifelike Robots is Getting Out of Hand
There are easily dozens of companies today working toward robots that are barely distinguishable from real people. Almost all of them are in China.
EngineAI’s T800 Loses Its Head, Refuses to Back Down During First URKL Fight
A Chinese T800 robot lost its head during what was billed as the world’s first autonomous humanoid fighting event. It kept going like nothing happened, as its head dangled by wires.
Martial Soul: EngineAI’s T800 Robot Channels Hong Kong Cinema
With its latest promo, called Martial Soul, EngineAI pays clear homage to classic Hong Kong cinema.
AnyWit Robotics Brings Rainbow Six Siege’s Ela Bosak to Life
AnyWit Robotics has developed a hyper-realistic replica of Ela Bosak, the fan favorite from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.