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.
Robotics
Robotics powers the Fourth Industrial Revolution by automating tasks, enhancing precision, and working alongside people in smart factories.
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.
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?
Boston’s Robotics Scene Gets Social as Spiritify Begins Mass Production
The Boston startup Spiritify says it’s begun mass producing its Joy AI companion robots.
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, …
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.
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.