Amazon’s LadderMan Framework Teaches Humanoids to Work in High-Up Spaces
Amazon researchers are teaching humanoid robots to climb ladders they’ve never seen before at human speed and then do work without falling.
Stanford
Stanford University, founded in 1885 and located in Stanford, California, is one of the world’s leading research institutions known for its influence in technology, engineering, and entrepreneurship. It has played a central role in the growth of Silicon Valley and advances in AI, robotics, and computer science. Stanford’s research and innovation ecosystem continue to drive breakthroughs in fields like machine learning, biotechnology, and sustainable energy.
Artificial Muscles Are About to Make Lifelike Robots and Cyborgs Mainstream
The human body spent millions of years perfecting muscles to master movement. Scientists still don’t fully understand how they work, but the race to replicate them is well underway.
Shanghai’s Noematrix Goes Viral with Brain 2.0 Robot Shaving Demo
Shanghai-based Noematrix just upped the ante on embodied AI demos, putting one of its founders in physical danger for a clean shave.
Amazon FAR Doubles Humanoid Robot’s Strength with ResMimic
Amazon researchers say they’ve more than doubled a humanoid robot’s strength without changing a single piece of hardware.
Elon Musk Sues Ex-Tesla Engineer’s Startup Over ‘Stolen’ Optimus Robot Hand
In a new lawsuit, Tesla accuses a rising startup founded by two of its former engineers of stealing trade secrets to develop its human-like robotic hands.
Surgical Robot Transformer: A Step Toward Fully Autonomous Surgical Robots?
If you’re a robot, you can become a surgeon by binge-watching videos.
Fei-Fei Li, Godmother of AI, Launches $1B Spatial Intelligence Startup
Fei-Fei Li’s new spatial intelligence startup, World Labs, recently emerged from stealth mode with $230 million in funding. Even without a product, the San Francisco-based outfit is valued at a billion.
Humanoid Robot Summer
The humanoid robotics market is heating up. By all accounts, this is just the beginning.
Humanoid Robot Timeline: From Ancient Automata to 2075
Let’s start in Ancient Greece with the emergence of automata, machines designed to complete tasks or mimic human actions.