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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.
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).
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.
Foundation Sends Cease & Desist Over ‘Humanoids for War’ Deck
Foundation Future Industries sent me a cease-and-desist after I reported on the company’s claims about Department of War funding and humanoid robot deployments in Ukraine.
Humans Are Fighting Robots. Figure Is Melting Them. Has Robotics Gone Too Far?
Sixty-three years ago, The Twilight Zone imagined a future in which humanoid robots replace human boxers. Desperate for money, an …
Why the Media Should Stop Believing Foundation’s Military Robot Claims
Foundation Future Industries’ military claims just got a lot bigger, with the robotics startup boasting about tens of millions of dollars in Pentagon funding and saying that its humanoids have already seen combat.
How China Went from Copying Industrial Robots to Dominating the Market
The spotlight is on China’s robotics sector. It’s mostly directed at humanoids, but what if that’s just a distraction?