Robotics Firms Race to Prove Their Machines Can Do Real Work
Amid the physical AI gold rush, robotics firms are making bold moves to prove their machines are ready for real-world labor.
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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.
Are Humanoid Robots Ready for Competitive Table Tennis?
A Chinese humanoid robot rallied 106 consecutive ping pong shots against a real person.
China’s Cyborg Bees Developed for Military Surveillance
Beijing’s cyborg bees, controlled remotely through brain signals, can fly on command, turn in midair, and carry tiny payloads.
K-Scale Labs Disrupts Silicon Valley with Low-Cost, Open-Source AI Robots
Just a year after its launch, Palo Alto-based K-Scale Labs is already ruffling feathers in the robotics world.
A $5K 3D-Printed Humanoid That Walks, Writes, and Solves Rubik’s Cubes
Researchers at UC Berkeley just introduced a lightweight humanoid robot that can be built with 3D printed parts for less than $5,000.
The Rise of AI-Powered Robotic Spheres
The spheres are coming. Spherical robots have come a long way since Carnegie Mellon University researchers introduced the first known …
Figure 02 at BMW, Realistic Robot Expressions, Walker S Lite at Zeekr, ADAM Humanoid at Walmart & More
The specs are in for Figure’s new highly anticipated humanoid robot.