Robotics
Having already revolutionized the production line, robots promise to transform our lives in myriad ways. Here you'll find the news and opinion on the latest advances in robotics and where they are taking us.
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Star-Wars-inspired robot rolls on a round body and uses legs to steer
March 28, 2024Inspired by the wheel-bodied battle droids from Star Wars, a scientist has created a robot that rolls along on one big wheel, using its legs to steer. Instead of smashing the Rebel Alliance, however, this bot may one day be making deliveries. -
Emo senses your smile before it happens and responds in kind
March 28, 2024A robot that senses when a human is about to smile and simultaneously responds with one of its own could represent a big step towards developing robots with enhanced communication skills more conducive to building human trust, a new study suggests. -
Hybrid underwater robot takes aim at scuba-diving tasks
March 27, 2024The uOne underwater robot may soon be taking on risky, labor-intensive tasks currently performed by human scuba divers. It boasts a unique combination of traits from two different types of undersea bots. -
Video: Unitree H1 is first humanoid to nail a backflip without hydraulics
March 21, 2024After setting a new world speed record for humanoid robots earlier this month, China's Unitree is now claiming another. Its latest H1 bipedal takes the title for first to perform a standing backflip without the use of hydraulics. -
NVIDIA aims to speed up humanoid development with Project GR00T
March 20, 2024NVIDIA has announced that it's building a new AI platform for just about all of the big players in humanoid robot development, which is based on a general-purpose foundation model that's possibly named after a Marvel talking tree-like creature. -
Video: Fast-learning Eve humanoids can now fold laundry autonomously
March 19, 2024A month ago, we were impressed by these robots being able to pick things up, put them in the right spot, open doors and charge themselves. But new video released hours ago makes it clear that autonomous humanoid work is starting to accelerate like mad. -
Omnidirectional tripedal robot scoots, shuffles and climbs
March 19, 2024A small research group from the University of Michigan has developed a three-legged skating/shuffling robot called SKOOTR that rolls as it walks, can move along in any direction and can even rise up to overcome obstacles. -
Mercedes puts Apollo humanoid to work on the production line
March 18, 2024Humanoid robots are entering the workforce. Following in the footsteps of Figure 01 at BMW and Digit in Amazon's R&D facility, Apptronik's Apollo bot is helping skilled human workers build cars for Mercedes-Benz. -
Lenovo's six-legged robodog promises unmatched maneuverability
March 15, 2024Lenovo probably isn't the first brand that springs to mind if you're on the lookout for a robodog to patrol your warehouse. Yet its Shanghai innovations lab has a versatile six-legged pooch coming this year, which has already nabbed an iF Design Award. -
Video: Shape-shifting ANYmal is starting to climb with cat-like grace
March 13, 2024ANYmal is a truly remarkable robot, capable of standing and lifting things like a humanoid, or slinking around on all fours like a quadruped, with or without wheels. But what's really surprised us now is the eerie grace it's starting to move with. -
Video: Robot climbs offshore wind turbines and paints while underwater
March 13, 2024An experimental new undersea robot shows great promise for use in the upkeep of offshore renewable energy platforms. Because it has the ability to climb vertical underwater surfaces – and paint them – it's known as the Crawfish. -
Video: GPT-enhanced humanoid speaks and reasons as it works
March 13, 2024Figure has demonstrated the first fruit of its collaboration with OpenAI to enhance the capabilities of humanoid robots. In a video released today, the Figure 01 bot is seen conversing in real-time. -
Piaggio's auto-following Kilo bot carts 220 lb like a robo pack mule
March 13, 2024Piaggio's Fast Forward innovation lab has launched a self-follow rolling flat-bed robot at the Modex trade show in Atlanta. The company says that the Kilo platform is aimed at helping businesses to "augment their workforce and enhance worker safety." -
Origami robo-snake slithers toward the future of search and rescue ops
March 12, 2024Danish scientists have developed an origami snake robot that could one day search for survivors at disaster sites, or even explore other planets. The device moves via rectilinear locomotion, just like real snakes often do. -
Video: Long, lanky humanoid robots get to work at Amazon facility
March 08, 2024Tall, capable, and vaguely insectoid looking, a series of Digit robots are now moving around empty bins at an Amazon research and development facility. The trial run is the first step towards using the bots to automate repetitive warehouse processes.
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