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Unitree Robotics Unveils Affordable G1 Humanoid Robot

Chris McKay• May 13, 2024 • 2 min read

The demo video released by Unitree showcases the G1's extreme dexterity and versatility. It is shown performing a range of tasks, from handling delicate objects to simulating various human jobs, with impressive agility and precision.

Microsoft Robotics

Sanctuary AI and Microsoft Partner to Advance Embodied AI Research

Chris McKay• May 1, 2024 • 1 min read

The partnership will leverage Microsoft's Azure infrastructure for AI workloads, aiming to evaluate model performance, efficiency, and planning capabilities.

Robotics China

Meet Tiangong, China's First Full-Size Electric Running Humanoid Robot

Chris McKay• April 28, 2024 • 2 min read

It is equipped with advanced sensors, including a high-precision Inertial Measurement Unit capable of an impressive 550 trillion operations per second, 3D vision sensors, and six-axis force sensors for accurate force feedback.

Robotics China

Stardust Intelligence's Impressive S1 Robot Demo Raises Eyebrows

Chris McKay• April 26, 2024 • 1 min read

If the claims made by Stardust Intelligence are indeed accurate, and the S1 robot's performance in the video demo is genuine, it would undoubtedly represent a significant leap forward in humanoid robotics.

Robotics

Sanctuary AI Unveils 7th Generation Phoenix Robot with Advanced AI and Hardware Upgrades

Richard Banfield• April 26, 2024 • 1 min read

One of the most notable improvements is the robot's visual acuity and tactile sensing, which provide higher-fidelity data for training the AI control system, Carbon.

Robotics

Boston Dynamics Unveils All-Electric Atlas Robot

Chris McKay• April 17, 2024 • 2 min read

The new Atlas ditches the hydraulic design of its predessor, and boasts a broader range of motion and increased strength.

Robotics Startups

Mentee Robotics Unveils AI-Powered Humanoid Robot for Household and Warehouse Applications

Chris McKay• April 17, 2024 • 2 min read

Mentee Robotics describes its creation as an "AI-first" robot, setting it apart from many other players in the space.

Auto Robotics

Sanctuary AI Inks Strategic Partnership with European Car manufacturer, Magna

Richard Banfield• April 11, 2024 • 2 min read

The partnership brings together Sanctuary AI's cutting-edge robotics technology and Magna's extensive expertise in automotive manufacturing and engineering.

NVIDIA Robotics

Meet Project GR00T: NVIDIA's Foundation Model for Humanoid Robots

Chris McKay• March 18, 2024 • 2 min read

Project GR00T, a general-purpose multimodal foundation model for humanoids, acts as the mind of robots, making them capable of learning skills to solve a variety of tasks.

Robotics Manufacturing

Mercedes-Benz Pilots Apptronik's Apollo Humanoid Robot in Manufacturing Facilities

Chris McKay• March 15, 2024 • 2 min read

Mercedes-Benz will collaborate with Apptronik to identify applications for Apollo in their manufacturing processes, such as delivering parts to the production line for human workers to assemble and inspecting components.

Venture Capital Startups Robotics

Physical Intelligence Raises $70M to Build AI-Powered Robots for Any Application

Richard Banfield• March 12, 2024 • 2 min read

Pi differentiates itself by aiming to create software that can be applied across a wide range of robotics hardware.

Figure Robotics

Humanoid Robot Startup, Figure, Raises $675M from OpenAI, Bezos, NVIDIA, Microsoft and Others

Chris McKay• February 29, 2024 • 3 min read

Their lifelike Figure 01 can walk on two legs, utilize its five-fingered hands to grasp objects and place them elsewhere, already demonstrating 16.7% the speed of a human performing the same warehouse task.

Robotics

1X Robotics Shares Impressive Demo of Fully Autonomous Robot

Chris McKay• February 8, 2024 • 2 min read

Remarkably, the demo contains no teleoperation, scripts, edits, or speed alterations.

Robotics

Figure to Deploy AI-Powered Humanoid Robots in BMW Factories

Chris McKay• January 18, 2024 • 2 min read

The goal is to have the robots take over certain repetitive or dangerous jobs to improve productivity and safety on the factory floor.

Robotics AI Tech

Android Maker 1X Raises $100M Series B to Bring Humanoid Robot NEO to Market

Chris McKay• January 11, 2024 • 1 min read

The Norway-based startup, which is backed by OpenAI's startup fund, intends to use the capital injection to increase its production volume from dozens to hundreds of units per month.

Google Robotics Research

Google DeepMind Unveils Latest Research in Advanced Robotics with AutoRT, SARA-RT, and RT-Trajectory

Chris McKay• January 4, 2024 • 2 min read

These advancements build on the foundational Robotics Transformers work, aiming to streamline decision-making processes, enhance environmental understanding, and improve navigational capabilities of robots.

Robotics Research

Stanford Unveils a New Low-Cost Mobile Robotics Training System

Chris McKay• January 4, 2024 • 2 min read

Mobile ALOHA can autonomously complete complex mobile manipulation tasks such as sauteing and serving a piece of shrimp, opening a two-door wall cabinet to store heavy cooking pots, and lightly rinsing a used pan using a kitchen faucet.

NVIDIA Robotics

NVIDIA's Eureka Uses GPT-4 to Teach Robots New Skills

Chris McKay• October 20, 2023 • 2 min read

Crucially, Eureka does this without any human prompting or pre-defined templates. The AI agent is fully autonomous in formulating reward algorithms tailored to the task and robot morphology.

Meta Research Robotics

Meta Advances Socially Intelligent Robots with Habitat 3.0, HSSD-200, and HomeRobot

Chris McKay• October 20, 2023 • 2 min read

The breakthroughs aim to enable real-world collaborative robots and augmented reality assistants.

NVIDIA AI Tech Robotics

NVIDIA Bets on Generative AI to Accelerate Robotics and Industrial AI

Chris McKay• October 18, 2023 • 2 min read

This marks NVIDIA's largest-ever software expansion of their Isaac and Metropolis frameworks on the Jetson platform for edge AI and robotics.

Robotics Venture Capital

Mujin Raises $85M Series C to Enhance Intelligent Robotic Automation Capabilities

Chris McKay• September 5, 2023 • 2 min read

The company intends to drive efficiency and productivity gains through intelligent robotics automation.

Robotics

Taiwanese AI Robotics Startup Nuwa Secures $6 Million in Series B Funding

Chris McKay• August 23, 2023 • 2 min read

This new funding round will drive expansion into various service sectors and global markets, as the company seeks to capitalize on a rapidly growing demand for robot-as-a-service solutions.

Google Research Robotics

Google Researchers Teach Robots New Skills With Just Natural Language

Chris McKay• August 22, 2023 • 3 min read

This study could herald a new era in robotics, enabling anyone to easily teach robots an array of new skills simply by explaining it to them.

Google Robotics Research

Google DeepMind Unveils RT-2, Bringing Robots Closer to General Intelligence

Chris McKay• July 28, 2023 • 4 min read

Essentially, the model can comprehend and 'speak robot', translating abstract concepts learned from vast web data into actionable knowledge that informs robot behavior.