Items tagged with robotics
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor Developer Kit - $3,499 As Tested NVIDIA continues to innovate in all areas of the AI market, and its latest Jetson AGX Thor edge AI developer kit enables developers to design and deploy on NVIDIA's latest powerful...
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Hangzhou, China just hosted a tech spectacle that sounds straight out of a sci-fi movie: the first-ever humanoid robot fighting tournament. Forget your average boxing match ladies and gentlemen; we're talking about metal titans duking it...
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Yesterday, Google DeepMind unveiled two new AI models -- Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER -- to advance robotic intelligence in multiple markets. According to Google, these models, built on the Gemini multimodal foundation, enable...
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Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University researchers are training robots to perform complex surgical procedures. These robots perform like human surgeons and even correct errors during surgical operations. Researchers use video...
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A group of researchers have created a working drone that combines the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft with the ease of takeoff like that of a bird. Imagine your next drone being able to hop over obstacles, walk, and perform jumping...
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YouTuber and former NASA engineer Mark Rober is betting on his robot being able to beat anyone, every time, in Rock-Paper-Scissors. He is so confident about his robot, affectionately named Rocky, beating any competitor he has offered...
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As space exploration aims to go further than ever before, space agencies and companies are looking at new ways to sustain longer duration space flights, as well as on other planetary bodies. A collaboration between Airbus, Cranfield...
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Robotics company 1X has announced that its NEO Beta line of humanoid robots will be rolling out to a select group of households as it looks to put its prototype robot through its paces. Unlike most other robots that are designed to be used...
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Robotics manufacturer Unitree has publicly announced the availability of doomsday humanoid robots for less than what it takes to buy the cheapest car in the U.S. That's for the base conscript model of course. Buyers will have to shore up...
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There's no doubt that Apple would be ecstatic to find the next big thing in consumer tech. What that entails remains to be seen. It won't be an iCar, after Apple abandoned its self-driving car project, and the Vision Pro hasn't exactly...
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Tesla wants to pay humans up to $48 an hour to suit up in a motion capture suit to help train its Optimus humanoid robot. Candidates need to be able to walk 7+ hours a day while carrying up to 30lbs, and need to be within a certain height...
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A group of engineering students have developed a robotic fish to help solve mysteries of the ocean. The soft robotic underwater fish, called Eve, blends into a coral reef environment, allowing operators to take isolated eDNA samples and...
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Figure has announced a second iteration of its humanoid AI robot, called the Figure 02. The company touts itself as the first-of-its-kind AI robotics company, bringing a general purpose humanoid to life.
From scientists creating a...
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Scientists have created a flying robot inspired by how a rhinoceros beetle flaps its wings to take off. The concept is based on how some birds, bats, and other insects tuck their wings against their bodies when at rest, and then deploy...
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A group of Japanese scientists have conjured up a way to attach living skin to robot faces to make them more lifelike. The skin equivalent is a “living skin model composed of cells and extracellular matrix” which is said to be “an ideal...
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It may seem hard to believe, but here we are well into 2024 and robotic applications are still having trouble grasping objects with the same dexterity as humans. Weren't we supposed to have flying cars and mastered time travel by now?...
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The official YouTube channel for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) unveiled a new phase of testing of its 12-ton autonomous RACER Heavy Platform (RHP) diesel hybrid. The new testing included an autonomous route...
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Nearly every kid growing up asks their parents for a pet dog at some point and time. What they may not think of asking for, however, is a robot dog capable of throwing 30-foot flames. Well, Throwflame, a company that specializes in...
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Over the years, we've seen a bunch of seriously impressive robotics demonstrations from Boston Dynamics, with several videos starring the firm's bipedal hydraulic Atlas robot. From running through a parkour course like a seasoned pro to...
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It's been over 60 years since The Jetsons introduced us to Rosey the Robot, a mechanical and artificially intelligent housekeeper on wheels. Now several decades later, full-fledged robot maids are still not a thing, but that could change...
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Attention all humans: Figure AI, in collaboration with OpenAI, is well on its way to developing a humanoid robot capable of taking over the world. OK, while it may not be ready to take over the world (yet) the company’s Figure 01 robot...
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NASA made the decision to cease and desist with its $2B OSAM-1 (On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing) project due to continued technical, cost, and schedule challenges. The now defunct project was also abandoned because of a...
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