How AI could enable autonomous robot workers in workplaces—and maybe homes

In a world where self-driving robotaxis glide through major city streets without drivers behind the wheel and delivery drones ...

Crawl, walk, run – that’s how you get humanoid robotics all grown up

Though manufacturers are investing billions in development, the robots themselves remain in adolescent stage.
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An AI-powered control system for robots with legs

Walking robots, such as quadruped robotic dogs, must be able to move safely through rough, often changing environments. Today, there are two main ways to program these walking, or legged, robots. The ...
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Humanoid says KinetIQ Ascend reinforcement learning approaches human-level dexterity

Humanoid says its KinetIQ Ascend approach can reach 99.9% manipulation reliability at human speed and beyond for industrial ...

This Humanoid Robot Is a Terrifyingly Competent Office Intern

Flexion Robotics, a startup founded by ex-Nvidia engineers, has a clever way of training robots to do useful work.
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We know how to build smarter robots. Now, we need to learn smarter ways to test them

Atharv Kolhar, a staff test automation engineer at Figure AI, says the robotics industry needs a testing philosophy that ...
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How Reinforcement Learning Is Making Robots Smarter and More Agile

What if robots could learn to adapt to their surroundings as effortlessly as humans do? The rise of quadruped robots, like Boston Dynamics’ Spot, is turning this vision into reality. By integrating ...
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A robot ran a half marathon faster than a human. Here’s why folding laundry is still harder

Last Sunday, at the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, a red humanoid robot of a type named Lightning finished the course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds—faster than the human world record. Its long legs were ...