Robotics - General News

Interesting, alright, but considering the amount of empty hype and outright fraud in the field (rhymes with the word for that period after sunset), I'll wait and see.

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Lifelike robot from a dystopian world mimics human anatomy with complex muscular system - Yanko Design

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7dhwFcuUn0 The tech world is seeing a paradigm shift with advanced robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and material innovations all coming together for some crazy innovations. The Una humanoid by UBTech Robotics for human-centric environments is a great example...
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Android – Clone

A muscuskeletal android designed for the home
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I am monitored to respond to the name “gimp”

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Robots with eyes more likely to be perceived as having a 'mind'

Over the past few years, engineers have developed increasingly advanced robotic systems already introduced in some public spaces and could soon be deployed in home environments. Many of these robots are humanoids, meaning that their body structure and physical features resemble those of humans.
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A new high-quality dataset to train robotics algorithms on textile manipulation tasks

Many industrial processes and household tasks currently completed by humans entail the manipulation of textiles, including clothes, sheets, towels, cloths and other fabric-based objects. Most robotic systems developed so far do not reliably manipulate all types of textiles, due to challenges...
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Morphing robot turns challenging terrain to its advantage

From mountain goats that run up near-vertical rock faces to armadillos that roll into a protective ball, animals have evolved to adapt effortlessly to changes in their environment. In contrast, when an autonomous robot is programmed to reach a goal, each variation in its pre-determined path...
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A springtail-like jumping robot: Diminutive device can leap 23 times its body length

Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods, roboticists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have made a walking, jumping robot that pushes the boundaries of...
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Scientists build robot to track plant-fungal trade networks, revealing nature's underground supply chains

New research published in the journal Nature on February 26, 2025, uses advanced robotics to track the hyper-efficient supply chains formed between plants and mycorrhizal fungi as they trade carbon and nutrients across the complex, living networks that help regulate the Earth's atmosphere and...
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Magnetic microrobots remove blood clots from sheep iliac artery

Researchers at the TechMed Center of the University of Twente and Radboud University Medical Center have removed blood clots with wireless magnetic robots. This innovation promises to transform treatment for life-threatening vascular conditions like thrombosis.
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Robots learn how to move by watching themselves

By watching their own motions with a camera, robots can teach themselves about the structure of their own bodies and how they move, a new study by researchers at Columbia Engineering now reveals. Equipped with this knowledge, the robots could not only plan their own actions, but also overcome...
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Humanoid robots can swiftly get up after they fall with new learning framework

Humanoid robots, which have a body structure that mirrors that of humans, could rapidly and effectively tackle a wide range of tasks in real-world settings. These robots and their underlying control algorithms have improved considerably in recent years. Many of them can now move faster...
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Soft robotic fish demonstrates advanced multi-mode swimming capabilities

Researchers from the Shenyang Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a multi-mode swimming soft robotic fish. Drawing inspiration from the highly sensitive lateral line sensing system and advanced muscle actuation mechanisms of natural fish, the new design...
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Model accurately predicts the movement of elite athletes to catch the ball in parabolic flight

How does a tennis player like Carlos Alcaraz decide where to run to return Novak Djokovic's ball by just looking at the ball's initial position? These behaviors, so common in elite athletes, are difficult to explain with current computational models, which assume that the players must...
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Japanese motion capture lab builds body movement database to explore cultural nuances in emotional expression

Facial expressions are not the only way we express our emotions—body language also plays a crucial role. The way our body moves when laughing at a comedy show is different from how we move when reuniting with an old friend. Although both are expressions of happiness, finding common patterns...
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A robot nearly headbutted a festival spectator in China. Here are four urgent steps to make the tech safer

Humanoid robots are supposed to be our loyal assistants, but we saw another side to them the other day. Chinese robot manufacturer Unitree was demonstrating its latest H1 robots at a lantern festival in the city of Taishan, Guangdong province, when one walked up to the crowd barrier and seemed...
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Wave-powered autonomous robot harnesses ocean currents for efficient propulsion

An autonomous underwater vehicle can propel itself efficiently by using the energy in nearby water currents.
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Low-cost drone system aids indoor search and rescue missions

Indoor search and rescue operations are some of the most dangerous tasks that law enforcement and first responders must face, but drone technology has revolutionized how they approach these intense situations, according to graduate students in Penn State's Autonomous Robotics Competition Club...
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Engineers develop smart, energy-efficient robot grippers that cut production costs

Energy remains a significant factor in industrial production processes. High levels of energy consumption make production more expensive and exacerbate the climate crisis.
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Framework allows a person to correct a robot's actions using the kind of feedback they'd give another human

Imagine that a robot is helping you clean the dishes. You ask it to grab a soapy bowl out of the sink, but its gripper slightly misses the mark.
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Tiny 'rhinoceros beetle' robot does micro-scale manipulation in extreme conditions

Engineers have designed a tiny, low-weight and cordless robot that can act independently and with ultra-high precision in all directions in some of the most extreme conditions. The robot, which the designers call "Holonomic Beetle 3" (or HB-3)—as they were inspired by the movements and anatomy...
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Innovative biorobotic arm uses artificial muscles to combat tremors, paving way for wearable solutions

It is estimated that about 80 million people worldwide live with a tremor. For example, those who live with Parkinson's disease. The involuntary periodic movements sometimes strongly affect how patients are able to perform daily activities, such as drinking from a glass or writing.
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Paralyzed man moves robotic arm with his thoughts

Researchers at UC San Francisco have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm through a device that relays signals from his brain to a computer. The study appears in Cell.
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Feeling is believing: Bionic hand 'knows' what it's touching, grasps like a human

Johns Hopkins University engineers have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects like a human, carefully conforming and adjusting its grasp to avoid damaging or mishandling whatever it holds.
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Mind-controlled prosthetic arms could benefit from neural encoding research

Picking up a cup of coffee, flipping a light switch or grabbing a door handle don't require much apparent thought. But behind the curtain, the brain performs feats to coordinate these seemingly simple hand-to-target motions.
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Sony's aibo dog could soon walk quietly and perform elaborate dance routines

Aibo, the cute-looking robot puppy developed by Sony, was designed to be a household companion. The robot can already emulate many of the movements and behaviors of real dogs, such as walking on four legs, responding when it is called by its name, reacting to toys, performing tricks and...
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OBEY!

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NEO Gamma | 1X

1X is a ai robotics company producing humanoids capable of human-like movements and behaviors. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in San Francisco Bay and Norway. 1X's mission is to create an abundant supply of labor via safe, intelligent humanoid robots.
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NEO’s Knit Suit is soft to the touch and flexible for dynamic movements.
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That sounds bit creepy.

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I'm tired of seeing humanoid robots clumsily imitating us, no serious engineer would dare to design something like that for practical purposes. How much does one of those ridiculous dolls weigh? Fifty to seventy kilos? Who can want one of these things to break down and crush a baby or a sick person?

When are we going to take robotics seriously with all its advantages?
High-level artificial intelligence, synthetic muscles, self-healing polymer coatings, memory plastics, quantum-level image processors and... speed of response.
 
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Chinese UGV competition with some highlights:

136 teams

Competition/Event Items:
1. Field Autonomous Maneuver and Recon (with road vehicles)
2. Field Autonomous logistics formations
3. Air-land search
4. Organic-inspired robot (legged robots)
5. High mobility UGV mountain transport
6. Recon, Strike, Assault
7. Platoon robot (like the US MULE/MUTT)
8. Minefield Clearance
9. Tech demos


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Army picks Carnegie, Forterra for autonomous logistics truck prototyping - Breaking Defense

DIU and the service want to make a final downselect by mid-2026 but ongoing budget uncertainty could derail that plan, says Maj Gen Michelle Donahue.
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Robot encyclopedia

An evolving robotics encyclopedia characterizes robots based on their performance

Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced a wide range of systems with distinct body structures and varying capabilities. As the number of developed robots continuously grows, being able to easily learn about these many systems, their unique characteristics, differences and performance...
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Artificial muscle flexes in multiple directions, offering a path to soft, wiggly robots

We move thanks to coordination among many skeletal muscle fibers, all twitching and pulling in sync. While some muscles align in one direction, others form intricate patterns, helping parts of the body move in multiple ways.
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Legged robots skateboard successfully with reinforcement learning framework

Legged robots, which are often inspired by animals and insects, could help humans to complete various real-world tasks, for instance delivering parcels or monitoring specific environments. In recent years, computer scientists have created algorithms that allow these robots to walk at different...
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A marine robot that can swim, crawl and glide untethered in the deepest parts of the ocean

A team of mechanical engineers at Beihang University, working with a deep-sea diving specialist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a mechanic from Zhejiang University, all in China, have designed, built, and tested a marine robot that can swim, crawl, and glide untethered in the deepest...
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A squirrel-inspired robot that can leap from limb to limb

Engineers have designed robots that crawl, swim, fly and even slither like a snake, but no robot can hold a candle to a squirrel, which can parkour through a thicket of branches, leap across perilous gaps and execute pinpoint landings on the flimsiest of branches.
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From robot swarms to human societies, good decisions rely on the right mix of perspectives

When groups make decisions—whether it's humans aligning on a shared idea, robots coordinating tasks, or fish deciding where to swim—not everyone contributes equally. Some individuals have more reliable information, whereas others are more connected and have higher social influence.
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Magnetic microalgae: Tiny swimmers are on a mission to become robots

A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Stuttgart developed a biohybrid micro swimmer covered with magnetic material, whose swimming ability is largely unaffected by the coating. The team from the Physical Intelligence Department at MPI-IS published...
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AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language

A Cornell-led research team has developed an artificial intelligence-powered ring equipped with micro-sonar technology that can continuously—and in real time—track fingerspelling in American Sign Language (ASL).
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Tiny surgeon


A cup of JAVA
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New material allows amputees to adjust fit of prosthetic limbs throughout the day, using a smartphone

The latest advance in wearable robotic technology promises to solve a 200-year-old problem by revolutionizing the fit of prosthetic limbs, transforming the lives of millions of amputees worldwide.
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Bacteria invasion of brain after implants threatens long-term device effectiveness, research finds

Brain implants hold immense promise for restoring function in patients with paralysis, epilepsy and other neurological disorders. But a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University has discovered that bacteria can invade the brain after a medical device is implanted, contributing to...
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Open-source tool optimizes placement of visual brain implants

Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have collaborated with several universities to develop a new open-source tool that can be used to optimize the placement of visual brain implants on a large scale. The research is published in the Journal of Neural Engineering.
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Your arm, please

Would you let a robot draw your blood? Northwestern among health systems trying new device

The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago.
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PAWS: Four-legged robot can reproduce animal movement with fewer actuators

Many of the robotic systems developed in the past decades are inspired by four-legged (i.e., quadruped) animals, such as dogs, cheetahs and horses. By replicating the agile movements of these animals, quadruped robots could move swiftly on the ground, crossing long distances on various terrains...
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A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through rubble

When major disasters hit and structures collapse, people can become trapped under rubble. Extricating victims from these hazardous environments can be dangerous and physically exhausting. To help rescue teams navigate these structures, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers at...
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Underwater robotic gliders provide new insights into the impact of a melting megaberg

For the first time, scientists have collected measurements close to a giant iceberg, giving an unprecedented window into the impact of meltwater on the surrounding Southern Ocean and ecosystem. The paper is published today (4 April 2025) in the journal Nature Geoscience.
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Tactile sensors are less important than the order of learning experiences for robotic hands, study shows

How does a robotic arm or a prosthetic hand learn a complex task like grasping and rotating a ball? The challenge for the human, prosthetic or robotic hand has always been to correctly learn to control the fingers to exert forces on an object.
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Collective synchronized magnetic oscillations enable micropillar arrays to manipulate fluids and act as soft robots

Researchers from Hanyang University have developed an innovative micropillar array capable of collective and rapid magnetic oscillations, demonstrating strong potential for advanced applications in robotics, fluid transport, and dynamic surface control.
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Liquid-bodied robot enables precise eradication of implant-related biofilm infections

An international research team led by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has achieved a breakthrough in the field of medical microrobots by developing the world's first antibiofilm liquid-bodied magnetic-controlled robot.
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Unlocking the mechanics of life: Enzymes as soft, programmable nanobots

Living cells are bustling with molecular machines that constantly process energy, matter, and information. Among these machines, proteins stand out, with enzymes being the most notable. These catalytic entities dramatically accelerate essential metabolic reactions by many orders of magnitude...
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Q&A: Fruit flies are a major source of inspiration in robotics

Researchers at EPFL's Neuroengineering Laboratory, led by Pavan Ramdya, aim to replicate the workings of the brain of the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. EPFL spoke with Ramdya about the exciting prospects for robotics.
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Tuna-inspired mechanical fin could boost underwater drone power

Growing up in Spain, Cecilia Huertas Cerdeira was captivated by the elegant movements of aquatic life during frequent vacations to the Atlantic coast. Later, as a doctoral student at the California Institute of Technology, she steered her surfboard into Pacific waves.
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Engineers create world's smallest wireless flying robot

Like a bumblebee flitting from flower to flower, a new insect-inspired flying robot created by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, can hover, change trajectory and even hit small targets. Less than 1 centimeter in diameter, the device weighs only 21 milligrams, making it the...
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And something Cool:

Currently a conceptual model, Corleo lacks detailed technical specifications such as speed, range, or battery life. Kawasaki envisions a potential market release by 2050 but has not provided a definitive development timeline or commercial availability details.

Corleo exemplifies Kawasaki’s commitment to merging robotics with sustainable energy solutions, offering a glimpse into the future of personal transportation.
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Kawasaki unveils hydrogen-powered robotic horse that you can ride

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has unveiled Corleo, a hydrogen-powered, four-legged robotic vehicle designed for riders, at the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025. This innovative concept integrates artificial inte…
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New this week

AI method bridges language and chemistry for efficient, explainable molecule creation

The process of discovering molecules that have the properties needed to create new medicines and materials is cumbersome and expensive, consuming vast computational resources and months of human labor to narrow down the enormous space of potential candidates.
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