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There are two things I really like about this video: grippers from Boston Dynamics. First, construction capture while keeping in mind that the robot will inevitably fall on it, because I see a lot of very graceful-looking five-fingered hands on humanoids and am very skeptical about their durability. And secondly, the understanding that for the vast majority of tasks not only is a five-fingered hand most likely not needed, but also robot hands should not be limited by the range of motion of the human hand.
[ Boston Dynamics ]
Yeah, okay, it's an unusual looking robot, but I'm still obsessed with what useful, practical things it can do reliably, cost-effectively, and safely.
[ Figure ]
Life on Earth developed in constant interaction with gravityhowever, we rarely think about how deeply it shapes living systems until we imagine a place without it. At MycoGravity, pink oyster mushrooms grow inside a specially built bioreactor installed on CRY robotic arm. The robot's programmed movement, inspired by NASA's random positioning machines, simulates altered gravity. Over time, sculpted mushrooms appear, shaped by the environment without a stable gravitational direction.
[ MycoGravity ]
A new technological advancement gives robotic systems a natural sense of touch without additional skins or sensors. Thanks to an advanced force sensor and deep learningthis robot can sense where you touch, recognize symbols, and even use virtual buttons, paving the way for more natural and flexible human-robot interaction.
[ Science Robotics ]
Thank you, Maged!
Creator mini tits represents Hello Santawhich can be yours for less than $60.
I think humanoid robotics companies are beginning to realize that they will need to differentiate themselves somehow.
[ DEEP Robotics ]
Drone swarm performances—synchronized, expressive aerial performances set to music—have become an exciting application of modern robotics. However, creating smooth and safe choreography remains a challenging task requiring expert knowledge. We present SwarmGPT, a language choreographer that uses logical abilities large language models (LLM) to optimize drone performance design.
[ SwarmGPT ]
Dr. Mark Dralos, Associate Professor of Robotics and ophthalmologyreceived by the National Institutes of Health (US National Institutes of Health) Director's New Innovator Award for a project aimed at improving the performance of delicate microsurgeries by enlarging tissue to a size that allows surgeons to “walk across the retina” in virtual reality and act on the tissue as if “raking leaves.”
The complex mechanisms of the most complex laboratory on the planet. Mars revealed in episode 4 Exomares Rosalind Franklin series entitled “Specimen Processing”.
There is currently a market for used industrial robotsand it makes me wonder what will happen next. Has anyone used humanoids?
[ Kuka ]
The 10th “Can We Build Baymax?” conference will take place on October 2, 2025. Seminar Part 10: What can we build today? And BYOB (bring your own Baymax) took place in Seoul, Korea. To celebrate the 10th anniversary, Baymax delivered a special message from his character designer Jin Kim.
[ Baymax ]
I am sharing this only to state that iRobot are stumped with their product names: meet the Roomba® Max 705 + AutoWash™ Dock Combo.
[ iRobot ]
Daniel Piedrajita, Navigation Team Lead, talks about his team's recent work rebuilding Digit's navigation stack, including a major upgrade to foostep. path planning.
[ Agility Robotics ]
Lots of videos from CAVIAR @ 40 have just been published and here are some of my favorites.
[ ICRA@40 ]
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