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ACTION 2025: September 23-24, 2025, SAN FRANCISCO.
CORL 2025: September 27–30, 2025, SEOUL
IEEE Humanoids: September 30 – October 2, 2025, SEOUL.
World Robot Summit: October 10–12, 2025, OSAKA, JAPAN
I'll go in 2025: October 19-25, 2025, HANGZHOU, CHINA
Enjoy today's videos!
It's funny and I like it.
[ Eufy ]
IN CAVIAR 2024 We caught up with Paul Nadan to find out how his robot LORIS climbs walls by sticking to rocks.
[ CMU ]
If humanoid robot is going to load my dishwasher, I expect it to do it optimally and not haphazardly like a frail person.
[ Figure ]
Humanoid robots have recently made impressive progress in movement and whole body control, however they are still limited in tasks that require rapid interaction with a dynamic environment through manipulation. Table tennis illustrates such a challenge: with ball speeds exceeding 5 m/s, players must perceive, predict and act in fractions of a second, requiring both dexterity and precision. To address this issue, we present a hierarchical framework for humanoid table tennis that integrates a model-based planner for ball trajectory prediction and racket target planning with a full-body controller based on reinforcement learning.
[ Hybrid Robotics ]
Despite their promise, today's biohybrid robots are generally inferior to their fully synthetic counterparts and their potential as predicted based on reductionist evaluation of the components. Many systems present tempting proof of concept with limited practical applicability. Most of them are still limited to controlled laboratory conditions and are not feasible in complex real-world settings. The development of biohybrid robots is currently a laborious and individual process, and the resulting systems are usually inadequately characterized. The complex, intertwined relationships between components, interfaces, and system characteristics are poorly understood, and methodologies to inform the design of biohybrid systems are lacking. The HyBRIDS ARC capability seeks ideas to address the question: How can synthetic and biological components be integrated to create biohybrid platforms that are superior to traditional robotic systems?
[ DARPA ]
Robotic systems will play a key role in future lunar missions, and a large amount of research is currently being conducted in this area. One such project is SUMLER-KI (Semi-autonomous micro-all-terrain vehicle for Lunar exploration Using Artificial intelligence), the result of a collaboration between the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and the University of Applied Sciences Aachen (FH Aachen), Germany. The project focuses on the conceptual design of a semi-autonomous micro-rover capable of surviving moonlit nights while remaining within the micro-rover class. During development, the conditions for moon for example, exposure to dust, radiationThe vacuum of space and the duration of the lunar night, which is 14 Earth days, are taken into account.
[ DFKI ]
ARMstrong Dex is a human-sized, two-armed hydraulic robot developed by Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) for disaster response applications. He is able to lift his own body using vertical pull-ups and manipulate objects weighing over 50 kilograms, demonstrating strength beyond human capabilities. In this test, ARMstrong Dex used a hand saw to cut a 40x90mm thick wood beam. Sawing is a physically demanding task involving repeated application of force, precise trajectory control, and real-time coordination.
[ KAERI ]
This robot stole my “Oh my god I have juice” face.
[ Pudu Robotics ]
The best way to avoid getting hit in the face is to make a big hole where your face should be.
However, I would like it not to be called a combat robot.
[ Unitree ]
It would be really interesting to host a DRC-style event for four-legged people.
[ DEEP Robotics ]
CMU researchers are developing new technology that allows robots to physically interact with people who are unable to care for themselves. These advances are being applied in the real world, allowing people with neurological diseases ironmultiple sclerosis, ALS and dementia be able to eat, clean and dress independently.
[ CMU ]
Karakol's additive manufacturing use of platforms CRY robotic manipulators for the precise and flexible production of large industrial parts. This video shows how Caracol integrates multi-axis robotics, modular extruders and proprietary software to support manufacturing in sectors such as aerospace, marine, automotive and architecture.
[ KUKA ]
As you might expect, there were several robots at ICRA 2025.
[ ICRA ]
On June 6, 1990, following the completion of Voyager's planetary exploration, mission officials held a press conference at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to summarize the major findings and answer questions from the media. At the briefing, Ed Stone, longtime Voyager scientist, joins renowned scientist Carl Saganalso presented the mission's “Solar System Family Portrait.” mosaic Contains images of six of the eight planets in the solar system. Sagan was a member Voyager a team of photographers and plays an important role in capturing these images and presenting them to the public.
Carl Sagan, dude. Carl Sagan. The Blue Dot presentation took place around 57:00, in case you missed it.
[ JPL ]
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