Google showed a robot that plays table tennis as well as a human
Sports are a great test for robots. For example, the annual RoboCup football tournament has been held since the mid-1990s. And table tennis has been used for comparative testing of…
Figure AI presented a second-generation humanoid robot – it is ready for industrial use
Figure AI today unveiled its second-generation humanoid robot, Figure 02, which “improves on every element” of its predecessor, Figure 01. The company said it had to completely “redesign” its robot…
Nvidia trains humanoid robots using the Apple Vision Pro headset
Nvidia is using the Apple Vision Pro augmented reality headset to develop a humanoid robot, writes 9to5Mac. Developers train Project GR00T’s humanoid robot AI model using real and synthetic data,…
Scientists have created a flying robot inspired by the rhinoceros beetle – it flaps its wings in flight and folds them when it rests
Scientists from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Konkuk University have created a miniature flying robot, inspired by the ability of insects to tuck their wings to their body…
Japanese scavenger satellite successfully inspects old rocket stage for removal from orbit
The ADRAS-J mission of the Japanese company Astroscale has been successfully completed. A satellite previously launched into space in low orbit approached the old stage to inspect it for integrity.…
Japanese scavenger satellite successfully inspects old rocket stage for removal from orbit
The ADRAS-J mission of the Japanese company Astroscale has been successfully completed. A satellite previously launched into space in low orbit approached the old stage to inspect it for integrity.…
Robotic dentist with AI was allowed to treat human teeth for the first time
Boston-based Perceptive has unveiled the world’s first robotic dentist, which, under the control of artificial intelligence, was able to independently perform a procedure on the teeth of a living person.…
Advances in AI have made it possible to create a completely new “brain” for advanced robots
Over the past decade, the $74 billion robotics sector has gained new capabilities thanks to significant advances in AI, especially in neural networks—systems that mimic the human brain. The world’s…
Optimus robots will begin working at the Tesla plant in 2025, Musk promised
Elon Musk said that Tesla will receive anthropomorphic Optimus robots for internal use next year, and plans to start selling them to other companies by 2026. In a post on…
Ants and bees have taught tiny drones to navigate back without GPS, beacons or lidars
Today, the system for positioning drones in space, for example, to independently return to base, requires either radio signals or powerful computing facilities on board the copters. Such solutions are…