Robots have gotten very good at moving fast, repeating steps and doing jobs that would wear you and me out. But ask a robot to pick up something delicate, oddly shaped or slightly different from the ...

Legged robot performing analogue tests in Marslabor at the University of Basel. Credit: Dr Tomaso Bontognali. Dr Gabriela Ligeza is a former PhD student from the University of Basel and now a ...

In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was ...

After the global announcement, Xiaomi held a launch event today to introduce the Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 17T Pro in China. They start at 2,999 yuan (~ $445) and 3,999 yuan (~ $590), respectively, and ...

Nvidia has entered the humanoid robotics race. Through a partnership with Chinese startup Unitree, the U.S. chipmaker is developing a robotics system with an integrated reference design focused on ...

Abstract: 3D Gaussian Splats (3DGSs) are 3D object models derived from multi-view images. Such “digital twins” are useful for simulations, virtual reality, E-commerce, robot policy fine-tuning, and ...

A humanoid robot is going to serve as a ‘renovation apprentice’ in an ambitious residential renovation project in Australia. The project called ‘The Farmhouse’ claims to be the world’s first social ...

Conventional robots navigate much like humans do, relying on detailed maps of the area they are in to get around. This allows the robot to maintain an accurate estimate of its own location, but comes ...

LULING, Texas (KXAN) — A rather unusual home is going up on a ranch south of Austin — made of clay and built by robots. An adobe home under construction at Proto-Town near Luling, Texas, shows thick ...

MEDIA, Pa. — This semester, five Penn State Brandywine students collaborated on a unique capstone project for their CMPSC 483W: Software Design Methods class. In this course, students apply scientific ...

Tech companies are racing to build out infrastructure that can further drive the automation boom. Now, Japanese multinational SoftBank reportedly plans to create a new company designed to automate the ...

Most people think of Toyota and picture a Camry, a Tacoma, maybe a Prius. A 7-foot-2 robot shooting free throws at halftime of a professional basketball game? That's a harder image to conjure. But ...