Robotics news, features and articles
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Bizarre robotic chair concept looks like a crab and can carry you around the house — it can even help you into your carThe compact robot enables people with limited mobility to navigate complicated environments where wheeled devices can't go.
By Alan Bradley Published
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Watch: Chinese company's new humanoid robot moves so smoothly, they had to cut it open to prove a person wasn't hiding insideXpeng's new humanoid, IRON, is designed to work alongside people — but it won't be folding your laundry anytime soon.
By Owen Hughes Published
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Humanoid robots could lift 4,000 times their own weight thanks to breakthrough 'artificial muscle'Researchers have developed a chemical structure for an artificial muscle that can lift up to 4,000 times its weight, and they say it could be used in future humanoid robots.
By Bobby Hellard Published
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Scientists create ultrapowerful, squishy robotic 'eye' that focuses automatically and doesn't need a power sourceInspired by animal vision, the eye could become part of soft robots without any electronic components.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Watch new humanoid robot pirouette, pose and pull off deft karate moves with eerily lifelike movementChinese robotics startup Unitree has shown off its latest humanoid robot, the H2 "Destiny Awakening" — and it's eerily lifelike.
By Owen Hughes Published
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Robots receive major intelligence boost thanks to Google DeepMind's 'thinking AI' — a pair of models that help machines understand the worldTwo new AI models allow robots to perform complex, multistep tasks in a way that they couldn't previously.
By Alan Bradley Published
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Chinese tech company develops creepy ultra-lifelike robot face — watch it blink, twitch and nodA Chinese robotics company has unveiled what it describes as a realistic robot face, with plans to make humanoid robots more approachable and relatable.
By Skyler Ware Published
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Scientists taught an AI-powered 'robot dog' how to play badminton against humans — and it's actually really goodScientists have trained the ANYmal quadruped robot to play badminton, and it's good enough to complete in a 10-shot rally with a human opponent.
By Sophie Berdugo Published
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Meet Robot Drummer: Scientists train an AI to drum like Linkin Park and AC/DC — but it sounds like it has plenty of practice to doRobot Drummer is a simulated program able to learn pop, rock, and jazz songs with reinforcement learning.
By Bobby Hellard Published
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