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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Robots awkwardly race, fight and flop around in China's first World Humanoid Robot GamesThe first World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in China, with robots competing against each other in track and field, soccer, kickboxing and other events.
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