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SonicBoom: New tech helps robotic arm sense, navigate obstacles through sound. Touching a branch causes sound waves to move down the robot’s arm.

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#Robotics #Arm #Sound #Navigation #Research
New system helps robotic arm navigate using sound instead of vision
The robotic arm could help farmers harvest crops even in increasingly challenging conditions, such as rising temperatures.
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July 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Robots could one day crawl across the moon, and undergrads are laying the groundwork

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#Robotics #Research #Moon #Rover
Robots could one day crawl across the moon, and undergrads are laying the groundwork
The future of moon exploration may be rolling around a nondescript office on the CU Boulder campus. Here, a robot about as wide as a large pizza scoots forward on three wheels. It uses an arm with a c...
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July 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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How game-play with robots can bring out their human side. The more we interact with robots, the more human we perceive them to become – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

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#Robotics #Reseach #Game #Play #Human #Robot #interaction #HRI
How game-play with robots can bring out their human side
New research shows that the more we interact with robots, the more human we perceive them to become. The team carried out a series of experiments with a box-shaped robot called Cozmo. They found that...
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July 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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One of Ukraine's First Ground Combat Robots Was a Radio-Controlled Toy Car. It blew itself up in a Russian trench in 2023.

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#Ukraine #War #Combat #Robotics #Toy #Car
One of Ukraine's First Ground Combat Robots Was a Radio-Controlled Toy Car
It blew itself up in a Russian trench in 2023
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July 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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A new imaging technique developed by MIT researchers could enable quality-control robots in a warehouse to peer through a cardboard shipping box and see that the handle of a mug buried under packing peanuts is broken.

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#Robtics #Reseach #MIT #Warehouse
Reflected Wi-Fi signals could enable robots to find and manipulate hidden objects
A new imaging technique developed by MIT researchers could enable quality-control robots in a warehouse to peer through a cardboard shipping box and see that the handle of a mug buried under packing p...
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July 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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A report published by Morgan Stanley suggests that it could be less than 10 years before millions of robots are working alongside us, playing with us, protecting us and providing care. And by 2050, there could be one billion of them among us.

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13 Million Humanoid Robots Will Walk Among Us By 2035
Morgan Stanley predicts 13 million humanoid robots will work alongside humans by 2035, with costs dropping to $10,000 annually, making them as affordable as cars.
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July 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Walking on Air: Pneumatic System Enables Autonomous Motion in Soft Robots

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#Soft #Robotics #Robot #Air #Motion
Walking on Air: Pneumatic System Improves Soft Robot Motion
Soft robot fabrication in a single step is enabled by a new valve system design, using just a desktop 3D printer and pressurised gas.
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July 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Cities are unprepared for social and economic impact of robots, according to study. Monash University research has found that some of the world's leading robot cities do not have adequate policies to protect the public interests

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#Robotics #Human #Robot #Interaction
Cities are unprepared for social and economic impact of robots, according to study
From delivering food in restaurants to cleaning airports, robots are becoming increasingly common in society—but are our policies ready to keep up?
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July 2, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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MIT researchers has developed a new imaging technique that could allow quality control robots in warehouses to peer into closed boxes. The method could revolutionize quality control and streamline the shipping and delivery process.

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#Robotics #Warehouse
Humanoid robots could soon see through walls with MIT’s imaging tech
During tests, the MIT team's robotic radar system achieved 96 percent when reconstructing hidden and obscured objects.
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July 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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A new ‘eye’ may radically change how robots see. The low-power robotics system LENS merges a brainlike sensor, a chip and an AI model.

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#LENS #Robotics #Eye #Brainchip #AI
A new ‘eye’ may radically change how robots see
The system contains a sensor, chip and tiny AI model inspired by biological eyes and brains and uses a tenth of the energy of a camera-based system.
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July 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Genesis AI, a startup that aims to build a foundational model for powering all kinds of robots, has emerged from stealth with a giant $105 million seed round co-led by Eclipse Ventures and Khosla Ventures.

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#Genesis #AI #StartUp #EclipseVentures #KhoslaVentures
Genesis AI launches with $105M seed funding from Eclipse, Khosla to build AI models for robots | TechCrunch
Genesis AI, which aims to build a foundational model for powering all kinds of robots, has emerged from stealth with $105M in seed funding.
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July 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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A new discovery of how bees use their flight movements to facilitate accurate learning and recognition of complex visual patterns could mark a major change in how next-generation AI is developed.

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#Bees #Flight #Robotics #AI #Research #Sheffield #University
Bees' secret to super-efficient learning could transform AI and robotics
A new discovery of how bees use their flight movements to facilitate remarkably accurate learning and recognition of complex visual patterns could mark a major change in how next-generation AI is deve...
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July 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Researchers at University College London (UCL) have recently developed a new system that allows robots to co-operatively transport objects, while leveraging high-frequency sound waves that cannot be heard by humans.

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#UCL #London #Robotics #Sound #Waves #Research
New system allows acoustic robots to co-operatively transport objects
While so far robots have predominantly been deployed individually, as teams, they can tackle a wider range of complex missions with remarkable speed and efficiency. For instance, they could help to ra...
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July 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Farewell tradition, hello robots: Wimbledon adjusts to life without line judges After 147 years, the championships are using an AI system for greater accuracy but some fans prefer the old ‘drama’

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#AI #Robot #Wimbledon #Tennis #Line #Judges
Farewell tradition, hello robots: Wimbledon adjusts to life without line judges
After 148 years, the championships are using an AI system for greater accuracy but some fans prefer the old ‘drama’
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June 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Carnegie Mellon University professor Bin He has achieved a series of groundbreaking milestones using EEG-based BCIs, including the first successful flight of a drone, the first control of a robotic arm, and the first to control a robotic hand for continuous movement.

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Brain-computer interface robotic hand control reaches new finger-level milestone
Robotic systems have the potential to greatly enhance daily living for the over one billion individuals worldwide who experience some form of disability. Brain-computer interfaces or BCIs present a co...
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June 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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A team from Keio University and The University of Osaka has published a study detailing the physics behind the jump of thin hemispherical shells, a fundamental building block for jumping soft robots.

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#Keio #Osaka #University #Study #Robotics #Research #Soft #Robot
The physics of popping: Building better jumping robots
Inspired by a simple children's toy, a jumping popper toy, researchers have unlocked a key to designing more agile and predictable soft robots. Soft robots, made from flexible materials, hold immense ...
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June 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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China hosts first fully autonomous AI robot football match. Footage of three-a-side game shows humanoids struggling to kick the ball or stay upright

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#China #Humanoid #Robot #AI #Football #Match
China hosts first fully autonomous AI robot football match
Footage of three-a-side game shows humanoids struggling to kick the ball or stay upright
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June 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Artist Eric Joyner will present his 12th solo exhibition, “Looking Sideways,” at the Corey Helford Gallery. The show will feature a new series of oil paintings centered on his signature subjects: tin robots and donuts.

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#EricJoyner #Robot #Art #Exhibition #Painting
Eric Joyner Explores Modern Life Through Robots and Donuts in New Exhibition
Artist Eric Joyner will present his 12th solo exhibition, "Looking Sideways," at the Corey Helford Gallery. The show will feature a new series of oil
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June 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Will a dice-playing robot eventually make you tea and do your dishes? AlphaBot 2 wants to beat humans at their own game. When the robot is asked if it wants to play dice, it can interpret the question and jump into action.

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#China #Humanoid #Robotics #AlphaBot2
Will a dice-playing humanoid robot eventually make you tea and do your dishes? | CNN Business
Chinese-made humanoid robot AlphaBot 2 uses embedded AI to learn. Is this the tech that will finally bring helper robots into our homes?
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June 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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New Columbia Business School research challenges assumptions about AI art's impact: Rather than diminishing human creativity, the presence of AI-generated art can actually enhance the perceived value of human-made work.

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#Columbia #Research #AI #Art #Creativity
Beyond the Machine: Why Human-Made Art Matters More in the Age of AI | Columbia Business School
New Columbia Business School research shows that AI-generated art doesn’t always diminish human creativity. When people see human-made art next to AI art, they value it more — by up to 62 percent.
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June 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses, researchers say. Chinese and Hong Kong scientists succeed in animal trials, but potential problems include risk of devices being left in body and public suspicions.

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#Swarm #Robotics #Reseach #Health #Care
Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses, researchers say
Chinese and Hong Kong scientists succeed in animal trials, but potential problems include risk of devices being left in body and public suspicions
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June 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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3D-printed humanoid robot offers affordable, customizable platform for beginners. By developing Berkeley Humanoid Lite, the researchers set out to provide a launching point for anyone with an interest in humanoid technology.

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#YufengChi #DIY #Hobby #Humanoid #Robotics
3D-printed humanoid robot offers affordable, customizable platform for beginners
As an undergraduate student, Yufeng Chi (B.S.'23 EECS) was captivated by humanoid and legged robots. Eager to learn more, he would watch YouTube videos and dive into class projects, but getting hands-...
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June 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Google DeepMind on Tuesday released a new language model called Gemini Robotics On-Device that can run tasks locally on robots without requiring an internet connection.

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#Google #DeepMind #Gemini #Robotics #On-Device #Robot #Internet #Connection
Google rolls out new Gemini model that can run on robots locally | TechCrunch
Google DeepMind has released a new language model called Gemini Robotics On-Device that can run tasks locally on robots without an internet connection.
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June 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Imagine a future in which people with disabilities can walk on their own, thanks to robotic legs. A new project from Northern Arizona University is accelerating that future with an open-source robotic exoskeleton.

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#Robotics #Research #Exoskeleton #Arizona #University
Researchers launch open-source robotic exoskeleton to help people walk
Imagine a future in which people with disabilities can walk on their own, thanks to robotic legs. A new project from Northern Arizona University is accelerating that future with an open-source robotic...
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June 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Agnieszka Pilat is a Polish-born artist whose work focuses on the intersection of technology and art. She is known for her unique series of technology portraits. She taught Basia, her Boston Dynamics robot dog, to paint.

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#AgnieszkaPilat #Robotics #Art #TED #Talk #Poland
The artist turning heads and changing minds with her $200K robot dog
In communist Poland, the radio gave Agnieszka Pilat's family hope. Now, as an artist and techno-optimist, she hopes her portraits of robots and machines will change minds about the future of tech.
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June 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM