Behind the speed of Black Panther 2.0 is the team’s breakthrough research on robot dynamics. They made full use of the Huygens synchronised pendulums principle to coordinate its 4 legs into a unified ...

But in the last few years, they’ve developed a new trick for turning back time and studying prehistoric animals: building experimental robotic models ... of Utah from 2020 to 2022, he wanted ...

For $175,000 you too can have a hyper-realistic full-body humanoid robot as personal companion coupled with “Companionship AI” and — to come — a controller app to manage and control your ...

To get there, the researchers – a collaborative team between Zhejiang University and a startup called Mirror Me – had to replace the robot's legs, which kept snapping at the shins. So they ...

Today of course most robotic manufacturers are focused on building tools for labor: warehousing, logistics, manufacturing. Just recently we’ve seen Digit by Agility Robotics get a paying gig ...

Passive training using a robotic exoskeleton hand could help pianists overcome that ceiling effect, according to a paper published in the journal Science Robotics. “I’m a pianist, but I ...

The Wild Robot just picked up three Oscar nominations for best animated film, best sound and best original score, and you can stream the 2024 flick about a marooned machine on Peacock now.

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In the race to build the best humanoid robots, China is quite literally ahead of the pack. As the South China Morning Post reports, the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area — or E ...

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And their new, world-first robot vacuum with legs (yes, legs!) could be their biggest and most prolific achievement yet. Available to pre-order right now, the Dreame X50 Ultra Complete Robot ...

The SE01 humanoid robot, which previously made headlines for achieving one of the most human-like gaits, has again captured global attention. Chinese robotics firm EngineAI has posted a new video ...