A new era in railway track maintenance has begun in Japan with the introduction of a 12-metre tall humanoid robot.
Dutch police are innovating their work by testing an autonomous robot dog with artificial intelligence for use in raids on drug labs. The move aims to protect police officers from criminal risks, explosive substances and chemical threats.
Dongfeng Motor has officially partnered with Ubtech Robotics to utilise humanoid robots in tasks related to vehicle production. Under this partnership, the industrial version of Ubtech's Walker S humanoid robot will be deployed on Dongfeng Motor's production line to perform a number of tasks in the manufacturing process.
In 2019, Samsung unveiled GEMS Hip, a robotic exoskeleton designed to be worn from the hips to the knees to help people walk, exercise and improve their gait. The GEMS Hip was expected to be released in limited quantities in December 2022, with mass production starting in the second half of 2022. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. In November 2023, Samsung renamed it the Bot Fit.
The US Naval Special Operations Force (MARSOC) is currently evaluating a new generation of robotic 'dogs' developed by Ghost Robotics. These robots can be equipped with weapon systems from defence technology company Onyx Industries.
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A unique humanoid robot, Tiangong, has been unveiled in Beijing. It is the world's first all-electric robot capable of running at speeds of up to 6 km/h.
Throwflame from Ohio, USA has launched Thermonator, the world's first flamethrowing robot dog. Throwflame announced the fire robot back last summer and now this robot is finally on sale. The device, which is available to buy now, features a four-legged Unitree Go2 robot and an ARC flamethrower powered by petrol or napalm.
NVIDIA CEO, Jensen Huang, shared his vision of the future in a recent interview, predicting that humanoid robots will soon become mainstream products, revolutionising various industries.
Apple is now actively exploring the field of personal robotics. According to recent reports, two projects are currently being worked on. The first project is a robotic display that can move around. The second project is a personal robot that can move around your home.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new approach that allows home robots to use large language models (LLMs) to self-correct errors during tasks without requiring human intervention.
Yesterday, 13 March, Figure AI, a company collaborating with OpenAI, presented a new video demonstrating the unique capabilities of their joint project - the Figure 01 robot. This robot is far superior in its capabilities to Tesla's Optimus, which becomes evident when you watch the video.
The first robo-dog was announced back in 2021 as an experimental project and caused mixed opinions. It was described as a poor copy of Spot from Boston Dynamics. Last summer, its second version, CyberDog 2, was unveiled. Various improvements were made to it, and now the company showed this robot at MWC.
Marc Raibert, who was involved in the creation of the Spot and Atlas robots at Boston Dynamics, aims to teach robots to think independently without human input.
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