Figure AI has just introduced its latest android robot, Figure 03. The new robot comes with a lot of improvements over the previous one, such as, redesigned hands including softer fingertips with improved grasp and new cameras in hands, wireless charging through electromagnetic induction, faster actuators with improved torque density, improved audio system, improved camera […]
A humanoid robot has several main systems working together which are: Sensors: Cameras, microphones, tactile sensors, motion sensors and more…. AI: Through artificial intelligence, decision making, computer vision, navigation, motion planning, interactions with surroundings and all other systems are coordinated and managed. Power Supply and Management Systems: Optimization of energy usage and efficient usage of […]
Elon Musk has just tweeted about his humanoid robot Optimus. It seems that the android is now capable of locating his own limbs in space and in connection with this, can learn tasks, even in a changing environment. The video in Musk’s tweet shows that the android can sort cubes based on their colors by […]
When building bipedal robots (robots that walk on 2 legs), ensuring stability is a primary objective. The following strategies are among the most important: 1- First of all, before even considering the rest, we need to make the physical shape and mass distribution as good as possible for a proper, stable stance. This simply means-the […]
Japan’s new Humanoid Robot built by the Japanese Japan’s Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Institute is able to install drywall: Source : https://www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html
Again, it is better not to write but just to show the video, when it is a robot from Boston Dynamics, as it speaks for itself
Fedor is a humanoid robot in development in Russia, which is designed to help astronauts in space. It can turn valves, drive car, use drill, do pushups and a lot more useful tasks such as lifting up to 20 kg, walk, crawl, get into the car all by itself, turn door keys, and use various […]
Robots Learning To Pick Things Up As Babies Do Carnegie Mellon Unleashing Lots of Robots to Push, Poke, Grab Objects Babies learn about their world by pushing and poking objects, putting them in their mouths and throwing them. Carnegie Mellon University scientists are taking a similar approach to teach robots how to recognize […]
In an experiment that was run by University of Pittsburgh and DARPA, two microelectronic devices were placed on the brain of a volunteered patient, on a location where the brain processed tactile sensations, in order to achieve sense of touch between a robot hand and brain. After connecting electrodes from the brain to the robotic […]
UBIC and Vstone to Co-Develop “Kibiro” Personal Robot Capable of Understanding Human Preferences and Sense TOKYO, Nov. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UBIC, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBIC) (TSE:2158) (“UBIC” or “the Company”), a leading provider of Asian-language eDiscovery solutions and services; Rappa, Inc. (“Rappa”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBIC engaged in digital marketing; and Vstone Co., Ltd., […]