Halfway through its stunt, the robot’s limbs locked up, rendering it a mere projectile that crashed into W.E.B. building.
Relive ASIMO’s most memorable moments
Relive some of ASIMO’s most memorable moments as Honda gets ready to retire the acclaimed humanoid robot.
Sanctuary Cognitive Systems closes $58.5 million funding round
While companies are developing robots for specific purposes, Sanctuary is creating a general-purpose robot with human-like intelligence.
Robotics investments recap: September 2020
In September 2020, healthcare robotics, drones for inspection, and industrial automation received funding, but transactions slowed for autonomous vehicle developers.
Toyota Research Institute shows service robot prototypes in virtual open house
Toyota Research Institute demonstrated its research into machine learning, simulation, and manipulation in a virtual open house, which included a ceiling-mounted kitchen gantry robot.
Robotic Coffee Master from OrionStar and Cheetah Mobile begins serving customers
OrionStar said its new Robotic Coffee Master has two six-axis arms and relies on 3,000 hours of machine learning to simulate master-level brewing techniques.
JOYCE humanoid robot from Immervision to showcase computer vision applications
Immervision has launched JOYCE, a humanoid robot intended to be a platform for the computer vision community to develop new applications.
Gaumard gives simulated patients realistic symptoms for robotic medical training
In the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, efficient and effective medical training is more urgent than ever. Gaumard said its simulators can help medical personnel train on real equipment.
Rocos operations platform to manage robots at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Companies including Rocos are preparing to deploy service robots including humanoids at hotels and other venues around the 2022 Beijiing Winter Olympics.
SecondHands consortium announces progress in proactive humanoid robot
The SecondHands consortium said it has completed development of the ARMAR-6 humanoid robot, which includes advances in machine learning, natural language processing, and robotic manipulation.
Humanoid robots don’t provoke fear in older people, finds German study
Contrary to popular belief, older people don’t fear humanoid robots, found German psycholgists.
Movia Robotics offers help to children with autism through DoD contract
Movia Robotics has been expanding and building software to help robots interact with children with special needs in classrooms.
Digit commercialization a milestone for humanoids
2019 was an important year for legged robots as Boston Dynamics started leasing its Spot quadruped. The turn of the decade is continuing the momentum of legged robots as Agility Robotics is now selling its Digit humanoid for commercial use. Agility Robotics is on the third version of Digit, which was first introduced February 2019.…
Toshiba Machine debuts collaborative SCARA, humanoid robots at IREX 2019
This week, Toshiba Machine Co. announced the launch of two collaborative robots at the International Robot Exhibition, or IREX 2019, in Tokyo. The new robots expand Toshiba’s industrial robotics offerings, according to the company. TM Robotics, Toshiba’s official robot distributor for the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, will support the new products. Toshiba…
Bipedal robot has humanlike balance for running and jumping
Little HERMES, a bipedal robot developed by researchers at MIT and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, uses teleoperation method to improve its balance.
CloudMinds demoes XR-1 humanoid robot using 5G, scales up for fleets
CloudMinds, which is developing cloud-based service robotics and AI, is displaying its XR-1 at Mobile World Congress LA this week.
Robot Block Party in Boston kicks off Massachusetts STEM Week
MassRobotics hosted its third annual Robot Block Party in Boston, showcasing local robotics companies and giving people of all ages a chance to see robots up close.
Rubik’s Cube gets single-handed robotic solution with OpenAI training
By training pair of neural networks to solve a Rubik’s Cube with a single robot hand, OpenAI has demonstrated a new technique called automatic domain randomization, which it said can help solve real-world problems without prior data.
Diligent Robotics raises $3M in seed funding, launches Moxi hospital robot
Diligent Robotics has released its Moxi service robot to the market and raised $3 million for product launch and further development.
Skybot humanoid robot grounded after Russian space flight
Russia’s Skybot F-850 robot highlighted the ambitions and shortcomings around humanoid robots in space and for other applications.
RT Corp raises $3.8M for Foodly lunch-packing humanoid
RT Corp., a Tokyo-based developer of service robots founded in 2005, raised 400 million yen ($3.8 million) in Series B funding for its food-picking collaborative robot Foodly. RT said it will use the funding RT to strengthen its business structure and hire personnel. Foodly is designed to work alongside people in food factories. RT said…
5 materials to evaluate for designing, building robust robots
From soft polymers to the hardest steel, robotics designers should know their materials options that best suit the intended uses of their machines.