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In addition to Gemini Robotics On-Device, DeepMind introduced an SDK to help developers evaluate the system for their tasks.

New from ProMat and NVIDIA GTC grabbed readers’ attention in March, while humanoids remained an important topic.

NVIDIA GTC is in full swing in San Jose. This article recaps the second day of the event including CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote presentation.

Learn about Wandelbots NOVA software from Fabio Gehrlicher, Director of Market Expansion.

Generative and embodied AI may lead to general-purpose robots, but developers must avoid speed bumps, says Converge.

DeepMind said both new Gemini models enable a variety of robots to perform a wider range of tasks than ever before.

The Robot Report Podcast reflects on the successes and challenges that defined the robotics industry in 2024.

Apptronik will combine its iterative design experience and Apollo humanoid in testing with Google DeepMind’s AI platforms.

The DeepMind team said that for robots to be more useful, they need to get better at making contact with objects in dynamic environments.

MuJoCo worked with colleagues from Brax and Everyday Robots, fellow groups at Google, to build a unified robotics simulation platform.

Google said RoboCat can learn a new task with as few as 100 demonstrations because it draws from a large and diverse dataset.

A research team at the robotics department at Google has been developing a new way for robots to learn by watching.

New details released about how prototypes from the Everyday Robots project are being tested in Google’s offices in the Bay Area.

Are drones, AI, and robots developing faster than our ability to apply ethics? Recent discussions around AI ethics and drone deliveries versus private airspace demonstrate the need to think about ethics and technology.

Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Wing Aviation on Tuesday became the first drone delivery company to be awarded air carrier certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). With the certification, Wing Aviation now has the same certifications as smaller airlines and can turn its tests into a commercial service that delivers goods from local businesses to homes.…

Attendees and speakers at a food robotics event in San Francisco discussed the biggest challenges facing developers and users of robots and AI for cooking, delivery, and tracking.

The term “cloud robotics” was first coined in 2010 by James Kuffner, who was working at Google at the time. Google has since teased various cloud robotics efforts, but it appears the Mountain View, the Calif.-based tech giant is going full-bore in 2019 with the launch of the Google Cloud Robotics Platform for developers. Details are…

Google’s X moonshot program late last week teased at its internal robotics projects, mentioning that the combination of machine learning and robotics will be at the heart of many of its ventures. While no distinct details were released, Google X said that its robotics arm is closely collaborating with its Google Brain deep learning artificial…

By Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report There is serious momentum in robotics these days evidenced by recent news from Apple, Amazon and Google: Apple announced that they were investing $10.5 billion in supply chain robots and automation equipment and recently confirmed their acquisition of PrimeSense for $350 million (PrimeSense is the developer…