Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 34.73
…recently announced it will exhibit its portfolio of customized humanoid robot bearings at the 2024 Robotics Summit and Expo in booth 234. The trade show will be held May 1-2 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, MA. In the robotics sector, CCTY designs motion control components and assemblies for humanoid and industrial robot applications, including rod ends, spherical plain bearings, COM bearings, bushings, and roller bearings that enable articulating joints to rotate freely and smoothly. To help robot makers develop humanoid robots that emulate the mobility and flexibility of human limbs, CCTY said it designs and manufactures…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.85
…it has retired the hydraulic version of its Atlas humanoid robot, unveiling a fully electric robot designed for real-world applications. As part of its commercialization strategy, the robot will be tested by Hyundai, which acquired a majority stake in Boston Dynamics in June 2021, for automotive manufacturing applications. Waltham, Mass.-based Boston Dynamics said the next generation of its Atlas program builds on decades of research and furthers its commitment to delivering capable, useful mobile robots solving challenges in industry today. Small group of customers to begin testing applications Following the commercial deployment of “robot dog” Spot, and similar to its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 54.10
Robot Era, a Beijing-based humanoid robot startup, announced that it will open-source its reinforcement learning (RL) framework Humanoid-Gym on GitHub. The move is intended to lower the threshold of developing RL algorithms for humanoid roboticists worldwide, providing them with a practical platform to build on to avoid “reinventing the wheels.” Reinforcement learning options on Robot Era robots Robot Era, according to the company, is one of the first players in the industry to showcase a humanoid robot's locomotion ability based on end-to-end reinforcement learning. Founded in August 2023 and incubated by Tsinghua University's Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Robot Era…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 57.52
General purpose humanoid robot developer Figure AI recently announced that it has raised $675M in Series B funding at a $2.6B valuation. Series B investors came from Microsoft, OpenAI Startup Fund, NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos (through Bezos Expeditions), Parkway Venture Capital, Intel Capital, Align Ventures, and ARK Invest. Both Microsoft and OpenAI will collaborate with Figure to develop its robots. Figure said this investment will accelerate its timeline for commercial deployment of its humanoid robot. OpenAI collaboration aims to enhancing humanoid language processing In conjunction with its Series B investment, Figure and OpenAI have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.69
…Huang demonstrated Project GR00T, a general-purpose foundation model for humanoid robot learning. Project GR00T uses various new tools from the NVIDIA Isaac robotics platform to create AI for humanoid robots. “Building foundation models for general humanoid robots is one of the most exciting problems to solve in AI today,” Huang said. “The enabling technologies are coming together for leading roboticists around the world to take giant leaps toward artificial general robotics.” NVIDIA also announced a new computer for humanoid robots based on the NVIDIA Thor system-on-a-chip (SoC), and new tools for the NVIDIA Isaac robotics platform, including Isaac Lab for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.62
…and robotic form factors = such as consumer and humanoid robots. RFM-1 capabilities Specific RFM-1 capabilities include: Physics world model: RFM-1’s understanding of physics emerges from learning to generate videos. RFM-1 can predict via AI-generated videos how objects will react to robotic actions. This physics world model, powered by Covariant’s multimodal robotics dataset, improves speed and reliability by enabling robots to simulate the result of future scenarios and select the best course of action. Language-guided programming: By making robots taskable and giving them an understanding of the English language, RFM-1 enables robots and humans to collaborate and problem-solve by simply…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.50
…for developing robotic technologies, including Agility Robotics’ Digit bipedal humanoid robot. Amazon’s Robotics division, which is based in North Reading, MA, opened a new manufacturing facility in Westborough, MA, in 2021. The facility was built to assemble Amazon Robotics “mobile drive units,” which are shelf-moving collaborative AMRs designed to move stacks of large and bulky items to picking employees. Amazon’s collaborative robots perform repetitive, non-ergonomic tasks and travel long distances through warehouses, allowing the company to upskill employees to operate and service robot fleets. At the other end of the supply chain, consumers shopping on Amazon’s website can purchase a…
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Tesla is showing off progress on its prototype humanoid robot named Optimus Gen 2 in a new video that shows the robot doing squats and picking up an egg. In its first public demonstration of Optimus last year, the robot appeared somewhat unsteady on its feet, according to reports, and after doing a bit of waving and lifting its legs, the robot slumped over. In the latest demo video, the newer version of Optimus walks the cybertruck factory, squats in a gym, shows off some hand movements, and picks up an egg. The grand finale is a brief segment with…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 15.61
…Automation Amazon Tests Sequoia System and Agility Robotics’ Digit Humanoid for Fulfillment Collaborative Robotics Raises $30M Series A, Launches New Cobot Flywheel Program Industrial Mobile Robot Safety Standard Now Available, A3 Announces at Pittsburgh Conference Suhner Promises Precise Finishing with EFC-02 Active Compliance System Jet Automation Partners with Omron to Develop Cobot Palletizing System Solo Brands Works with Locus Robotics to Optimize Order Fulfillment Efficiency RiACT and Phoenix Mecano Jointly Offer XtendR to Give Cobots Greater Reach HWL Solves Handling Challenge, Relieves Employee Strain with MIRAI Powered Robot Schneider Electric Launches Lexium Cobot for Industrial Plants NEURA Robotics Closes More…
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The humanoid robot market size is estimated to increase by $16.05 billion from 2022 to 2027, according to a new report form Technavio. The market is estimated to grow with a CAGR of 53.45%, according to the market study. According to the report, the increasing demand for improved visibility and flexibility in industrial operations is driving the humanoid market growth. Humanoid robots are gaining traction with the increasing adoption of cutting-edge technologies in the manufacturing process, including increasing demand for automation in several countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, India, the US, Germany, and Spain. For example, in April…
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…Pittsburgh and Palo Alto, Calif., said it designed its humanoid robot to safely do useful work for “multi-purpose utility.” Agility has initially targeted applications including bulk material handling in warehouses and distribution centers. “Digit can move, grasp, and handle items in spaces and corners of a warehouse in novel ways,” said the company. “Its size and shape are well-suited for buildings that are designed for humans.” Agility added that customers in the Agility Partner Program can expect delivery of the first Digits in 2024, with general market availability in 2025. In addition, Agility recently announced that it is opening RoboFab,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.67
Amazon.com Inc. uses many robots in addition to those it acquired with Kiva Systems a decade ago. The Seattle-based e-commerce company noted that it has more than 750,000 robots working with its employees to relieve them of repetitive tasks. Amazon today announced that it is launching a new robot to help fulfill customer orders for the upcoming holiday shopping season. It is also testing Agility Robotics' mobile manipulation system. The new system, Sequoia, is already operating at an Amazon fulfillment center in Houston. Based on a series of research and development efforts at Amazon, Sequoia integrates multiple robots to containerize…