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That is such a wonderful use for autonomous robots: tough, exact work that advantages from getting access to numerous knowledge. Push a button, stand again, and let the robotic utterly reshape your panorama.

[ Gravis Robotics ]

Common Robots launched the UR30 at IREX, in Tokyo, which may raise 30 kilograms—not the 63.5 kg that it says on the tire. That’s the load of the UR30 itself.

Accessible for preorder now.

[ Universal Robots ]

IREX is going down in Japan proper now, and right here’s a demo of Kaleido, a humanoid robotic from Kawasaki.

[ Kawasaki ] by way of [ YouTube ]

The Unitree H1 is a full-size humanoid for below US $90,000 (!).

[ Unitree ]

That is extraordinarily spectacular however freaks me out a little bit to observe, and I’m not totally positive why.

[ MIT CSAIL ]

In the event you look within the background of this video, there’s an individual carrying an exoskeleton controlling the robotic within the foreground. This is a perfect system for imitation studying, and the robotic is then capable of carry out an analogous job autonomously.

[ Github ]

Thanks, Kento!

The video exhibits highlights from the RoboCup 2023 Humanoid AdultSize competitors in Bordeaux, France. The profitable staff NimbRo is predicated within the Autonomous Clever Programs lab of College of Bonn, Germany.

[ NimbRo ]

This video describes an strategy to generate advanced, multicontact movement trajectories utilizing person steering supplied by Digital Actuality. Consumer enter is beneficial to cut back the search house by outlined key body. We present these outcomes on the humanoid robotic, Valkyrie, from NASA Johnson House Heart, in each simulation and on {hardware}.

[ Paper ] by way of [ IHMC ]

For the foreseeable future, that is doubtless going to be vital for many robots doing semi-structured duties like trailer unloading: human in (or on) the loop supervision.

In fact, one human can supervise many robots directly, so so long as many of the robots are autonomous more often than not, it’s all good.

[ Contoro ]

The Danish medical know-how start-up ROPCA ApS has launched its first medical product, the arthritis robotic “ARTHUR”, which is already getting used within the first hospitals. It’s primarily based on the light-weight robotic LBR Med and helps the early prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis utilizing robot-assisted ultrasound. This ultrasound robotic permits autonomous examination and may thus counteract the scarcity of specialists in drugs. This permits earlier therapy, which is crucial for a superb therapeutic final result.

[ ROPCA ]

Since 2020, KIMLAB has devoted efforts to craft an reasonably priced humanoid robotic tailor-made for instructional wants, boasting very important options like an ROS-enabled processor and multimodal sensory capabilities. By incorporating a commercially obtainable product, we seamlessly built-in an SBC (Orange PI Lite 2), a digicam, and an IMU to create an economical humanoid robotic, priced at lower than $700 in whole.

[ KIMLAB ]

As the most recent product launched by WEILAN, the sixth technology AlphaDog, specifically BabyAlpha, is outlined as a brand new member of the family of the synthetic intelligence period. Designed for home situations, it was born for the aim of offering joyful companionship. Not solely do they possess autonomous feelings and distinct personalities, however additionally they excel in varied abilities comparable to singing and dancing, FaceTime calling, English communication, and sports activities.

[ Weilan ] by way of [ ModernExpress ]