Tesla temporarily halts mass production of Optimus robots citing design challenges
Yet another Tesla product failing to meet production deadline
Robots on the sidewalk: big cities' experiment in automation meets mixed reviews
From novelty to nuisance, these delivery robots are becoming part of city life
DoorDash expands autonomous delivery with four-wheeled "Dot" robot
Dot is designed to tackle larger orders and longer routes
China now home to half the world's industrial robots as the US falls further behind
China installed 300,000 industrial robots last year – nine times more than the US
Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs move robotics into the physical AI era
Editor's take: As exciting as generative AI may be, there is another AI-powered technology on the near-term horizon that could prove even more impactful: robotics, or as Nvidia's Jensen Huang and others have begun calling it, physical AI. The concept of physical AI is that many of the same algorithmic principles used to create large language models for text-based interactions can be applied to learning and replicating physical movements in the real world.
Nvidia launches Jetson Thor: $3,499 "robot brain" AI computer with real-time decision-making
7.5x faster than AGX Orin
Domino's deploys Boston Dynamics' robot dog to deliver pizza and fend off seagulls on beaches
Spot has a Homer Simpson-like résumé of former jobs
Unitree's $5,900 humanoid robot flips, fights, and holds conversations
Check out the humanoid robot combat competition
Hugging Face introduces open-source desktop robot for $299
It's priced lower than most smartphones
New MIT robot could unlock next-generation solar panel technology
The autonomous system promises faster discovery of efficient semiconductors
Amazon hits 1 million warehouse robots, nearly matching its human workforce
They're now faster, too, thanks to Amazon's new AI system
US surgeons complete first-ever heart transplant using robotics
The patient recovered quickly thanks to the reduced surgical trauma and lower risk of infection
Robots are transforming warehouse automation and ending back-breaking truck loading
The last stand of manual warehouse labor is falling to robotics
Researchers teach robot to play badminton using Nvidia RTX machine learning
It can autonomously learn to maneuver and hit the shuttlecock
Amazon sets sights on humanoid robots for last-mile delivery
The robots will ride in Rivian electric vans and deliver packages to customers' doorsteps
Scientists create robots that take their first steps straight out of the 3D printer
By sharing their designs, the Edinburgh engineers hope to spark a new wave of innovation in soft robotics
China hosts world's first mechanical mixed martial arts tournament
Petite plastic pugilists packing powerless punches
Robots are taking over some tasks, but workers report losing purpose and autonomy
When robots take over, workers lose more than just tasks
Tesla's humanoid robots aren't the right fit for factories, says former Optimus lead
Humans aren't built for repetitive tasks - so why are humanoid robots?
Factory video shows Unitree robot going berserk, nearly injuring workers
Robot glitches go from sci-fi to factory floor
A hot potato: Recent efforts by tech companies to develop increasingly human-like autonomous robots have invited endless comparisons to the Terminator films. While the criticisms are usually made in jest, a couple of recent incidents with Unitree robots present some of the strongest evidence yet of the risks of humanoid robotics.
Amazon unveils warehouse robot with sense of touch, raising more concerns about job losses
Amazon claims the new robot will help workers, not take their jobs
Robots use Cornell's RHyME AI to learn new skills by watching just one video
The robots achieved over 50% higher success rates with Cornell's learning framework
Humanoid robots struggle in first humans vs. robots half-marathon
Humanoid robots of all shapes and sizes were on display
What just happened? It appears that one thing humanoid robots still can't do better than their human counterparts is long-distance running. This fact was illustrated during a half-marathon in Beijing, China, over the weekend, when most of the competing robots fell over, fell apart, or failed to finish.
Bill Gates says AI will end doctor and teacher shortages, transform the future of work
He says AI will let people retire earlier as robots and algorithms take over critical roles
