Tiniest Flying Robot (Wingspan <1cm) Soars Thanks to Magnets
(ieee.org)
A new prototype is laying claim to the title of smallest, lightest untethered flying robot.
A new prototype is laying claim to the title of smallest, lightest untethered flying robot.
Robotics Meets Runway: Unitree G1's Catwalk Debut at SHFW
(chinaminutes.com)
Unitree G1, a humanoid robot, made its stunning debut at Shanghai Fashion Week, walking the runway alongside human models.
Unitree G1, a humanoid robot, made its stunning debut at Shanghai Fashion Week, walking the runway alongside human models.
Artificial muscle flexes in multiple directions, offering a path to soft robots
(news.mit.edu)
MIT engineers have developed a method to grow artificial muscle tissue that twitches and flexes in multiple, coordinated directions.
MIT engineers have developed a method to grow artificial muscle tissue that twitches and flexes in multiple, coordinated directions.
Legged Locomotion Meets Skateboarding
(umich-curly.github.io)
This paper introduces Discrete-time Hybrid Automata Learning (DHAL), a framework using on-policy Reinforcement Learning to identify and execute mode-switching without trajectory segmentation or event function learning.
This paper introduces Discrete-time Hybrid Automata Learning (DHAL), a framework using on-policy Reinforcement Learning to identify and execute mode-switching without trajectory segmentation or event function learning.
Boston Dynamics shows off another major leap in humanoid mobility
(newatlas.com)
Chinese humanoids are starting to move with extraordinary grace and agility, but Boston Dynamics is the OG in this field, and fresh video of its swivel-jointed Atlas robot running, cartwheeling and breakdancing shows it's still at the bleeding edge.
Chinese humanoids are starting to move with extraordinary grace and agility, but Boston Dynamics is the OG in this field, and fresh video of its swivel-jointed Atlas robot running, cartwheeling and breakdancing shows it's still at the bleeding edge.
Ask HN: Nvidia pretended their robot was not remote controlled – why?
(ycombinator.com)
When Musk used actors in robot suits or demoed remote-controlled robots without admitting they weren’t real, I was genuinely confused.
When Musk used actors in robot suits or demoed remote-controlled robots without admitting they weren’t real, I was genuinely confused.
Nvidia Isaac GR00T Generalist Robot 00 Technology
(nvidia.com)
NVIDIA Isaac™ GR00T is a research initiative and development platform for developing general-purpose robot foundation models and data pipelines to accelerate humanoid robotics research and development.
NVIDIA Isaac™ GR00T is a research initiative and development platform for developing general-purpose robot foundation models and data pipelines to accelerate humanoid robotics research and development.
Cake is watching you: I built a camera cake
(medium.com)
I attended the 95th New York Hardware Meetup on Smart Cities and IoT at Viam headquarters and during the mingling period, I met a very interesting and fun attendee named Abigail. She told me she is a confectionery roboticist making bizarre cakes. Listen, two things make me very excited: desserts and robots. So I was already hooked. She showed me her website and our love story began.
I attended the 95th New York Hardware Meetup on Smart Cities and IoT at Viam headquarters and during the mingling period, I met a very interesting and fun attendee named Abigail. She told me she is a confectionery roboticist making bizarre cakes. Listen, two things make me very excited: desserts and robots. So I was already hooked. She showed me her website and our love story began.
Opentorque actuator – A powerful, compliant actuator for legged robotics
(gabrael.io)
OpenTorque is an open-source implementation of the quasi-direct-drive actuation scheme pioneered by the MIT Biomimetics lab.
OpenTorque is an open-source implementation of the quasi-direct-drive actuation scheme pioneered by the MIT Biomimetics lab.
Newton, an Open-Source Physics Engine for Robotics Simulation
(nvidia.com)
Physical AI models enable robots to autonomously perceive, interpret, reason, and interact with the real world. Accelerated computing and simulations are key to developing the next generation of robotics.
Physical AI models enable robots to autonomously perceive, interpret, reason, and interact with the real world. Accelerated computing and simulations are key to developing the next generation of robotics.
Nvidia released Isaac GR00T N1 under Apache 2 license
(github.com/NVIDIA)
NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N1 is the world's first open foundation model for generalized humanoid robot reasoning and skills.
NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N1 is the world's first open foundation model for generalized humanoid robot reasoning and skills.
Jensen Huang – Nvidia GTC 2025 Keynote
(nvidia.com)
Watch Jensen Huang live at the SAP Center as he shares what’s next in agentic AI, robotics, accelerated computing, and more.
Watch Jensen Huang live at the SAP Center as he shares what’s next in agentic AI, robotics, accelerated computing, and more.
How Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing
(arstechnica.com)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost science station accomplished a lot on the Moon in the last two weeks. Among other things, its instruments drilled into the Moon's surface, tested an extraterrestrial vacuum cleaner, and showed that future missions could use GPS navigation signals to navigate on the lunar surface.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost science station accomplished a lot on the Moon in the last two weeks. Among other things, its instruments drilled into the Moon's surface, tested an extraterrestrial vacuum cleaner, and showed that future missions could use GPS navigation signals to navigate on the lunar surface.
Athena landed in a dark crater where the temperature was -280° F / -173° C
(arstechnica.com)
The Athena spacecraft was not exactly flying blind as it approached the lunar surface one week ago. The software on board did a credible job of recognizing nearby craters, even with elongated shadows over the terrain. However, the lander's altimeter had failed.
The Athena spacecraft was not exactly flying blind as it approached the lunar surface one week ago. The software on board did a credible job of recognizing nearby craters, even with elongated shadows over the terrain. However, the lander's altimeter had failed.
Sikorsky Successfully Flies Rotor Blown Wing UAS in Helicopter and Airplane Mode
(lockheedmartin.com)
STRATFORD, Conn, March 10, 2025 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) has successfully validated the advanced control laws to successfully fly a ‘rotor blown wing’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in both helicopter and airplane modes.
STRATFORD, Conn, March 10, 2025 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) has successfully validated the advanced control laws to successfully fly a ‘rotor blown wing’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in both helicopter and airplane modes.
Gemini Robotics
(deepmind.google)
Introducing Gemini Robotics, our Gemini 2.0-based model designed for robotics
Introducing Gemini Robotics, our Gemini 2.0-based model designed for robotics
Open-sourcing 5,000hrs of self-driving dataset
(huggingface.co)
To unlock the potential for robotics AI, Yaak teamed up with the LeRobot team at 🤗 and is excited to announce Learning to Drive (L2D) to the robotics AI community. L2D is the world’s largest multimodal dataset aimed at building an open-sourced spatial intelligence for the automotive domain with first class support for 🤗’s LeRobot training pipeline and models.
To unlock the potential for robotics AI, Yaak teamed up with the LeRobot team at 🤗 and is excited to announce Learning to Drive (L2D) to the robotics AI community. L2D is the world’s largest multimodal dataset aimed at building an open-sourced spatial intelligence for the automotive domain with first class support for 🤗’s LeRobot training pipeline and models.
America Is Missing The New Labor Economy – Robotics Part 1
(semianalysis.com)
This is a Call for Action for the United States of America and the West. We are in the early precipice of a nonlinear transformation in industrial society, but the bedrock the US is standing on is shaky.
This is a Call for Action for the United States of America and the West. We are in the early precipice of a nonlinear transformation in industrial society, but the bedrock the US is standing on is shaky.
Athena spacecraft declared dead after toppling over on moon
(theguardian.com)
A robotic private spacecraft designed to provide crucial data for returning humans to the moon toppled over as it landed on the lunar surface, bringing an immediate and premature end to the mission, its operators said on Friday.
A robotic private spacecraft designed to provide crucial data for returning humans to the moon toppled over as it landed on the lunar surface, bringing an immediate and premature end to the mission, its operators said on Friday.
Nomars: No Manning Required Ship
(darpa.mil)
The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program has built a ship designed to operate autonomously for long durations at sea.
The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program has built a ship designed to operate autonomously for long durations at sea.
HyperShell X Outdoor PowerSuit Exoskeleton
(hypershell.tech)
Step into the future with Hypershell X, where robotics and wearable exoskeleton technology converge to transform every step you take.
Step into the future with Hypershell X, where robotics and wearable exoskeleton technology converge to transform every step you take.
VW is testing its robotaxis in snowy, icy Norway
(arstechnica.com)
A taxi service that only operates in good weather isn't a good taxi service.
A taxi service that only operates in good weather isn't a good taxi service.
Show HN: WebRTC Video v1.0, low-latency video streaming from robots
(transitiverobotics.com)
Provides low-latency video streaming over an end-to-end encrypted WebRTC connection. Once installed you can use the provided embedding instructions to embed the video widget for that robot in your own web application.
Provides low-latency video streaming over an end-to-end encrypted WebRTC connection. Once installed you can use the provided embedding instructions to embed the video widget for that robot in your own web application.
Tianjin robot incident raises alarm over public safety and robotics
(businesskorea.co.kr)
On Feb. 6, during the Lunar New Year festival in Tianjin, a humanoid robot from China's Unitree Robotics unexpectedly displayed aggressive behavior, raising significant concerns about public safety and the deployment of robots in public spaces.
On Feb. 6, during the Lunar New Year festival in Tianjin, a humanoid robot from China's Unitree Robotics unexpectedly displayed aggressive behavior, raising significant concerns about public safety and the deployment of robots in public spaces.
How long before the machines print their own Terminators?
(ycombinator.com)
How long before the machines print their own Terminators?
How long before the machines print their own Terminators?