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That is such a superb use for autonomous robots: tough, exact work that advantages from accessing plenty of information. 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 carry 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 somewhat to look at, and I’m not totally positive why.
[ MIT CSAIL ]
Should 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 in a position to carry out an analogous process autonomously.
[ Github ]
Thanks, Kento!
The video reveals highlights from the RoboCup 2023 Humanoid AdultSize competitors in Bordeaux, France. The profitable crew NimbRo is predicated within the Autonomous Clever Programs lab of College of Bonn, Germany.
[ NimbRo ]
This video describes an method to generate complicated, multicontact movement trajectories utilizing person steerage offered by Digital Actuality. Person enter is helpful to scale back the search area by outlined key body. We present these outcomes on the humanoid robotic, Valkyrie, from NASA Johnson House Middle, in each simulation and on {hardware}.
[ Paper ] by way of [ IHMC ]
For the foreseeable future, that is seemingly going to be mandatory 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 without delay, so so long as a lot 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 based mostly on the light-weight robotic LBR Med and helps the early analysis of rheumatoid arthritis utilizing robot-assisted ultrasound. This ultrasound robotic allows autonomous examination and may thus counteract the scarcity of specialists in medication. This permits earlier remedy, which is important for a very good therapeutic end result.
[ ROPCA ]
Since 2020, KIMLAB has devoted efforts to craft an inexpensive humanoid robotic tailor-made for instructional wants, boasting important options like an ROS-enabled processor and multimodal sensory capabilities. By incorporating a commercially accessible product, we seamlessly built-in an SBC (Orange PI Lite 2), a digicam, and an IMU to create a cheap humanoid robotic, priced at lower than $700 in complete.
[ KIMLAB ]
As the latest product launched by WEILAN, the sixth technology AlphaDog, specifically BabyAlpha, is outlined as a brand new member of the family of the substitute 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 in addition they excel in numerous abilities similar to singing and dancing, FaceTime calling, English communication, and sports activities.
[ Weilan ] by way of [ ModernExpress ]
