Robotics · Page 2
humanoids, drones, self-driving vehicles and machines that move on their own
Two ex-Meta researchers want warehouse robots to finally understand what they're looking at
Perceptron's Isaac 0.5 is an open-weight vision model built to help industrial robots handle complex, multi-step tasks on their own. The startup raised $21 million and is targeting factories, warehouses and logistics hubs.
La nouvelle caméra Nion d'IDS Imaging donne aux robots une vision 3D nette à des vitesses réelles
Un fabricant allemand de caméras industrielles a lancé un capteur 3D qui suit les objets en mouvement rapide dans des conditions d'éclairage difficiles, visant à rendre la détection précise de la profondeur pratique sur les chaînes de production et dans les entrepôts de logistique.
Les pelleteuses autonomes travaillent déjà sur de vrais chantiers de construction aux États-Unis
Bedrock Robotics a mis en service des excavateurs entièrement autonomes au Texas et au Nevada, sans opérateur dans la cabine. Voici ce que cela signifie pour les ouvriers du bâtiment et les projets qu'ils construisent.
Robot brains are getting smarter, but they still can't do a real day's work
A wave of investment is pouring into physical AI, the technology that teaches machines to move through the world. But developers admit their robots are still stuck in an early, limited era, similar to where chatbots were before ChatGPT changed everything.
Le rêve des robotaxis à Londres repoussé à 2025 alors que régulateurs et ingénieurs freinent
Uber et Wayve avaient des licences en main et une promesse de « cet été » sur la table. Désormais, les personnes attendant un taxi sans conducteur à Londres devront attendre bien plus longtemps.
Generalist atteint une valorisation de 3 milliards de dollars après avoir levé près de 200 millions de dollars supplémentaires
La startup de robotique IA, fondée par d'anciens chercheurs de Google DeepMind, affirme maintenant que son logiciel peut apprendre à un robot une nouvelle compétence à partir d'un clip vidéo d'à peine trois secondes.
Les robots sprinters dépassent le record de Bolt, puis s'effondrent : à l'intérieur des jeux de robots humanoïdes chinois
Pékin a accueilli la deuxième édition des Jeux mondiaux de robots humanoïdes, où des machines ont couru plus vite qu'aucun humain ne l'a jamais fait, ont pratiqué le kung-fu, joué au tennis de table, et se sont occasionnellement enflammées.
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Guident: Human Oversight Still Key in Autonomous Vehicle Safety
As robotaxi services expand, Guident emphasizes the need for human oversight to enhance safety and public trust.
NVIDIA's new Jetson Orin Nano 2 chip aims to put frontier AI inside drones and home robots
The tiny computer uses 40% less power than its predecessor while doubling AI processing speed, and NVIDIA says it will let developers run the same kind of intelligence found in today's best chatbots directly inside physical machines.
AI Companion Robots Are Moving In. Who Are They Actually For?
A new generation of home robots is designed less to fetch your shopping list and more to notice when you've gone quiet. Here's what that means for lonely adults, kids whose parents work away, and anyone living alone.
Inside Shanghai's Robot Carnival: China's Push to Make Humanoids Everyday
Families queued up, children cheered robot duels, and a humanoid performed drunken boxing. A day at a Shanghai robotics showcase reveals how China is betting big on machines that walk, fold laundry, and make coffee.
The tractors are getting smarter, and farms may depend on it
An aging workforce and shrinking skilled labour pool are pushing AI off the screen and into the cab. Companies like Agtonomy are betting that the most important robots of this decade will look nothing like a human.
XPeng's robot unit Dogotix raises $900 million and aims to put 1,000 humanoids a month on factory floors by 2027
The Chinese electric vehicle maker's robotics arm is now valued at over $6 billion and plans to start shipping its IRON humanoid robot to retail stores and industrial sites next year.
Talk to Your Self-Driving Car: Researchers Build a System That Lets You Ask for a Smoother Ride
A team in the Netherlands has wired a chatbot-style AI into an autonomous vehicle's driving software, so passengers can say 'I feel dizzy, slow down' and the car actually listens. It works in simulation. Real roads are a long way off.