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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 nuova fotocamera Nion di IDS Imaging regala ai robot una visione 3D nitida a velocità reali
Un produttore tedesco di fotocamere industriali ha lanciato un sensore 3D che traccia oggetti in rapido movimento in condizioni di illuminazione difficili, puntando a rendere la rilevazione della profondità precisa pratica sui pavimenti delle fabbriche e nei magazzini della logistica.

Escavatori senza autista stanno già movimentando terra nei cantieri statunitensi
Bedrock Robotics ha messo in servizio escavatori completamente autonomi in Texas e Nevada, senza operatore in cabina. Ecco cosa significa per i lavoratori edili e i progetti che realizzano.

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.

Il sogno dei robotaxi a Londra rinviato al 2025 mentre i regolatori e gli ingegneri frenano
Uber e Wayve avevano già le licenze in mano e una promessa di "più avanti questa estate". Ora chi aspetta un taxi senza conducente a Londra dovrà attendere molto più a lungo.

Generalist raggiunge una valutazione di 3 miliardi di dollari dopo aver raccolto quasi 200 milioni in più
La startup di robotica AI, fondata da ricercatori ex Google DeepMind, sostiene che il suo software può insegnare a un robot una nuova abilità da una clip video lunga anche solo tre secondi.

Robot sprint, battono il record di Bolt, poi si distruggono: dentro i robot umanoidi cinesi
Pechino ha ospitato la seconda Olimpiade mondiale dei robot umanoidi, dove le macchine hanno corso più velocemente di qualsiasi umano nella storia, hanno praticato kung fu, giocato a ping pong, e occasionalmente hanno preso fuoco.

RoboBusiness 2026 early-bird discount ends August 31: what you need to know
Save $200 on a full conference pass to the 20th annual RoboBusiness show in Santa Clara this October, but the deadline is one week away.

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.