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We introduce Berkeley Humanoid, a dependable and low-cost mid-scale humanoid analysis platform for learning-based management. Our light-weight, in-house-built robotic is designed particularly for studying algorithms with low simulation complexity, anthropomorphic movement, and excessive reliability towards falls. Able to omnidirectional locomotion and withstanding massive perturbations with a compact setup, our system goals for scalable, sim-to-real deployment of learning-based humanoid programs.
This text presents Ray, a brand new sort of audio-animatronic robotic head. All of the mechanical construction of the robotic is in-built one step by 3-D printing… This straightforward, light-weight construction and the separatetendon-based actuation system beneath permit for easy, quick motions of the robotic. We additionally develop an audio-driven movement technology module that robotically synthesizes pure and rhythmic motions of the pinnacle and mouth primarily based on the given audio.
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CSAIL researchers introduce a novel method permitting robots to be skilled in simulations of scanned dwelling environments, paving the best way for personalized family automation accessible to anybody.
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Okay, signal me up for this.
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NEURA Robotics is among the many first becoming a member of the early entry NVIDIA Humanoid Robot Developer Program.
This could possibly be nice, however there’s an terrible lot of leap cuts in that video.
[ Neura ] by way of [ NVIDIA ]
I like that Unitree’s tagline within the video description right here is “let’s have enjoyable collectively.”
Is that “please don’t do dumb stuff with our robots” on the finish of the video new…?
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang offered a serious breakthrough on Undertaking GR00T with WIRED’s Lauren Goode at SIGGRAPH 2024. In a two-minute demonstration video, NVIDIA defined a scientific method they found to scale up robotic information, addressing one of the crucial difficult points in robotics.
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On this analysis, we investigated the revolutionary use of a manipulator as a tail in quadruped robots to reinforce their bodily capabilities. Earlier research have primarily targeted on enhancing numerous talents by attaching robotic tails that operate solely as tails on quadruped robots. Whereas these tails enhance the efficiency of the robots, they arrive with a number of disadvantages, corresponding to elevated total weight and better prices. To mitigate these limitations, we suggest the usage of a 6-DoF manipulator as a tail, permitting it to serve each as a tail and as a manipulator.
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On this end-to-end demo, we showcase how MenteeBot transforms the buying expertise for people, notably these utilizing wheelchairs. By means of discussions with a world retailer, MenteeBot has been designed to behave as the last word buying companion, providing a seamless, pure expertise.
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Nature Recent Farms, primarily based in Leamington, Ontario is one in all North America’s largest greenhouse farms rising high-quality organics, berries, peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers. In 2022, Nature Recent partnered with 4 Growers, a FANUC Licensed System Integrator, to develop a robotic system outfitted with AI to reap tomatoes within the greenhouse setting.
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Opposite to what you’ll have been led to consider by a number of earlier Video Fridays, WVUIRL’s open supply rover is kind of purposeful, more often than not.
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Honeybee Robotics, a Blue Origin firm, is creating Lunar Utility Navigation with Superior Distant Sensing and Autonomous Beaming for Power Redistribution, also referred to as LUNARSABER. In July 2024, Honeybee Robotics captured LUNARSABER’s capabilities throughout an indication of a scaled prototype.
Bunker Mini is a compact tracked cellular robotic particularly designed to deal with demanding off-road terrains.
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On this video we current outcomes of our lab from the most recent discipline deployments carried out within the scope of the Digiforest EU undertaking, in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland. Digiforest brings collectively numerous companions engaged on aerial and legged robots, autonomous harvesters, and forestry decision-makers. The aim of the undertaking is to allow autonomous robotic navigation, exploration, and mapping, each under and above the cover, to create a knowledge pipeline that may assist and improve foresters’ decision-making programs.
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