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MIT professor Daniela Rus explains how AI-powered robots are being trained to safely assist in homes and daily life.
Artificial intelligence technology to get humanoid robots into the mainstream remains a key challenge for the sector, according to the founder of one of China’s prominent robot developers.
The commercial Unitree H1 humanoid robot weighs 104 pounds with 365 pound-feet torque per joint and demonstrates dangerous potential when software glitches occur.
We’ve heard about this supposed home robotics project before, but Bloomberg’s star Apple leaker Mark Gurman wrote on Wednesday that Apple wants to give the bot the ability to interject itself into conversations as if it were an active participant.
At this week’s SIGGRAPH conference in Vancouver, NVIDIA announced three major categories of tools to enable industrial or physical AI and robotic simulation.
For millennia, developing resilient crops relied on pollination by nature or humans—making the process long and often costly. Now, scientists from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reimagined the pollination process by developing a new system that uses gene editing to create flowers that can be easily pollinated by AI-controlled robots working round the clock.
Apple's upcoming tabletop robot expected in 2027, revolutionizing personal interactions with AI with a 7-inch iPad-style display, and a moveable arm.
Elon Musk predicts Tesla’s Optimus robots could drive $30T in annual revenue, marking a bold AI pivot beyond electric vehicles.
Apple may debut an AI-powered tabletop home robot in 2027, featuring a movable display and smart home capabilities.