Robotic Movies: Disney Robotic Dance, Kinisi Robotics, and extra

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I believe it’s time for us all to confess that a few of the most attention-grabbing bipedal and humanoid analysis is being carried out by Disney.

[ Research Paper from ETH Zurich and Disney Research]

Over the previous few months, Unitree G1 robotic has been upgraded right into a mass manufacturing model, with stronger efficiency, final look, and being extra in keeping with mass manufacturing necessities.

[ Unitree ]

This robotic is from Kinisi Robotics, which was based by Brennand Pierce, who additionally based Bear Robotics. You’ll be able to’t actually inform from this video, however take a look at the web site as a result of the attain this robotic has is bonkers.

Kinisi Robotics is on a mission to democratize entry to superior robotics with our newest innovation—a low-cost, dual-arm robotic designed for warehouses, factories, and supermarkets. What units our robotic aside is its integration of LLM expertise, enabling it to be taught from demonstrations and carry out complicated duties with minimal setup. Leveraging Brennand’s in depth expertise in scaling robotic options, we’re in a position to produce this robotic for underneath $20k, making it a game-changer within the trade.

[ Kinisi Robotics ]

Thanks Bren!

Lastly, one thing that Atlas does that I’m additionally bodily able to doing. In idea.

Okay, by no means thoughts. I don’t have these hips.

[ Boston Dynamics ]

Researchers within the Division of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon College have created the primary legged robotic of its measurement to run, flip, push masses, and climb miniature stairs.

They are saying it will probably “run,” however I’m skeptical that there’s a flight section except somebody sneezes close by.

[ Carnegie Mellon University ]

The lights are cool and all, however it’s the pulsing mushy pores and skin that’s squigging me out.

[ Paper, Robotics Reports Vol.2 ]

Roofing is a tough and harmful sufficient job that it might be nice if robots might take it over. It’ll be a problem although.

[ Renovate Robotics ] by way of [ TechCrunch ]

Kento Kawaharazuka from JSK Robotics Laboratory on the College of Tokyo wrote in to share this paper, simply accepted at RA-L, which (amongst different issues) reveals a robotic utilizing its versatile palms to determine objects by way of random finger movement.

[ Paper accepted by IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ]

Thanks Kento!

It’s one factor to make robots which are dependable, and it’s one other to make robots which are dependable and repairable by the tip consumer. I don’t assume iRobot will get sufficient credit score for this.

[ iRobot ]

[ MBZIRC Maritime Grand Challenge ]

I child you not, this was my job.

[ RoboHike ]