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Video Friday: Agile Humanoids

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ASAP ] from [ Carnegie Mellon University ] and [ Nvidia ] Big News: Swiss-Mile is now RIVR! Were thrilled to unveil our new identity as RIVR, reflecting our evolution from a university spin-off to a global leader in Physical AI and robotics. RIVR ] Robotics is one of the best ways to reduce worker exposure to safety risks.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Charlotte, NC Aiken, SC. Expanding established propulsion systems into a volume manufacturing environment. West Virginia University (NAFTC). Purdue University. Advanced Battery Supplier Manufacturing Facilities: $235 million.

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Video Friday: Tiny Robot Bug Hops and Jumps

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MIT ] CubiX is a wire-driven robot that connects to the environment through wires, with drones used to establish these connections. But to engineers at the University of California San Diego, this game was an inspiration, suggesting that measuring tape could become a great material for a robotic gripper. JSK Lab ] Thanks, Shintaro!

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Video Friday: Atlas in the Lab

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Robot Studio ] at [ University of Michigan ] Hard to believe that RoMeLa has been developing humanoid robots for 20 (!) RoMeLa ] at [ University of California Los Angeles ] In this demo, Reachy 2 autonomously sorts healthy and unhealthy foods. This work aims to bring ownership back to artists in the age of generative AI.

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Video Friday: RIVR Delivers Your Package

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University of Zurich (UZH) ] Unitree releases Dex5 dexterous hand. Suzumori Endo Lab ] No matter the vehicle, traditional control systems struggle when unexpected challengeslike damage, unforeseen environments, or new missionspush them beyond their design limits. Please send us your events for inclusion. No map, no IMU, no SLAM!

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SLAC, Stanford team develops new catalyst for water-splitting for renewable fuels production; 100x more efficient than other acid-stable catalysts

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Researchers at Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have developed a new highly active and stable IrO x /SrIrO 3 catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Dickens/Stanford University) Click to enlarge. —Thomas Jaramillo. Seitz, Colin F. Hwang, Jens K. Norskov, Thomas F.

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Video Friday: Robot Boxing

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Unitree ] A team of scientists and students from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands (TU Delft) has taken first place at the A2RL Drone Championship in Abu Dhabi - an international race that pushes the limits of physical artificial intelligence, challenging teams to fly fully autonomous drones using only a single camera.