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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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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: 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. No map, no IMU, no SLAM! Best wishes to Professor Suzumori!

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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. Last year, we unveiled the new Atlasfaster, stronger, more compact, and less messy.

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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.

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Video Friday: Robots for Extreme Environments

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The LYNX M20 series represents the worlds first wheeled-legged robot built specifically for challenging terrains and hazardous environments during industrial operation. And heres a bit more on how it was done, mostly with arms from Universal Robots. [ DEEP Robotics ] The latest OK Go music video includes lots of robots.

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Video Friday: Jet-Powered Humanoid Robot Lifts Off

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We’ve been training models and evaluating their capabilities for dexterous sensorimotor policies across different embodiments, environments, and physical interactions. Norwegian University of Science and Technology ] via [ GitHub ] Thanks, Kostas! University of Sheffield ] We’re growing in size, scale, and impact!

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