Wednesday , 2 July 2025

Robotics: Technology, News & Trends

Autonomous robots at the BMW manufacturing facility

Humanoid Robots Enter Factories, Revolutionizing Automotive Manufacturing?

Imagine this: accompanied by the mechanical roar, a group of “hands and feet” robots is tirelessly assembling car components on a production line....

World first living robotic

World’s First Living Robot: Pioneering a New Era in Reproduction

Do robots necessarily have to be made of materials like metal, plastic, wood, or concrete? Last year, researchers from the University of Vermont...

Amazon

Amazon’s bid to buy Roomba maker iRobot is called off amid pushback in Europe

Amazon called off its acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot on Monday, blaming “undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles” after the European Union...

Two legged- biohybrid robot

Tokyo University Research Unveils Two-Legged Robot Driven by Muscle Tissue

Compared to robots, human limbs are extremely flexible, capable of fine movements and efficiently converting energy into motion. Inspired by human gait, Japanese...

Humanoid avatar

Robot Avatar Enables Remote Sensation and Perception

A person wearing a VR headset and haptic feedback gloves can control the iCub 3 robot and experience being somewhere else A humanoid...

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BMW to Deploy Humanoid Robots at U.S. Factory

Following Tesla’s lead, BMW has joined the humanoid robot army with a pilot application at its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Figure, a...

New soft robots roll

New Soft Robots Simultaneously Execute Three Actions

Researchers at North Carolina State University in the United States have designed a new soft robot. It can perform three behaviors simultaneously: rolling...

Right heart

MIT Engineers Develop Robotic Replica of Heart’s Right Chamber

Engineers from MIT have created a robotic replica of the right ventricle of the heart, replicating the beating and blood-pumping functions seen in...

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Next Elon Musk? His Humanoid Robot Project Aims for 2024 Delivery

Recently, the Stanford Chinese team, “Versatile Household Robot” Mobile ALOHA, demonstrated the potential of robots in tasks requiring human intelligence, such as organizing,...

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Musk’s Latest: Tesla’s Optimus Robot Tackles Shirt Folding, Autonomy Challenges Remain

Elon Musk released a video early this morning showcasing a Tesla humanoid robot, dubbed “Optimus,” folding a shirt, which sparked skepticism among netizens...