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Insider Brief UMA unveiled the design of its first humanoid robot and introduced a learning system meant to let robots acquire new tasks through demonstration rather than manual programming. The Paris-based physical AI company said the system is being developed for factories, warehouses, logistics centers and industrial facilities, where robots could take on repetitive, physically […]
Read full articleInsider Brief Nvidia and Hugging Face are adding Nvidia robotics models and tools to LeRobot, Hugging Face’s open-source library for physical AI developers. According to Nvidia, the collaboration brings Isaac GR00T 1.7 and Isaac Teleop into LeRobot, with Cosmos 3 planned for a future integration. The additions are intended to give developers a more common […]
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Insider Brief SKF and Leaderdrive have agreed to form a China-based venture to develop high-precision transmission components for humanoid robot joints. SKF will hold a 60% majority stake in the venture, which is focused on components used in industrial humanoid robots powered by embodied AI technology, according to the Swedish company. The venture is expected […]
Insider Brief South Korean startup CarbonSix has announced raising $40 million in Series A funding to expand its robotics and AI systems for manufacturing. The round inlcuded South Korean and U.S. investments and was co-led by DSC Investment and LB Investment, according to the company. New investors included IMM Investment, Korea Development Bank, SV Investment, […]
UBTech Robotics introduced a new humanoid robot line as the Chinese company expands past industrial robots into consumer and commercial that encompass companionship, care and service applications. The company unveiled the UWORLD U1 Series at a June 30 launch event in Shenzhen and the line’s three models include the U1 Lite semi-torso edition, the full-body […]
A San Diego location of Altus charter schools, which are designed for students who have fallen behind academically, purchased a pair of robots for $500,000 to help with teaching, career planning and translation.
South Korea targets physical AI lead and commercial humanoid robots by 2028.
Insider Brief WIRobotics has released the simulation model for its ALLEX humanoid robot, launching what the South Korean company says will be an ongoing effort to make key technologies from its physical AI program available to researchers and developers. “In humanoid robot development, simulation models are a core infrastructure that serves as the foundation for […]
