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Robots could well be the next trillion-dollar tech opportunity, in no small part thanks to AI. Not surprisingly, that’s led to race by a variety of robotics companies to build industrial and humanoid robots to help (or replace) humans. And to help orient those devices visually in the real world, robot brains are being fed Youtube videos. The idea is to help them understand the environment in which they would work and to spur physical AI. Kate Shen, co-founder of startup Anaxi Labs, is following a different approach to training robot brains. She is crowdsourcing and supplying videos of people performing tasks, which she then shares with robotics makers. Human-scale video, she argues, is critical to train robots because it more accurately captures how robots should perform their tasks, depending on the circumstances around them. More broadly, the technique can also provide a clearer roadmap for physical AI. With that in mind, Computerworld spoke recently with Shen about Anaxi Labs’ phys
Read full articleChina's humanoid robot deployment could revolutionize domestic care, addressing labor shortages and aging populations, while reshaping global markets. The post China rolls out 100 humanoid robots into employee homes this month appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Figure AI's 24/7 livestream showcases human soft spot for humanoid robots.
Insider Brief China made roughly 90 percent of the world’s humanoid robots last year. It operates the largest fleet of industrial robots on the planet. Its factories installed more robots over the past five years than every other country combined. And yet, at the heart of nearly every intelligent robot rolling off a Chinese production […]
Figure AI's demo highlights potential for autonomous robotics in logistics, but accuracy issues may hinder commercial viability and deployment. The post Figure AI’s humanoid robots sort 88,000 packages in 72 hours during nonstop livestream appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post Robots can't fly Southwest anymore following battery fire concerns appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Southwest Airlines now blocks humanoid and animal-like robots from traveling in the cabin or as checked baggage. The carrier confirmed the ban in an update to its website. The move came after multiple incidents involving robots on Southwest flights drew attention online. Viral incidents forced Southwest Airlines to ban humanoid robots A Southwest flight out of Oakland sat on the tarmac while the crew figured out how to secure a humanoid machine someone brought aboard. The robot started as carry-on luggage. The flight only took off after the robot was moved to a window seat and its battery was pulled out. In another case, Aaron Mehdizadeh, a Dallas entrepreneur, bought a separate seat for his 3.5-foot humanoid robot “Stewie” on a Las Vegas to Dallas flight instead of shipping it as freight. “Most people were very excited to see a robot flying and provided so much entertainmen
The post JAL trials bipedal robots for baggage and cabin cleaning appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Japan Airlines (JAL) kicked off a three year trial of humanoid robots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. The airline partnered with GMO AI & Robotics to deploy two Unitree Robotics units for baggage handling, container transport, and cabin cleaning. The machines cost about $15,400 each. JAL went with the humanoid form because airports were designed around people, not wheeled machines. Bipedal robots can navigate the existing layout without forcing costly infrastructure changes. Japan’s shrinking workforce drove the decision Japan’s working age population is projected to drop 31% between 2023 and 2060. Haneda processes around 85.9 million passengers a year. JAL employs ~4,000 ground handling workers, and the Japanese government wants to hit 60 million inbound tourists annually by 2030 (up from 42.7 million in 2025). Demand for airport labor keeps climbing. The number of people available to do
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — RLWRLD, a physical AI company developing robotics foundation models for dexterous manipulation, unveiled RLDX-1 at “Dexterity Night in SF,” introducing a model designed to help humanoid robots perform contact-rich tasks such as grasping, pouring and tool use. The company also reported benchmark results across humanoid tabletop, kitchen manipulation and real-world […]
The vendor will use the funds to scale deployment of Mind’s AI-powered robots in live manufacturing environments.
