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We introduce Berkeley Humanoid, a dependable and low-cost mid-scale humanoid analysis platform for learning-based management. Our light-weight, in-house-built robotic is designed particularly for studying algorithms with low simulation complexity, anthropomorphic movement, and excessive reliability towards falls. Able to omnidirectional locomotion and withstanding massive perturbations with a compact setup, our system goals for scalable, sim-to-real deployment of learning-based humanoid programs.
This text presents Ray, a brand new kind of audio-animatronic robotic head. All of the mechanical construction of the robotic is in-built one step by 3-D printing… This easy, light-weight construction and the separatetendon-based actuation system beneath permit for easy, quick motions of the robotic. We additionally develop an audio-driven movement technology module that mechanically synthesizes pure and rhythmic motions of the top and mouth primarily based on the given audio.
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CSAIL researchers introduce a novel strategy permitting robots to be skilled in simulations of scanned residence environments, paving the best way for personalized family automation accessible to anybody.
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Okay, signal me up for this.
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NEURA Robotics is among the many first becoming a member of the early entry NVIDIA Humanoid Robotic Developer Program.
This could possibly be nice, however there’s an terrible lot of leap cuts in that video.
[ Neura ] by way of [ NVIDIA ]
I like that Unitree’s tagline within the video description right here is “let’s have enjoyable collectively.”
Is that “please don’t do dumb stuff with our robots” on the finish of the video new…?
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang introduced a significant breakthrough on Venture GR00T with WIRED’s Lauren Goode at SIGGRAPH 2024. In a two-minute demonstration video, NVIDIA defined a scientific strategy they found to scale up robotic information, addressing one of the vital difficult points in robotics.
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On this analysis, we investigated the progressive use of a manipulator as a tail in quadruped robots to enhance their bodily capabilities. Earlier research have primarily centered on enhancing varied skills by attaching robotic tails that operate solely as tails on quadruped robots. Whereas these tails enhance the efficiency of the robots, they arrive with a number of disadvantages, corresponding to elevated total weight and better prices. To mitigate these limitations, we suggest the usage of a 6-DoF manipulator as a tail, permitting it to serve each as a tail and as a manipulator.
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On this end-to-end demo, we showcase how MenteeBot transforms the buying expertise for people, notably these utilizing wheelchairs. By discussions with a world retailer, MenteeBot has been designed to behave as the final word buying companion, providing a seamless, pure expertise.
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Nature Contemporary Farms, primarily based in Leamington, Ontario is one in every of North America’s largest greenhouse farms rising high-quality organics, berries, peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers. In 2022, Nature Contemporary partnered with 4 Growers, a FANUC Licensed System Integrator, to develop a robotic system geared up with AI to reap tomatoes within the greenhouse surroundings.
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Opposite to what you might have been led to consider by a number of earlier Video Fridays, WVUIRL’s open supply rover is kind of purposeful, more often than not.
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Honeybee Robotics, a Blue Origin firm, is creating Lunar Utility Navigation with Superior Distant Sensing and Autonomous Beaming for Vitality Redistribution, often known as LUNARSABER. In July 2024, Honeybee Robotics captured LUNARSABER’s capabilities throughout an indication of a scaled prototype.
Bunker Mini is a compact tracked cellular robotic particularly designed to deal with demanding off-road terrains.
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On this video we current outcomes of our lab from the newest subject deployments carried out within the scope of the Digiforest EU mission, in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland. Digiforest brings collectively varied companions engaged on aerial and legged robots, autonomous harvesters, and forestry decision-makers. The purpose of the mission is to allow autonomous robotic navigation, exploration, and mapping, each beneath and above the cover, to create an information pipeline that may help and improve foresters’ decision-making programs.
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