South Korea deploys AI robots to combat senior loneliness
South Korea combats senior loneliness by distributing AI robots called Hyodol that act as companions and monitors, allowing elderly residents to form bonds but raising some privacy concerns.
Robotics
UC Berkeley Roboticist Warns '100,000-Year Data Gap' Is Keeping Humanoid Robots From Matching AI's Rapid Rise
A UC Berkeley roboticist warns that humanoid robots face a massive '100,000-year data gap' preventing them from matching AI's rapid progress, pushing back against tech leaders' bold claims that robots will soon transform industries — while basic tasks like picking up a wine glass remain unsolved challenges.
Nvidia Unveils 'Robot Brain' Chip Jetson AGX Thor, Accelerating Robotics Revolution
Nvidia unveils the Jetson AGX Thor, a powerful 'robot brain' chip 7.5 times faster than its predecessor, enabling advanced AI capabilities for humanoid robots and accelerating the robotics revolution as the company targets robotics as its largest growth opportunity outside of AI.
Hardware
Robotics
NVIDIA Unleashes Jetson AGX Thor, Supercharging Robotics with 7.5x AI Boost
NVIDIA unleashes Jetson AGX Thor, delivering a 7.5x AI boost and 3.5x greater energy efficiency for robotics, with industry leaders like Agility Robotics, Amazon Robotics, and Boston Dynamics adopting the supercharged platform to power next-generation robots.
Robotics
Hardware
Robotic Duo Astrobee and CIMON Rendezvous on International Space Station
NASA's free-flying Astrobee robots join Germany's AI assistant CIMON aboard the International Space Station, marking a historic robotic rendezvous to aid astronauts and operations.
Space
Robotics
FieldAI secures $400M+ to power robot 'brains' with AI models
FieldAI, backed by Jeff Bezos and Nvidia, secures over $400 million to develop AI 'brains' that control third-party robots using models trained on real-world data, powering the next generation of intelligent robotics.
Apple Unveils AI Robots, Smart Displays, Home Security Cameras
Apple unveils groundbreaking plans to launch AI robots with lifelike Siri assistants by 2027, alongside smart displays and home security cameras, signaling its ambitious foray into the AI and smart home markets.
Nvidia Unveils Groundbreaking Cosmos Models, Powering Next-Gen Robotics and AI
Nvidia unveils groundbreaking Cosmos models, including Cosmos Reason, a 7-billion-parameter vision language model that enables robots and AI agents to 'reason', along with new infrastructure like neural reconstruction libraries, servers, and cloud platform for next-gen robotics and AI applications.
NVIDIA Unveils Cosmos Models for Synthetic Data Generation in Physical AI
NVIDIA unveils groundbreaking Cosmos models that generate massive synthetic data for training robots and autonomous vehicles, enabling industry leaders to rapidly develop advanced physical AI at scale.
NVIDIA Unveils Cosmos: Groundbreaking Platform for Generative World Models
NVIDIA unveils Cosmos, a groundbreaking platform featuring generative world models, guardrails, and an accelerated data pipeline, enabling developers to accelerate physical AI for autonomous vehicles, robots, and video analytics agents, with models like Cosmos Predict, Cosmos Transfer, and Cosmos Reason.