Robotics - News Articles

Affordable Humanoid Robot Performs Acrobatics and Martial Arts

Jul 28, 2025

New York Post

A 55-pound, AI-powered humanoid robot called R1 with 26 flexible joints performs acrobatics like cartwheels and martial arts moves for just $5,900, making advanced robotics affordable.

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Breakthrough enables 'self-driving labs' to accelerate materials discovery tenfold

Jul 17, 2025

NC State News

Researchers unveil a groundbreaking 'self-driving lab' technique that accelerates materials discovery tenfold by continuously varying and monitoring chemical mixtures in real-time, enabling smarter and faster machine learning predictions while dramatically expediting research and slashing costs.

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Groundbreaking Self-Driving Lab Accelerates Materials Discovery with Rapid Data Collection

Jul 17, 2025

ScienceDaily

A groundbreaking self-driving lab accelerates materials discovery through real-time data collection, gathering 10 times more data than previous techniques by continuously monitoring chemical reactions, enabling machine learning algorithms to make faster, more accurate predictions while reducing waste.

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Thought-Controlled Robotic Hands Achieved with Brain-Computer Interface

Jul 14, 2025

Fox News

A groundbreaking brain-computer interface system enables users to control robotic hands with their thoughts alone, decoding brain signals through electroencephalography and AI to achieve over 80% accuracy in real-time multi-finger movements.

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AI Robot Autonomously Removes Gallbladder with Flawless Precision

Jul 14, 2025

Futurism

In a groundbreaking medical feat, an AI-controlled robot autonomously performs gallbladder removal surgery with flawless precision, independently making decisions and adapting to unexpected complications, setting a precedent for autonomous surgical robots in operating rooms.

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Intel Spins Off RealSense AI Robotics Venture with $50M Series A Funding

Jul 11, 2025

CNBC

Intel's AI robotics and biometrics unit RealSense secures $50 million in Series A funding, spinning off as an independent venture to develop new product lines and capitalize on the surging demand for robotics automation.

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Hugging Face Launches Programmable Reachy Mini Desktop Robots

Jul 10, 2025

TechCrunch

Hugging Face launches programmable Reachy Mini desktop robots, available in wireless ($449) and lite ($299) versions, fully programmable in Python and integrated with Hugging Face Hub.

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Autonomous Robot Surgeon Removes Gallbladder Unaided

Jul 09, 2025

The Hub

In a groundbreaking medical achievement, an autonomous robot surgeon successfully removes a patient's gallbladder unaided, demonstrating remarkable surgical skills on par with expert human surgeons and adaptability to unexpected situations through voice command learning.

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AI Robots Revolutionize Recycling, Slashing Costs by Half

Jul 05, 2025

Fortune

AI-powered robots from AMP Robotics are transforming recycling by efficiently sorting materials directly from garbage streams, slashing costs by up to 50% and making recycling economically viable.

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Google Unveils Gemini Robotics On-Device for Efficient Local AI in Robotics

Jun 25, 2025

Google DeepMind

Google introduces Gemini Robotics On-Device, a local AI system enabling efficient, dexterous, and low-latency robotics with fast task adaptation through an SDK for developers.

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