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Video: China’s humanoid robot pulls 3,086-pound car in stunning display of power

MagicBot, built by a Chinese startup called MagicLabs, pulled three adult humans on a cart weighing around 551 pounds (250 kg ...
VnExpress International

China’s 35-kg humanoid robot pulls 1.4-ton car

The Unitree G1 humanoid robot, trained by the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI), has demonstrated its ...
Live Science

Robots receive major intelligence boost thanks to Google DeepMind's 'thinking AI' — a pair of models that help machines understand the world

The new models, dubbed Gemini Robotics 1.5 and Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5, greatly expand on the capabilities of the original version to handle multistep, "long-horizon" tasks and are a significant ...
GameSpot

Optimus Prime RC Robot Talks, Converts Into A Truck, And Is Only $15

Making a Transformer toy switch from its robot mode to vehicle mode normally takes a little elbow grease--and is part of the charm--but this cute remote control radio control version of Optimus ...
The New York Times

Physical Intelligence, a Robot A.I. Specialist, Raises Millions From Bezos

The start-up raised $400 million in a funding round with investments from the likes of Jeff Bezos, Thrive Capital and OpenAI. By Michael J. de la Merced Physical Intelligence, an artificial ...
Wired

This Is a Glimpse of the Future of AI Robots

The idea of a robot that does a wide range of household chores, from unloading the dryer to folding laundry to cleaning up a messy table, has long seemed like pure science fiction—perhaps most ...
U.S. News & World Report

Robot AI Startup Physical Intelligence Raises $400 Million From Bezos, OpenAI

(Reuters) - Physical Intelligence, a startup that is developing foundational software for robots, said on Monday it has raised $400 million in early-stage funding from Amazon's Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, ...
CBS News

See the humanoid work robot OpenAI is bringing to life with artificial intelligence

OpenAI has seen the future, and it involves imbuing a humanoid robot with the silicon spark of artificial intelligence. The developer of ChatGPT, the generative AI technology that has set the ...
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Tiny robots use sound to self-organize into intelligent groups

Animals like bats, whales and insects have long used acoustic signals for communication and navigation. Now, an international team of scientists has taken a page from nature's playbook to model ...
Forbes

Moxie: How This AI Robot Is Designed To Teach Kids Emotional Intelligence

When you first talk to Moxie, this artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robot may let out a big yawn, stretching out its robot arms in the process. It’s not because you are boring. It’s not ...