videorobot learning capability
Video Friday: Digit Learns to Dance—Virtually Overnight
Getting Digit to dance takes more than putting on some fancy shoes–our AI Team can teach Digit new whole-body control capabilities overnight. spectrum.ieee.org
🦾 Robotics & Embodied AI
Physical AI, humanoid robots, robot learning, and embodied intelligence from Figure, Boston Dynamics, Tesla, and research labs.
172 articles
Opinionhumanoid robot development strategy
Gill Pratt Says Humanoid Robots’ Moment Is Finally Here
AI for humanoid robots reveals why data, not hardware, now decides which robots safely handle real-world tasks without overhyped promises. spectrum.ieee.org
Newsrobot manipulation and learning
Sanctuary AI’s robotic hand demonstrates zero-shot in-hand manipulation
Sanctuary AI said the robotic hand and AI system achieves the target orientation 10 times in a row without dropping the cube. therobotreport.com
Newsindustrial AI robotics
NVIDIA and robotics companies are working to deploy AI-powered robots in factories and hospitals
Researchers report that a shared AI software stack is now being tested across industrial robots and surgical systems, marking one of the first coordinated... earth.com
Researchembodied AI application
AI-guided robot navigates thrombectomy route from leg to brain
Researchers at King's College London have shown for the first time that AI can autonomously perform thrombectomy navigation in a physical lab setting,... medicalxpress.com
Newshumanoid production
AGIBOT rolls out 10,000th humanoid robot
AGIBOT Innovation Technology Co. today claimed that it is one of the first companies to have rolled out 10,000 humanoid robots. The Shanghai-based company... therobotreport.com
NewsFigure/OpenAI
Figure CEO speaks out on OpenAI split: 'We're going to be competitors'
OpenAI was Figure's partner. Then, they became competitors. Audio not available, try again later 1 minute. OpenAI co-led the humanoid robotics company's... businessinsider.com
Newsbenchmarking
Nebius partners with Positronic on Physical AI Leaderboard (PhAIL)
Physical AI is moving from controlled demos to real-world deployment — and that shift demands benchmarks grounded in actual operations, not lab conditions. nebius.com
Newshumanoid robot deployment
Humanoid completes live HMND PoC with SAP and Martur Fompak
Humanoid and SAP successfully integrated agentic AI into the HMND 01 Alpha robot to autonomously perform warehouse logistics tasks. therobotreport.com
NewsPhysical Intelligence funding
Physical Intelligence Seeks $1 Billion as Robotics Interest Grows
That round would raise the company's valuation to north of $11 billion, Bloomberg News reported Friday (March 27), citing sources familiar with the matter. pymnts.com
LaunchAmazon acquires Fauna Robotics
Amazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robot that can dance, pick up toys, and go on a stroll
Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, just under two months after the startup introduced a humanoid robot called Sprout designed to be a friendly addition to... fortune.com
NewsFigure AI humanoid, major visibility event
Figure AI Robot Makes History at White House Event
First lady hosts humanoid robot from AI startup Figure in unprecedented visit. techbuzz.ai