Chronicling Robots Since 2011
Summer is about creating memories. And for robots, that translates into generating lots of data. It’s also a time to catch up on reading. My beach material last June was the research paper on Universal Manipulation Interface: In-The-Wild Robot Teaching Without In-The-Wild Robots (aka UMI). The academic findings quickly became the foundation for a $2 … Read more
Walking through the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center last month, one was surrounded by humanoids. The majority of this mechanical theater came from China, with some standouts from Europe and the United States. One CES booth that drew attention featured RealBotix, presenting human-like models distinguished by their attractive facial features and lifelike … Read more
Richtech Robotics focuses on developing humanoid-like robots such as Dex, a wheeled mobile robot designed for practical industrial use. With advancements in AI and partnerships with Nvidia, the company aims to address labor shortages by deploying robots in service industries. Their mission emphasizes collaboration between humans and robots to enhance operational efficiency.
Eight years ago, not even a million dollars went into startups focused exclusively on humanoids. Today, the total amount of private capital for the industry has climbed over $1.4 billion. Just this month, Citi’s leading investment analysts published “The Rise of AI Robots: Physical AI is Coming for You.” In summarizing his report, contributing author … Read more