Next was a fantastic talk by Nancy Pollard on bringing dexterity to robot hands in the real world at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute. Not only does she show refreshing approaches to improving grasping, she absolutely shreds the question in the Q&A on throwing every problem to large models when the truth matters. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRidNHIkCIA (5/8) #robotics

Next was a fantastic talk by Nancy Pollard on bringing dexterity to robot hands in the real world at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute. Not only does she show refreshing approaches to improving grasping, she absolutely shreds the question in the Q&A on throwing every problem to large models when the truth matters. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRidNHIkCIA (5/8) #robotics

" I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords"

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-60779-1

#robotics #automation

'Biggest gold rush' with AI set to revolutionise Australian economy
By David Taylor

From robots to super-computers, artificial intelligence is set to become an integral part of the Australian economy, with tens of billions in benefits to be gained … but for whom?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-23/australias-future-economy-will-be-dominated-by-ai/105802364

#InformationTechnologyIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Robotics #DavidTaylor

'Biggest gold rush' with AI set to revolutionise Australian economy
By David Taylor

From robots to super-computers, artificial intelligence is set to become an integral part of the Australian economy, with tens of billions in benefits to be gained … but for whom?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-23/australias-future-economy-will-be-dominated-by-ai/105802364

#InformationTechnologyIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Robotics #DavidTaylor

Surely this qualifies as the weirdest #news of the day?

https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2025/09/13/68c58182ca4741664d8b459c.html

#birth #childbirth #biology #robotics

Tesla’s proxy outlines a trillion-dollar pay plan for Elon Musk while spotlighting weak governance and a pivot from EVs to AI and robotics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/07/world/elon-musks-1-trillion-ransome/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #elonmusk #tesla #ai #robotics

Nigerian engineering student, Oluwatosin Kolade, describes what it’s like for today's African engineering students in the latest issue of @ieeespectrum. His article inspired a series focussing on the factors needed for Africa to develop its next generation of engineering talent 🤖 https://spectrum.ieee.org/africa-s-next-generation-engineers#Robots#Robotics

Apple’s lead artificial intelligence researcher for robotics has departed the company to join Meta amid an exodus of AI talent in recent weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/tech/apple-ai-robotics-meta/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #apple #meta #ai #robotics #openai

Nigerian engineering student, Oluwatosin Kolade, describes what it’s like for today's African engineering students in the latest issue of @ieeespectrum. His article inspired a series focussing on the factors needed for Africa to develop its next generation of engineering talent 🤖 https://spectrum.ieee.org/africa-s-next-generation-engineers#Robots#Robotics

Beijing's first World Humanoid Robot Games opens with street dance, martial arts and music.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/beijing-peoples-daily-china-germany-japan-b2807828.html

#china #technology #robotics #robots

China’s industrial robot growth installation outpaces US, EU amid global market slump. Global robot sales fell in 2024, except in China.

https://interestingengineering.com/culture/chinas-industrial-robot-growth-outpaces-us

#technology #china #robotics

The #future of #robotics is unfolding in #Hubei, and the #world is taking notice. At the 3rd #China#International#SupplyChain#Expo (#CISCE) in #Beijing, the province cemented its role as a #powerhouse in #humanoid robotics, hosting a high-profile #matchmaking #conference that drew #global #leaders, #innovators, and #investors. https://cnbusinessforum.com/hubei-takes-center-stage-in-global-humanoid-robotics-innovation-at-cisce-2025/

The #future of #robotics is unfolding in #Hubei, and the #world is taking notice. At the 3rd #China#International#SupplyChain#Expo (#CISCE) in #Beijing, the province cemented its role as a #powerhouse in #humanoid robotics, hosting a high-profile #matchmaking #conference that drew #global #leaders, #innovators, and #investors. https://cnbusinessforum.com/hubei-takes-center-stage-in-global-humanoid-robotics-innovation-at-cisce-2025/

Open Healthware (an @oshwassociation conference) is free to attend, online or in person, this week on Aug. 1-2!

As a preview, I'm interviewing Herine Palacios and Avinash Baskaran on #HacksterCafe, today (Tuesday) at 10:30am Pacific. We'll talk about the schedule, health tech, art, open #robotics, and more!

Live & recorded, via Hackster.io :
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8zyAhdIU1s&list=PLsRBa4uXjihZwcYrwwuPhsYxWtFwMBqDF&index=1
▶️ https://www.linkedin.com/events/7355695429101015041/comments

// #OpenScience#Healthcare#Biohacking#WearableTech#HacksterIO#OSHWA#OpenHardware

💥 Tesla's Optimus Robots Have Reportedly Run Into Severe Trouble

｢ Tesla is "well behind the pace" to meet Musk's goal of producing 5,000 Optimus robots this year, indicating the company will have to make dramatic changes to hit its CEO's targets ｣

https://futurism.com/tesla-optimus-robots-severe-trouble

#musk #tesla #robotics

Unitree unveils its new R1 humanoid. Starting at $5,900 and weighing only 25kg.

https://peertube.mesnumeriques.fr/w/5mFUBGx68jLLvKvxuU1S65

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-25/china-s-unitree-r1-is-a-humanoid-robot-costing-less-than-6-000

#china #technology #robotics

AI controller learns to drive any robot using only one camera and no sensors. After 2–3 h of random wiggling recorded by 12 RGB-D cameras, the system maps visible 3-D points to actuators via a “visuomotor Jacobian field,” letting the robot see itself, predict motion and self-correct like a human learning finger control. Cheap, sensor-free and occlusion-robust, it outperforms 2-D camera baselines and works for novel architectures without retraining.

https://github.com/sizhe-li/neural-jacobian-field

#technology #robotics

Kacie Kinzer’s Tweenbots are small cardboard robots that roam the city helped by strangers. They have many wabi-sabi qualities and I make the case that empathy is one of them.
https://wabitronics.com/examples/tweenbots/

#wabisabi #electronics #robotics #itp #moma #empathy

Kacie Kinzer’s Tweenbots are small cardboard robots that roam the city helped by strangers. They have many wabi-sabi qualities and I make the case that empathy is one of them.
https://wabitronics.com/examples/tweenbots/

#wabisabi #electronics #robotics #itp #moma #empathy