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This technology could change robotics and electronic circuits forever. Do not believe me? Watch the video. These stretchable printed circuits use serpentine conductive tracks that can bend twist and expand while maintaining their electrical connections. For humanoid robots this could enable flexible electronic skin tactile sensors soft joints and...

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No one could turn down a humanoid robot with human-like tactile sensitivity. JQ Industries equipped the Unitree G1 humanoid robot with a fabric-based electronic skin (piezoresistive flexible tactile sensors). A light touch can convert pressure, deformation, and slip into electrical signals, which are then processed by AI for real-time closed-loop control.(Integrates NVIDIA Isaac Sim) With this skin,humanoid robots start to behave more naturally: Touch sensing is no longer limited to dexterous hands,the entire body can feel, allowing the robot to stop or adjust posture instantly during collisions. It can also detect hugs, taps on the shoulder, or gentle touches, and respond in a softer, more human-like way. This matters especially in elder care and medical rehabilitation. A humanoid robot could gently help someone stand up, or control force precisely during assisted massage without harming the skin. Rigid mechanical systems deliver superhuman physical strength, while flexible sensing systems enable nuanced emotions. Electronic skin bridges high intelligence and high emotional intelligence.
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72,367 views • 3 months ago

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Robotics is entering the mainstream! 👀 Let's accept this fact. Consumptionism – stonks. Possibilities (HW + SW) – stonks. Demographics - not stonks. Modern robots are often designed to interact with our legacy world, whether it's a household, a factory, or a shipyard. That means they often need to work with existing machines, tools, and spaces. In short: retrofitting. Improving old machines with new technologies without major interference in their operation. Modern way of integrating things. You don't have to change the entire environment to deploy a robot. The robot will adapt, just as human would when freshly hired. The promise is to have an army of robots to help with the world designed for us. I also believe that general purpose robots, are not a direct competition for single purpose machines (like a highly efficient specialized packaging machine, for example). It's like adding a robot to this carriage. Specialized machine could be a car ;) ~~ ♻️ Join the weekly robotics newsletter, and never miss any news →

Lukas Ziegler

14,396 views • 5 months ago

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🚨 BREAKING: German robot maker NEURA Robotics has raised €120 million in Series B funding to advance its cognitive robotics technology. Good to see the Europe robotics market moving! 🇪🇺 And yes I know this is news from mid-January, sometimes you have to be like Internet Explorer! Their product lineup includes collaborative arms, autonomous mobile robots, and humanoids. The funding will support new product development and the growth of its Neuraverse ecosystem, an operating system and marketplace for robotic skills. David Reger believes cognitive robots could become bigger than smartphones, with NEURA leading the way as Germany’s only humanoid robotics company. You can meet this and many other robots at the internationalhumanoidforum in Biel on the 20th & 21st of February! 🇨🇭 I also will be there, and I am happy to talk about the future of robotics!

Lukas Ziegler

46,521 views • 1 year ago

Japan Just Built a HouseBot You Control Without Speaking and It Changes Everything! Donut Robotics has officially unveiled its first bipedal humanoid, Cinnamon 1, and instead of focusing on louder voices or bigger motors, the company went in the opposite direction. Silence. Cinnamon 1 introduces what Donut Robotics calls Silent Gesture Control, a system that allows the humanoid to be guided using simple hand and finger movements rather than spoken commands. This approach feels especially well suited for real world environments where traditional voice control falls apart. Busy factory floors. Construction sites filled with constant noise. Even quiet indoor settings where voice commands feel awkward or intrusive. It also opens the door for far more accessible human robot interaction, particularly for users with impairments. While the current Cinnamon 1 hardware is built on an OEM platform, the intelligence driving it is where Donut Robotics is placing its long term bet. The team is actively developing custom Vision Language Action AI that allows the robot to interpret what it sees, understand intent, and respond with physical action. The goal is not just smarter robots, but robots that feel more natural. Even more ambitious is the company’s plan for full domestic production. Donut Robotics has stated its intention to localize both manufacturing and AI development in Japan, reinforcing the country’s reputation for precision engineering and thoughtful robotics design. If timelines hold, Cinnamon 1 units are expected to begin deployment in factories and construction environments by the end of 2026. That puts this humanoid squarely in the category of near term reality rather than distant concept. The takeaway is simple but important. As humanoid robots move out of labs and into daily work environments, the winners may not be the loudest or flashiest machines. They may be the ones that understand us without a word being spoken.
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The AI Robot Guy on X

257,928 views • 6 months ago

Researchers have presented Electrofluidic Fiber Muscles: a new class of artificial muscle fibers for robots and wearables. The new electrofluidic fiber muscles — electrically driven actuators built in fiber format — are described in a recent paper published in Science Robotics. The work is led by Media Lab PhD candidate Ozgun Kilic Afsar; Vito Cacucciolo, a professor at the Politecnico di Bari; and four co-authors. Unlike the rigid servo motors used in most robots, these fiber-shaped muscles are soft and flexible. They combine electrohydrodynamic (EHD) fiber pumps — slender tubes that move liquid using electric fields to generate pressure silently, with no moving parts — with fluid-filled fiber actuators. These artificial muscles could enable more agile untethered robots, as well as wearable assistive systems with compact actuation integrated directly into textiles. Video Credit: MIT Media Lab #engineering #technology #robotics #robots
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Researchers have presented Electrofluidic Fiber Muscles: a new class of artificial muscle fibers for robots and wearables. The new electrofluidic fiber muscles — electrically driven actuators built in fiber format — are described in a recent paper published in Science Robotics. The work is led by Media Lab PhD candidate Ozgun Kilic Afsar; Vito Cacucciolo, a professor at the Politecnico di Bari; and four co-authors. Unlike the rigid servo motors used in most robots, these fiber-shaped muscles are soft and flexible. They combine electrohydrodynamic (EHD) fiber pumps — slender tubes that move liquid using electric fields to generate pressure silently, with no moving parts — with fluid-filled fiber actuators. These artificial muscles could enable more agile untethered robots, as well as wearable assistive systems with compact actuation integrated directly into textiles. Video Credit: MIT Media Lab #engineering #technology #robotics #robots

Wevolver

10,075 views • 3 months ago

Most robots choose one form and stick with it. This one changes shape. 🤖 Inspired by the armadillo, this hexapod robot can transform into a ball and roll in virtually any direction before unfolding and continuing its journey on six legs. Why is this interesting? Because in robotics, the best way to move isn't always the same. The ability to switch between both could help robots travel farther, use less energy, and adapt to challenging environments. Nature figured this out millions of years ago. Engineers are just beginning to catch up. If you were designing a robot for exploration, would you choose legs, wheels, or a robot that can become both? 🎥 Media: Zenta Robotics ⚠️ This content is shared for informational purposes only. CTO Robotics Media is a media platform and does not own or develop the technology shown. Credit belongs to the original creators. #Robotics #Biomimicry #Hexapod #Engineering #Innovation #RobotDesign #FutureTech #Automation #BioInspiredRobotics
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Most robots choose one form and stick with it. This one changes shape. 🤖 Inspired by the armadillo, this hexapod robot can transform into a ball and roll in virtually any direction before unfolding and continuing its journey on six legs. Why is this interesting? Because in robotics, the best way to move isn't always the same. The ability to switch between both could help robots travel farther, use less energy, and adapt to challenging environments. Nature figured this out millions of years ago. Engineers are just beginning to catch up. If you were designing a robot for exploration, would you choose legs, wheels, or a robot that can become both? 🎥 Media: Zenta Robotics ⚠️ This content is shared for informational purposes only. CTO Robotics Media is a media platform and does not own or develop the technology shown. Credit belongs to the original creators. #Robotics #Biomimicry #Hexapod #Engineering #Innovation #RobotDesign #FutureTech #Automation #BioInspiredRobotics

CTO ROBOTICS Media

20,815 views • 26 days ago

Precision robots for electronics and lab automation! 🧪 Mecademic makes robots that do two things simultaneously, manipulate material and move it. They're not competing with the big legacy robot manufacturers. They're smaller, more nimble, and obsessively precise. Their niche? Electronics manufacturing and lab automation. Why? Repeatability and precision. 5 microns. That's 5/100 of a human hair width. When you command the robot to point X, it goes to point X every single time with almost zero offset. That’s really important for electronics because tolerances are tight. Components are small. A few microns of error compounds into failure. Lab automation needs the same thing, exact positioning for liquid handling, sample processing, reagent dispensing. It was awesome to see their booth at Automate Show in Chicago. ~~ ♻️ Join the weekly robotics newsletter, and never miss any news →
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Precision robots for electronics and lab automation! 🧪 Mecademic makes robots that do two things simultaneously, manipulate material and move it. They're not competing with the big legacy robot manufacturers. They're smaller, more nimble, and obsessively precise. Their niche? Electronics manufacturing and lab automation. Why? Repeatability and precision. 5 microns. That's 5/100 of a human hair width. When you command the robot to point X, it goes to point X every single time with almost zero offset. That’s really important for electronics because tolerances are tight. Components are small. A few microns of error compounds into failure. Lab automation needs the same thing, exact positioning for liquid handling, sample processing, reagent dispensing. It was awesome to see their booth at Automate Show in Chicago. ~~ ♻️ Join the weekly robotics newsletter, and never miss any news →

Lukas Ziegler

16,348 views • 11 days ago

The coming merger of AI agents with the physical world. @iddris, founder/CEO of Open Matter and I have a wide-ranging conversation about how the next platform shift may not be just AI chat, robotics, smart glasses, or autonomous cars separately. It may be the connective tissue between all of them. This video teaches viewers that the next wave of AI agents will not just operate inside apps, browsers, calendars, and spreadsheets. The real frontier is agents that can understand, coordinate, and act in the physical world. Iddris explains a vision for “agentic infrastructure for atoms”: systems that let AI agents manage physical objects, deliveries, storage, location, identity, logistics, robots, vehicles, and real-world context.
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The coming merger of AI agents with the physical world. @iddris, founder/CEO of Open Matter and I have a wide-ranging conversation about how the next platform shift may not be just AI chat, robotics, smart glasses, or autonomous cars separately. It may be the connective tissue between all of them. This video teaches viewers that the next wave of AI agents will not just operate inside apps, browsers, calendars, and spreadsheets. The real frontier is agents that can understand, coordinate, and act in the physical world. Iddris explains a vision for “agentic infrastructure for atoms”: systems that let AI agents manage physical objects, deliveries, storage, location, identity, logistics, robots, vehicles, and real-world context.

Robert Scoble

17,484 views • 2 months ago