I'm super overextended the last couple of days, so no proper intro today, let's look into some cool robotics news and projects!
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Inside China’s robotics revolution
This article is an interesting look into China’s robotics ecosystem. It’s an interesting mix between companies such as Guchi Robotics that target industrial robots but also explore general approaches with humanoids, and companies like Unitree, which I don’t think needs an introduction anymore. One eye-opening fact from the article for me was about the high-tech environment near Shanghai and Shenzhen:
China has two sprawling metropolitan areas – the Yangtze River Delta near Shanghai, and the Pearl River Delta in Shenzhen – which are home to a hive of hardware suppliers so dense that robot-makers can sometimes walk next door for a replacement part.
Learning Athletic Humanoid Tennis Skills from Imperfect Human Motion Data
Speaking of Chinese humanoid robots, check out this robot playing tennis. It’s impressive! For more information about this work, including the paper, check out the project’s website.
How Long Can A Quadcopter Drone Fly On Just Solar?
Last time I featured Luke Maximo Bell, just 3 weeks ago, he was developing the most efficient drone. It’s no surprise that he has attempted to create an implementation that relies on solar power. I have to be honest, I’m surprised this actually works! As always, the video log is very informative, so I highly recommend it if you like seeing engineering execution.
NVIDIA and Global Robotics Leaders Take Physical AI to the Real World
As it is the case lately, the NVIDIA GTC event was full of robotics. This article includes some of the highlights that you might be interested in to be on the top of the current trends, especially around workflows for Physical AI.
Building Asimov, an open-source humanoid robot (Day 179) - It’s walking better
Asimov has a body now. It’s great to see the progress on this build, and I’m looking forward to seeing where the team takes this in the future!
Embedded Artistry’s Essential Engineering Library - Embedded Artistry
The 10-book library sounds like a great project - in this one, Embedded Artistry looks at books related to Embedded Software. What would a 10-book robotics library contain, aside from “Probabilistic Robotics”?
Call for Proposals: Global ROSCon 2026 in Toronto
The call for ROSCon proposals is out! Good luck out there, and hope to see you in Toronto!
RoboForce raises $52M to commercialize its Titan robot
RoboForce this week announced it has raised $52 million, bringing its total funding raised to date to $67 million. The company said it plans to use the latest round to strengthen its robot foundation model and AI data flywheel, scale manufacturing of its system, and drive commercialization.
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