AI News and Trends: Robotics and Automation AI
Focuses on the mechanical and control aspects of robots, including actuators, sensors, and the algorithms that control them.
NVIDIA Takes AI Robotics to New Heights With Open Dataset and AI-Powered Robot
NVIDIA releases a massive open-source dataset and showcases an AI-powered robot at GTC 2025, setting the stage for groundbreaking developments in robotics and autonomous systems.
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Microsoft's Magma-8B: A Free AI Model for Text and Image Tasks
Microsoft Research drops Magma-8B a major AI model with 8B parameters handling text image and video tasks. Open-source under MIT license—perfect for UI automation and robotics.
26 Feb 2025
Jobs in AI and Robotics: Figure’s Big Plans for 2025
Figure is hiring for roles in AI and humanoid robotics! Positions span AI training, design, manufacturing, and more. Check out the openings for an exciting career in next-gen robotics.
22 Jan 2025
AgiBot Open-Sources Massive Dataset to Advance Humanoid Robot Training
AgiBot shares AgiBot World, a massive open-source dataset with over 1M trajectories, revolutionizing humanoid robot training and research
4 Jan 2025
GAC Unveils GoMate: A Flexible and Energy-Efficient Humanoid Robot
Meet GoMate, GAC's third-gen humanoid robot with wheel-foot mobility, 38 degrees of freedom, and energy-saving tech. Coming to life by 2026.
2 Jan 2025
Clone Alpha: Your Future Robot Buddy
Clone Alpha is here to make sandwiches, clean your house, and maybe crack a joke or two. Only 279 are up for grabs in 2025—don’t miss out! ;)
7 Dec 2024
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot Takes on Factory Tasks Without Human Control
Boston Dynamics' Atlas shows off its human-like abilities in a new video, working independently in a factory setting. Get a closer look at the future of autonomous robots.
1 Nov 2024
1X Technologies Introduces NEO Beta
NEO is the latest humanoid robot from 1X Technologies, designed to be your intelligent assistant.
1 Sep 2024
Meet Figure 02
Introducing Figure 02 - the world's most advanced AI hardware with 6x cameras, twice the battery, 4th gen hands and speech-to-speech reasoning.
7 Aug 2024
Madhouse! Human Skin For Robots, Sex Robots
Whoa, slow down! These nerds are really going all in on the robo-skin thing. I mean, come on, a pink blob with eyes that can smile?
28 Jun 2024
iRobbie the Robot Butler is Coming to a Home Near You
Sources report that the geniuses at Apple have been burning the midnight oil, dreaming up the next must-have gadget to separate you from your hard-earned cash - a home robot assistant.
15 Jun 2024
Robots are the 'next wave' of AI according to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Everything is going to be robotic. All of the factories will be robotic. The factories will orchestrate robots and those robots will be building products that are robotic.
9 Jun 2024
OpenAI Gets Back into Robotics Game
OpenAI is reviving their robotics squad! They're aiming to team up and collaborate with other players in the robotics industry. Looks like they want to get their hands dirty again with some robot action after taking a break from that scene for a while.
9 Jun 2024
Figure AI Soars to $2.6 Billion Valuation: The New Titan of Humanoid Robotics
Hailing from Sunnyvale, California, Figure AI has bagged the support of the AI elite – OpenAI, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Jeff Bezos. Figure's vision involves rolling out robots that mimic human behavior for a range of duties, while OpenAI focuses on crafting bespoke AI models.
5 Mar 2024