Boston Dynamics unveils a hand built for mass manufacturing and sim-to-real learning
Summary: Boston Dynamics has unveiled a new four-fingered humanoid hand engineered for mass manufacturing and simulation-driven reinforcement learning, prioritizing reliability and transparency over raw strength. Last week, Boston Dynamics offered its first look at a new humanoid robot hand. The four-fingered design packs 13 degrees of freedom (Do...
Arkan: 3D-Printed Airless Wheels Boost Off-Road Performance for Unmanned Ground Vehicles
Summary: Arkan are 3D-printed airless wheels for unmanned ground vehicles, offering damage tolerance, simple field maintenance and greater energy efficiency for off-road deployments. Arkan is a set of 3D printed airless wheels engineered for unmanned ground vehicles operating in tough off-road environments. Constructed with a lightweight load-bea...
Thailand issues severe rain alert for 53 provinces including Bangkok, flood and landslide risks loom
Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has issued a severe weather alert covering 53 provinces, including the capital Bangkok, warning of heavy to torrential rainfall from October 9 to 13, with imminent risks of flash floods, landslides and strong winds across wide areas. The weather warning covers extensive re...
Fudan Researchers Develop Self-Powering Microrobot Skin That Generates Electricity While Walking
Recently, a team led by Yue Gao from the Department of Polymer Science at Fudan University published a study on powering microrobots in National Science Review. Instead of cramming more batteries into a smaller space, they took a different approach: enabling the robot's feet to generate electricity "on-site" upon contact with the environment. The interesting...
China Unveils Embodied AI Robot With Homegrown Electronic Architecture and Built-In Safety Features
Summary: China has introduced an embodied AI robot powered by a fully domestic electronic architecture that links AI decision-making to physical actions while emphasizing safety, security, and autonomous control. China has unveiled what developers describe as the world's first embodied AI robot equipped with a fully domestically developed electron...
