Thai Police Reaffirm Missing Person Cases Do Not Require a 24-Hour Waiting Period
Summary: Thailand’s Royal Thai Police has instructed all units to take immediate action upon receiving reports of missing or lost persons, emphasizing that officers must not delay investigations by citing a 24-hour waiting period. On August 19, 2026, Thailand’s Royal Thai Police (RTP) announced new measures aimed at strengthening the h...
Octopus-Inspired Soft Robotic Arm Uses AI Tactile Sensing for Delicate Grasping and Industrial Automation
Summary: Researchers have developed an octopus-inspired soft robotic arm with intelligent suction cups and AI-powered tactile sensing, enabling real-time adaptive grasping for healthcare, manufacturing, and underwater robotics. A research team at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) has unveiled a new octopus-inspired soft robotic arm that co...
BioflexBot Uses Structural Intelligence and Pneumatic Actuation to Redefine Robotic Manipulation
Summary:Researchers have developed BioflexBot, a bio-inspired robotic manipulation technology that achieves complex hand-like motions through a simplified pneumatic architecture. The system demonstrates high dexterity, large deformation capability, and versatile object handling without relying on the complex structure of traditional robotic hands. ...
NVIDIA Launches Cosmos 3 Open-World Models to Advance Physical AI for Robots and Autonomous Vehicles
Summary:NVIDIA has introduced Cosmos 3, a new family of open-world AI models designed to accelerate Physical AI development for robotics, autonomous vehicles, and vision-based systems. The platform combines world modeling, simulation, and edge deployment capabilities in a unified framework. August 2026 — NVIDIA has unveiled Cosmos ...
RoboDojo Benchmark Reveals Major Gap Between Embodied AI and Human-Level Robot Performance
Summary: Researchers have introduced RoboDojo, a unified benchmarking platform for evaluating embodied AI and robotic manipulation across both simulated and real-world environments. Early results reveal a significant performance gap between leading AI models and human experts in complex robotic tasks. The Multimedia Laboratory (MMLab) at the Unive...
