Robotics Social Media and Updates

Robotics Teams Lose Time Rebuilding Infrastructure, Not Algorithms
SocialJan 29, 2026

Robotics Teams Lose Time Rebuilding Infrastructure, Not Algorithms

🎙️ Stephen James is the founder and CEO of Neuracore , and Assistant Professor of Robot Learning at Imperial College London: In this episode, Stephen shares his path from growing up in Wales to spending a decade at Imperial, a...

By Ilir Aliu
Robotics Demos Lag Far Behind Real-World Production
SocialJan 29, 2026

Robotics Demos Lag Far Behind Real-World Production

there is massive arb between robotics demos you see on twitter and what very few companies have in large-scale production today and no, the gap isn't in favor of the twitter demos.

By Nathan Benaich
Bout-and-Glide Swimming Proves More Energy Efficient
SocialJan 28, 2026

Bout-and-Glide Swimming Proves More Energy Efficient

A new Science #Robotics study uses a #bioinspired robot to demonstrate that “bout-and-glide" swimming, seen in aquatic animals such as zebrafish and humpback whales, is more energy efficient than continuous swimming. https://t.co/8EWURPmuCh https://t.co/UJWVkzvaRk

By Science Robotics
Open‑Source Dev Kit Enables AI‑Native Robotics Integration
SocialJan 28, 2026

Open‑Source Dev Kit Enables AI‑Native Robotics Integration

An Open Source Dev Kit for AI-native Robotics. [📍github below ] This repo uses LeRobot's plugin conventions to be automatically detected by a LeRobot installation in the same Python environment. https://lnkd.in/gc5tmifi —— Weekly robotics and AI insights. Subscribe free: scalingdeep.tech

By Ilir Aliu
Ask Your Burning TIA Portal STEP 7 Questions
SocialJan 28, 2026

Ask Your Burning TIA Portal STEP 7 Questions

You work with Siemens TIA Portal – and there’s a question you always wanted to ask? 🤔⚙️ Now is your moment. I’m collecting your questions for an interview with Christian Fischer , Product Manager for STEP 7 in the Siemens...

By Michael Grollmus
Robot Masters 1,000 Tasks After <24‑hour Demos
SocialJan 27, 2026

Robot Masters 1,000 Tasks After <24‑hour Demos

Scientists have developed an #ImitationLearning-based method that enabled a robot to learn 1000 distinct manipulation tasks from less than 24 hours of human demonstrations. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/T9EKphwp70 https://t.co/R3TFjfdUgd

By Science Robotics
Helix 02: Fully Autonomous, Whole-Body Dishwashing Powerhouse
SocialJan 27, 2026

Helix 02: Fully Autonomous, Whole-Body Dishwashing Powerhouse

Introducing Helix 02 It's our most powerful model to date - it's using the whole body to do dishes end-to-end and it's fully autonomous https://t.co/jtUVCRIsLh

By Figure AI
Essential ML Resources for Robotics Professionals
SocialJan 27, 2026

Essential ML Resources for Robotics Professionals

A curated list of resources about Machine Learning for Robotics 📍 [Bookmark or you’ll fever find this post again] Machine Learning is becoming a common technique to address robotics tasks. This repository intends cover this usage from a broad point...

By Ilir Aliu
TikTok Developing World Models for Robotics—Watch This
SocialJan 27, 2026

TikTok Developing World Models for Robotics—Watch This

Of course @tiktok_us is building world models to run robotics, and other things. An effort to watch.

By Robert Scoble
PhD Students: Register Now for CMU 3‑Minute Thesis Competition
SocialJan 26, 2026

PhD Students: Register Now for CMU 3‑Minute Thesis Competition

Attention Ph.D’s!🚨🔔 Registration for the CMU 3 Minute Thesis Competition ends next week. All Ph.D students regardless of year are welcome to compete. Get started below 👇👇 https://t.co/yXFM6UMc0q https://t.co/dsVieQDeWI

By Carnegie Mellon RI
Robotic Packaging Cuts Labor, Costs, and Complexity
SocialJan 26, 2026

Robotic Packaging Cuts Labor, Costs, and Complexity

High-speed food packaging only makes sense if automation actually changes the economics. At Anı Bisküvi A.Ş., a robotic box-filling system from Robentex now runs two lines at a combined 800 products per minute. They moved to a tray-and-lid concept instead...

By Ilir Aliu
Origami-Inspired Robot Arms Enable Button Pressing, Heavy Printing
SocialJan 26, 2026

Origami-Inspired Robot Arms Enable Button Pressing, Heavy Printing

A recent Science #Robotics study describes an interlaced origami-based structure that enables mobile robots to extend arms to press elevator buttons or form frames to support heavy 3D printing systems. https://t.co/fgD4ZjcnPp https://t.co/M4GVUcZKYH

By Science Robotics
Get Real Drive Data Instantly via OPC UA
SocialJan 26, 2026

Get Real Drive Data Instantly via OPC UA

🎥 OPC UA instead of guesswork – access real drive data Everyone talks about data – but how do you actually access process data from modern drives? In my new video, I show you hands-on how to easily access process...

By Michael Grollmus
Genesis: Open Physics Platform for General-Purpose Robotics AI
SocialJan 26, 2026

Genesis: Open Physics Platform for General-Purpose Robotics AI

A generative world for general-purpose robotics & embodied AI learning. Genesis is a physics platform designed for general-purpose Robotics/Embodied AI/Physical AI applications. 📍GitHub: https://lnkd.in/dEB_9zxC ——- Weekly robotics and AI insights. Subscribe free: scalingdeep.tech

By Ilir Aliu
Humanoid Robots May Undermine Human Social Comfort
SocialJan 26, 2026

Humanoid Robots May Undermine Human Social Comfort

Why the rise of humanoid robots could make us less comfortable with each other | Live Science https://t.co/BrKuj630Y8 #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation #ArtificialInteligence #AI @AlbertoEMachado @Eli_Krumova @postoff25 @Khulood_Almani @anand_narang @NutritiousMind @baski_LA @TanyaSinha_ @devaang @AlAmadi1 @jeancayeux @enilev @efipm @mvollmer1...

By Amitav Bhattacharjee
Curated Open‑Source Robotics Projects to Accelerate Innovation
SocialJan 25, 2026

Curated Open‑Source Robotics Projects to Accelerate Innovation

Open Source Robotics A curated collection of high-quality open source robotics projects, tools, and software to propel the robotics community forward. https://lnkd.in/dEhrHz2V —- Weekly robotics and AI insights. Subscribe free: scalingdeep.tech

By Ilir Aliu
Great Robotics Requires Low‑ego System Thinking and Co‑design
SocialJan 24, 2026

Great Robotics Requires Low‑ego System Thinking and Co‑design

This is a trait we look for at Sunday as well, for a slightly different reason. In robotics, one can have the best hardware and the best software on paper, while the combination is absolute garbage. Thinking about the system, how your...

By Tony Zhao
Synchronized Motors: Precision Drives Reliability in Robotics
SocialJan 24, 2026

Synchronized Motors: Precision Drives Reliability in Robotics

A pair of synchronized motors moving as one. You know that feeling when a system is so well tuned it almost looks alive? I like watching this… • Perfect timing, no fighting each other • Lower wear because loads stay...

By Ilir Aliu
Open‑Source Robot Arm Enables Low‑Latency Hand‑Teleoperation
SocialJan 24, 2026

Open‑Source Robot Arm Enables Low‑Latency Hand‑Teleoperation

Open-source robot arm meets hand tracking [📍GitHub below] It is designed with an industrial mindset but built as a 3D-printed desktop system. PAROL6 paired with a LEAP Motion controller is a nice example of how accessible robot teleoperation has become....

By Ilir Aliu
ESP32 Implements PID Control for Ball‑Beam Robotics
SocialJan 23, 2026

ESP32 Implements PID Control for Ball‑Beam Robotics

PID Control of a Ball and Beam System using a ESP32 microcontroller. Video: https://lnkd.in/dDWGgZFm —- Weekly robotics and AI insights. Subscribe free: scalingdeep.tech

By Ilir Aliu
New Framework Gives Robots Realistic Lip‑Sync in 12 Languages
SocialJan 23, 2026

New Framework Gives Robots Realistic Lip‑Sync in 12 Languages

Scientists have designed a framework that enables a humanoid robot face to produce realistic lip-audio synchronization across 12 different languages, including English, Russian, Korean, and Arabic. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/Sk4UElC3o8 https://t.co/ixFf5bGNv0

By Science Robotics
Robots Must Solve New Physical Problems to Be Useful
SocialJan 23, 2026

Robots Must Solve New Physical Problems to Be Useful

Yes, precisely. Stochastic puppets can puppet very sophisticated things. But robots need to be able solve novel physical problems de novo in order to be generally useful in production.

By Brad Porter
Language-Driven 3D Modeling: Blender Now Programmable via Claude
SocialJan 23, 2026

Language-Driven 3D Modeling: Blender Now Programmable via Claude

BlenderMCP connects Blender to Claude AI through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). > Enables prompt assisted 3D modeling: Blender just became programmable by language. For anyone working in robotics, simulation, digital twins, or 3D content pipelines, this points to a...

By Ilir Aliu
Autonomous Labs Will Redefine Biotechnology Within Five Years
SocialJan 23, 2026

Autonomous Labs Will Redefine Biotechnology Within Five Years

I used my talk at the JPM conference this year to deep dive on @Ginkgo's future direction - building autonomous labs that replace traditional manually-operated laboratories. Wherever you see a lab bench today you will see one of Ginkgo's autonomous labs...

By Jason Kelly
KHS Enables 625‑Layer/Hr Mixed‑Format Palletizing
SocialJan 23, 2026

KHS Enables 625‑Layer/Hr Mixed‑Format Palletizing

🌀💯Palletizing in a mixed format has always been a challenge. KHS Group with offering a combined solution of the Innopal PLR machine, equipped with a low-level feeding system and advanced robotics, has made it possible to palletize all standard molds...

By Amir Sanatkar
Swarm Garden Robots Enable Living‑Like Architecture Through Human Interaction
SocialJan 22, 2026

Swarm Garden Robots Enable Living‑Like Architecture Through Human Interaction

A new Science #Robotics study highlights Swarm Garden—robotic modules with #swarm intelligence that can respond to human interaction to enable “living-like” architecture. Learn more: https://t.co/0zas9GijHE https://t.co/1OtE4Eui3C

By Science Robotics
Winning Robotaxi Market Depends on Experience, Not First‑Mover
SocialJan 22, 2026

Winning Robotaxi Market Depends on Experience, Not First‑Mover

I've been covering autonomous vehicles for decades now (had the first ride in Mercedes autonomous vehicle, and the first video of a Waymo on a freeway here in Silicon Valley). Waymo beat Tesla by three years. Some of my friends take...

By Robert Scoble
Simulation Quality, Not Solvers, Drives Embodied AI Success
SocialJan 22, 2026

Simulation Quality, Not Solvers, Drives Embodied AI Success

🎙️ Steve Xie, Ph.D. is the founder and CEO of Lightwheel , building the simulation and synthetic data layer powering the next generation of embodied AI and humanoid robotics. In this episode, Steve shares a rare founder journey that starts...

By Ilir Aliu
Polarized Reactions: 60% Hate, 40% Love AI Singer
SocialJan 21, 2026

Polarized Reactions: 60% Hate, 40% Love AI Singer

What 2026 will be like. Just got this DM: “Hi Robert, we're working with a major artist (billons of streams, household-name collaborators) on something that feels like it's crossed a new line. We've created a social robot with her voice. Early users...

By Robert Scoble
Robotic Modules Bloom Like Flowers to Shade Rooms
SocialJan 21, 2026

Robotic Modules Bloom Like Flowers to Shade Rooms

Scientists have developed rearrangeable robotic modules that can “bloom” like flowers to shade a sunlit room by sensing light levels and adapting collectively. @m_alhafnawi Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/0zas9GijHE https://t.co/VedsvFCCOG

By Science Robotics
Differentiable Simulation Enables Real‑World Quadruped Locomotion
SocialJan 21, 2026

Differentiable Simulation Enables Real‑World Quadruped Locomotion

Can differentiable simulation actually work for real robot locomotion? This work answers that with a rare yes❗️ The core problem has always been contact. Soft contact models give smooth gradients but break realism. Hard contact models are realistic but kill...

By Ilir Aliu
Weak Robots Still Pose Harm—Missing Stop Button
SocialJan 21, 2026

Weak Robots Still Pose Harm—Missing Stop Button

Is there no stop button for these robots? I get they’re fairly weak, but they can still hurt you.

By Brad Porter
Three Essentials for High‑Speed Pick‑and‑Place Automation
SocialJan 21, 2026

Three Essentials for High‑Speed Pick‑and‑Place Automation

🧿💯 To have a high-speed pick-and-place feeding system, you need three determining factors: the right detection system, the right robot, and the right gripper . How is your opinion about it ? #automation #industry #robotic #gripper

By Amir Sanatkar
Autonomous Labs Enable Diverse Overnight Experiments, Not Just Repeats
SocialJan 21, 2026

Autonomous Labs Enable Diverse Overnight Experiments, Not Just Repeats

What’s exciting now with autonomous labs is you can get the closer to the flexibility of the bench but automated. So you could design 200 different experiments to run overnight and read out for you in the morning. ...

By Jason Kelly
Robots Now Autonomously Inspect Hazardous Tight Spaces
SocialJan 21, 2026

Robots Now Autonomously Inspect Hazardous Tight Spaces

This simulation shows what a mobile inspection robot can actually do inside a tight industrial cabinet room. In the demo, Aru performs a full inspection workflow in a constrained space. Robots like Aru are becoming practical tools for inspections in...

By Ilir Aliu
Real AGI Requires Safe, Embodied Cooking—Still Years Away
SocialJan 21, 2026

Real AGI Requires Safe, Embodied Cooking—Still Years Away

New definition of AGI: can your AI cook dinner while embodied in a robot over an open flame without setting the house on fire? Five years away. Minimum. The world models, even those from Google or @worldlabs aren't ready. Until AI...

By Robert Scoble
Humanoid Robots Overhyped; Specialized Automation Still Dominates
SocialJan 20, 2026

Humanoid Robots Overhyped; Specialized Automation Still Dominates

One thing I learned by visiting @maticrobots today and seeing how they make floor cleaning robots (I have a video I might put up later this week) is that it's going to be very hard for a humanoid robot to...

By Robert Scoble
Engineering for Real-World Impact, Not Flashy Robots
SocialJan 20, 2026

Engineering for Real-World Impact, Not Flashy Robots

Being a MechE at Sunday isn’t about building flashy dancing robots. It’s about deep system thinking and the urgency to make robots genuinely useful for millions of homes.

By Tony Zhao
1 Ms
SocialJan 19, 2026

1 Ms

Triple inverted pendulum in transition control A classic control problem, done in real time. This setup moves smoothly between all eight equilibrium points of a triple inverted pendulum. The system reacts every 1 millisecond, which shows how fast modern control...

By Ilir Aliu
Key Barriers Hindering Robotic Milling Advancement
SocialJan 19, 2026

Key Barriers Hindering Robotic Milling Advancement

💡Are you familiar with the FANUC industrial robot, specifically known in similar applications as the R-2000iC series, which is suitable for high-precision robotic milling operations on metal parts, such as engine housings❓ 🔺These 6-axis articulated robots are engineered for high...

By Amir Sanatkar
DIY $600 Haptic Glove Enables Real Robot Teleoperation
SocialJan 19, 2026

DIY $600 Haptic Glove Enables Real Robot Teleoperation

A high-quality haptic control for robots as a weekend project? All for under $600. [📍 Save Github & arXiv for later] A team built DOGlove, an open-source haptic glove for robot teleoperation that you can assemble yourself for under $600....

By Ilir Aliu
Autonomous Labs Free Scientists From Bench Work
SocialJan 19, 2026

Autonomous Labs Free Scientists From Bench Work

Great article from @packyM and @evanbeard -- I agree with this distinction between automation and autonomy. We've been working on autonomy with our autonomous labs at @Ginkgo -- much needed to get scientists off the lab bench, more in...

By Jason Kelly
VLAN Segmentation Stabilizes OT Networks and Boosts Cybersecurity
SocialJan 18, 2026

VLAN Segmentation Stabilizes OT Networks and Boosts Cybersecurity

🎥 Stable & secure OT networks – structured with VLANs OT networks tend to grow over time. More devices, more traffic – and suddenly PROFINET becomes unstable. ⚠️ In my new YouTube video, I take a hands-on look at why...

By Michael Grollmus
Cooperating Drones Lay Bricks, Reducing Construction Risk
SocialJan 18, 2026

Cooperating Drones Lay Bricks, Reducing Construction Risk

What if your bricklayer could fly? Researchers at Imperial College London tested a new way to build using cooperating drones instead of cranes or scaffolding. Two drones work together. One lays down foam and lightweight cement. The other checks accuracy...

By Ilir Aliu
GITAI Unveils Centaur Robot for Moon Terrain
SocialJan 18, 2026

GITAI Unveils Centaur Robot for Moon Terrain

GITAI’s Centaur-Like #Robot Is Built to Work on the Moon’s Harsh Terrain by @CyberRobooo #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML https://t.co/PpCU6BuUNi

By Ronald van Loon
XVN Autonomous Robots Transform Commercial Cleaning Industry
SocialJan 18, 2026

XVN Autonomous Robots Transform Commercial Cleaning Industry

Revolutionizing the Cleaning Industry with XVN-Powered #Autonomous Floor #Robots via @WevolverApp #TechForGood #Robotics #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/OjKN9o0K8x

By Ronald van Loon
HexRunner Hits 33 Mph, New Record for Untethered Legged Robots
SocialJan 18, 2026

HexRunner Hits 33 Mph, New Record for Untethered Legged Robots

#HexRunner, developed under DARPA’s FastRunner program, set a land speed record for untethered legged robots at 33 mph. #Robot #Robotech #Robotics #Tech #AI #artificialintelligent @SpirosMargaris @PawlowskiMario @mvollmer1 @gvalan @ipfconline1 @LaurentAlaus @Shi4Tech @Fisher85M @kalydeoo @Ym78200 @Nicochan33 @chboursin @3itcom @Fabriziobustama @sallyeaves @helene_wpli @ahier...

By Amitav Bhattacharjee
Simple Transfer Plate Enables 2D Motion Without Robots
SocialJan 18, 2026

Simple Transfer Plate Enables 2D Motion Without Robots

Simple transfer plate that moves in… two directions. This kind of mechanism can enable flexible 2D movement for boxes or parts without complex robotics. Simple mechanical design. Can move items both X and Y. Easier than full mobile robots in...

By Ilir Aliu
Robotic Arm Rows Boat Without Human Guidance
SocialJan 18, 2026

Robotic Arm Rows Boat Without Human Guidance

When #Robots Take the Oars: A #Robotic Arm Rows a Boat #Autonomously via @ZappyZappy7 #AI #Robot #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/FfrGSDphXK

By Ronald van Loon