Training Hardest Robots, Then Simplifying, Yields Universal Dexterity
🔥 #ICRA2026 Best Paper Finalist The era of "robot VLA = single-arm gripper" is ending. Introducing Dexora — the first open-source Vision-Language-Action system for dual-arm, dual-hand, 36-DoF dexterous manipulation. 🦾 Dual Arms 🖐️ Dual Hands 🎯 36 DoF Control 🌍 Open Source Trained on: • 100K simulated trajectories • 10K real-world demonstrations Dexora achieves: ✓ 90%+ success on basic manipulation ✓ Strong dexterous manipulation performance ✓ Cross-embodiment generalization Our key hypothesis: Train on the hardest embodiment. Transfer to simpler robots later. Instead of scaling up gripper policies, we train directly in the most expressive action space and project downward to simpler embodiments. This may be a practical path toward universal robot controllers. 🎥 Demos: https://t.co/Qkvzl8d5Dl 📄 Paper: https://t.co/InWVHE9k8S
Columbia Engineers Create Self‑Repairing, Self‑Upgrading Robots
Self-Repairing, Self-Upgrading #Robots Developed at Columbia #Engineering by @tweetciiiim #AI #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML https://t.co/8bWSF2Pw9K
Hexapod Morphs Into a Mobile Robotics Lab
Six-Legged Innovation: A Hexapod That Transforms Into a Mobile #Robotics Lab by @IlirAliu_ #Robots #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/2ozgwAlCDC
Living Swarms Will Redefine Robotics in the Next Decade
The most disruptive robotics platform of the next decade might not be a robot at all. It might be a living swarm. I just explored how insect intelligence, edge AI, and secure communications are converging into something that feels straight out of...
Inspection Robots Are Revolutionizing Maintenance Across Industries
Why Inspection and Maintenance #Robots Are Taking Over by @lukas_m_ziegler #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/xNTFPpycDR
Robots Begin with Two‑Week Sketch Blitz, Hundreds of Concepts
I love hearing this We spend an enormous amount of time on the robot’s industrial design. Every new robot starts on a clean sheet of paper. We begin with a two-week sketch blitz, putting ideas on paper and exploring hundreds of...
Teach Robots in an Hour, Transform Lab Flexibility
If you can teach a robot a new skill in under an hour, you've just made your whole lab more flexible overnight. Pharma and biotech need automation that's flexible enough for unstructured work... yet auditable enough to trust in regulated...
ETH Zürich Introduces HELIOS: Four‑armed Humanoid for Space
ETH Zürich Unveils HELIOS: A Four-Armed Humanoid #Robot Built for Space Operations by @orbitrobotics #Robotics #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/Mjtew0hlfa
UBTech Robot Boom Sparks Fresh Rare‑Earth Magnet Demand
UBTech humanoid robot sales surged in 2025, pointing to new rare earth magnet demand. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/06/ubtech-humanoid-robot-ubtech-humanoid.html
AgileX Launches Pika Pro, Boosting Robotic Mobility
AgileX Unveils Pika Pro: Next-Gen #Robotics Platform Takes Mobility to the Next Level by @AgilexRobotics #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/p6XQ0dvarc
Hyundai's MobED AI Robot Tackles Rough Terrain
Meet MobED: Hyundai’s #AI #Robot Built for Rough Terrain and Real-World Tasks by @spaceandtech_ #Robotics #FutureTech #Tech #Technology https://t.co/YjRuySOodu
AI-Powered Robot Executes Voice Commands with Dynamic Movements
This #Robot Responds to Spoken Commands With #AI-Generated Movements by @UnitreeRobotics #Robotics #Innovation #Engineering #Technology #Tech https://t.co/WIOaXQyO60
Tree‑Climbing Pruning Robot Outruns Monkeys
Faster Than a Monkey: This Tree-Climbing Pruning #Robot Is Wild by @IntEngineering #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/RPyapUoOzZ
Humanoid Robots Successfully Ride Electric Motorcycles Outdoors
Humanoid #Robots Ride Electric Motorcycles in Real-World Test via @sz_mediagroup #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #DeepLearning https://t.co/WJB9iNx2io
High-Precision Robot Powers Next-Gen Smart Factories
High-Precision Industrial #Robot Built for the Future of Smart Factories by @XueJia24682 #SupplyChain #Automation #Logistics https://t.co/vIGIFbSAOC
World's First Fully Robot-Run Hotel Opens 2027
“A hotel run entirely by robots, located on the…artificial island of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, is expected to welcome its first guest by early 2027 in what its developers bill as the world’s first hospitality venue to be served entirely by...
GENE-26.5 Advances Robots Toward Human‑Level Dexterity
Genesis #AI’s GENE-26.5 Brings #Robots Closer to Human-Level Dexterity by @SciTechera #Robotics #Innovation #Engineering #Technology #Tech https://t.co/Nr9TGxKrrA
Open‑Source 5B World Model Enables Scalable Robot Manipulation
The first open-source unified world model for scalable robot manipulation: 5B-parameter open-source unified video-action world model that combines policy and world modeling to generate robot actions, predict future visuals, and evaluate task progress from observations, language, and state. The model...
Humanoid Robot Matches Intern in 10‑Hour Sorting Test
Human vs. Humanoid: Figure #AI’s F.03 #Robot Takes on a College Intern in a 10-Hour Package-Sorting Showdown by @IntEngineering #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/lTAadfWYck
Virtual Testing Eliminates Downtime in Modern Manufacturing
A month later, I'm still thinking about that day in Augsburg. We co-hosted the KUKA × Visual Components Simulation Event... and honestly, it was one of those events where you leave with your head full. The room was packed with...
Spider Robot Prints Entire House in Just 24 Hours
Meet Charlotte: The Spider #Robot That Can #3D Print a House in 24 Hours by @spaceandtech_ #3Dprinted #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/PP0MAlZAQi
Robot Valet Eliminates Parking Stress Completely
No More Parking Stress: This #Robot Valet Handles It All by @IntEngineering #Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/NY4WqxG6cJ
Russia Boosts OWA Drone Output, Cuts Missiles Amid Budget Limits
Russia produced approximately 74,000 OWA drones in 2025 and plans to produce 127,000 in 2026, including 12,000 Geran-4 and 12,000 Geran-5 jet engine variants, which recently entered serial production. Interestingly, Russia has reduced the production of certain missiles to afford...
Table Tennis Robot Beats Elite Players, Transforming Robotics
Table tennis robot defeats some of world’s best players – why this has major implications for robotics By Kartikeya Walia @KartikeyaWalia , Nottingham Trent University / The Conversation https://t.co/nnOcXNY4re
BeingBeyond U1 Elevates Robotic Dexterity Past Grippers
Meet BeingBeyond U1: Redefining #Robotic Dexterity Beyond Grippers by @beingbeyond_ #AI #Robots #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/Y1KG47NpW8
Insect Vision Inspires Next-Gen Robot Navigation
Robot Talk Episode 154 – Visual navigation in insects and robots, with Andrew Philippides by Robot Talk @RobotTalkPod https://t.co/QJPtaTn2wq
AI Enables Humanoid Robots to Climb and Vault
Humanoid #Robots Learn to Climb and Vault Obstacles Using #AI by @IntEngineering #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/GujRuqwrNy
Joyson Unveils Human‑Like AI Robot Head Module
Joyson’s New #AI #Robot Head Brings Human-Like Motion, Expression, and Interaction Into One Smart Module by @XRoboHub #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/UCrl2TYNEA
OpenAI Robotics Hiring Engineers to Build Future Robots
OpenAI Robotics is hiring, looking for exceptional full-stack hardware, ops, systems, and ML engineers to help us program and manufacture robots that are useful for society. AI should be able to help people in the physical world. In the short term,...
Hobbyist Project Spawned UK's Longest-Running Humanoid Robotics Firm
The hobbyist project that led to Shadow Walker, an early biped humanoid robot, helped seed Britain’s longest-running robotics company and reframed what “useful” humanoids actually need to do. https://spectrum.ieee.org/shadow-walker-biped-humanoid-robot?share_id=9543883
MIT's Origami Robot Self-Folds Into Multi‑Terrain Machine
MIT’s Self-Folding Origami #Robot Transforms from Flat Sheet to Crawling, Climbing, Swimming Machine by @tweetciiiim #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML https://t.co/O3A1e1uYhX
Actuator Costs Drive 100k Humanoid Robot Goal
A 2-year-old British startup just committed to shipping 100,000 humanoid robots by 2031. The math is in the actuators. My latest at Forbes: https://t.co/4hCt1rECau
Tenet Builds Affordable, Mass‑produced Defense Drones, Not Luxury
Tenet Industries (@industriestenet) is building low-cost, mass-producible defense systems, starting with strike drones. Defense primes are still building Bugattis and Ferraris. Tenet is building the F-150 for defense. https://t.co/XGoSOF7HOT
Flexible Robot Navigates Tight Spaces with Ease
This flexible #Robot can move in confined spaces by @Nature Learn more: https://t.co/t7eObQ0iBr #Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/2MleSoVb1w
Robots Achieve Micron-Scale Precision in IROS Challenge
How precise can robots get? The Forceps-based Fine Manipulation Challenge at #IROS2026 tests control, coordination & autonomy using micro-scale tasks. 🔗 https://t.co/rjXIB696qm
Wheel‑legged Robot Merges Lunar Exploration with Terrain Mobility
Wheel-Legged Patrol #Robot Combines Lunar Exploration #Tech with Terrain Mobility via @ZappyZappy7 #Robotics #Automation #Innovation #Engineering #FutureTech https://t.co/cSPePL8elp
One Demo Generates Thousands of Humanoid Tasks, Boosting Performance
A system that automatically creates thousands of varied humanoid loco-manipulation demonstrations from one single teleoperated example: How? Via interleaved locomotion planning, manipulation planning, and skill adaptation. It features a new nine-task humanoid loco-manipulation benchmark in simulation, where synthetic data from...
Humanoid Robots Will Build Their Own Successors
The Self-Manufacturing Future: Humanoid #Robots Building Robots by @Robo_Tuo #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/510ddf4gbW
Amazon‑Acquired Fauna Robotics CTO Joins Robotics Event
243 approved. 200+ more trying to get in. So we made the evening worth it: We added one more voice to the stage: → Josh Merel | CTO, Fauna Robotics (now Amazon ) Fauna launched Sprout in January. By March,...
Waymo Hires Gig Workers to Close Robotaxi Doors
New jobs for humans or craziness? Waymo is paying DoorDash gig workers to close its robotaxi doors https://t.co/e5eyCIW0x2 https://t.co/WvvpAkTUaS
Shift Focus: When, Where, and for Whom Robots Are Acceptable
A new Focus argues for “a recalibration from considering whether virtually represented robots are valid to when, where, and for whom they are acceptable,” during research on human-robot interactions. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/bFVwuztEau https://t.co/jlZeXgRa7z
Event‑Grounded World Model Boosts Real‑World Robot Dexterity
A practical step forward for real-world manipulation: an open-source world model that replaces rigid action chunking with event-grounded prediction. It anchors planning and control to actual physical moments (reach → grasp → contact → place), giving robots more natural timing,...
Air‑Powered Logic: 3D‑Printed Soft Transistors, Diodes, Memory
3D printed blocks and silicone membranes let you create air-powered equivalents of transistors, diodes, and memory cells. https://spectrum.ieee.org/soft-robotics-2676960499?share_id=9544043
Xiaoling: Modular Chinese Humanoid Robot with Swappable Heads
Meet Xiaoling: China’s Modular Humanoid #Robot with Swappable Heads and Multi-Role Capabilities by @StarSnap_1 #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology https://t.co/Tj1eInYSPK
KUKA Scales Flexible Robot Cells Over Humanoids
Forget Humanoids: KUKA’s Coordinated #Robot Cells Target Industrial Flexibility at Scale by @lukas_m_ziegler #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/f0h3oLeVgv
Argus Spherical Robot Traverses Walls and Rough Terrain
Argus, a spherical robot with 20 symmetric legs and cameras, can monitor and navigate diverse terrains, climb walls, and move while carrying payloads. @Boyuan__Chen Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/zlYlfRxrDG https://t.co/I0VTyEygIC
Mini Quadruped Robot Tackles Rough Terrain
Building a Mini Quadruped #Robot Built to Conquer Rough Terrain via @ZappyZappy7 #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/3w2QtdoUVX
Six-Legged Beetle Bot Demonstrates Real-World Walking
Real-Life Beetle Bot: Six-Legged Walking #Robot in Action via @ZappyZappy7 #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MI https://t.co/4NPKQFbyYQ
First Humanoid Robot Gains FDA Clearance for Spine Surgery
World’s First Surgical Humanoid #Robot Achieves FDA-Cleared Precision in Spine Surgery by @StarSnap_1 #MedTech #Healthcare #HealthTech #Tech #TechForGood https://t.co/iP2mo94AI8
Themis Gen2.5: Mobile Robot Ready for Real-World Automation
Themis Gen2.5: Westwood #Robotics’ Mobile Manipulation #Robot Built for Real-World #Automation by @spaceandtech_ #Engineering #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/XZdqKNIAAr