Self-Supervised VLMs Reset Thousands of Pick‑place Demos
Congrats @willjhliang, @JasonMa2020 @dineshjayaraman and collaborators on this cool combination of VLMs, keypoint detectors, and GOFE trajectory warping to self-supervise and reset 1000s of diverse pick-and-place demonstrations that are then used to train a VLA policy.
Ukraine Dispatches Drone Warfare Experts to Middle East and Gulf States
Ukraine will send experts in drone warfare to help the Middle East and Gulf states
IEEE Launches New Robot Learning Journal March 30
The @IEEE Transactions on Robot Learning (T-RL) will launch on March 30! Co-EiCs: Todd Murphey and Vincent Vanhoucke https://t.co/v8bRowWtHr
Robot Learns by Real‑world Play, Not Simulation
Super awesome - instead of learning in sim, the robot *learns in real life*, moving objects like a toddler for 26+ hours. I feel for the poor Cal grad student who had to babysit this 😔 https://tether-research.github.io
MIT Breakthrough Lets Rescue Robots Map Environments Instantly
This is where #AI + #IoT + #robotics become mission-critical. Robots that understand their environment don’t just move faster, they save lives. MIT just unveiled a breakthrough that lets search-and-rescue robots rapidly map large, unpredictable spaces in real time. @MITAeroAstro @MITEngineering #CES2026 🔗...
AI Takes Center Stage at MWC 2026
Artificial intelligence takes centrestage at Mobile World Congress 2026! https://t.co/hNUVQcsmb1 via @YouTube #MWC26 #MWC2026 #AI #Robotics #Robots #PhysicalAI #humanoid #ArtificialIntelligence @lexfridman @KirkDBorne @Ronald_vanLoon @erikbryn @antgrasso @sallyeaves @Nicochan33 @HaroldSinnott @mvollmer1 @marcusborba @CatherineAdenle @vinod1975 @YuHelenYu @ingliguori @fogoros @ylecun @TerenceLeungSF @SourabhSKatoch @wil_bielert @HsrYueli...
New Framework Gives Robot Faces Realistic Multilingual Lip-Sync
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/bHsnta8h5c
Tesla Poised to Pioneer Humanoid AGI Breakthrough
Tesla will be one of the companies to make AGI and probably the first to make it in humanoid/atom-shaping form
Future Drive Success Demands Broader, Deeper Technical Knowledge
Drives are becoming more complex. And knowledge is turning into a key success factor. 🚀 Today we had an intensive exchange at GROLLMUS with Danfoss about training and future skill requirements. Marco de Jong and Mieslinger Christian joined us to...
$100K Operator Cost Drives Excavator Automation Push
#WhosNext? Excavator operators? At roughly $100,000 per oprator per year the incentive is there to implement #Automation. #Robotics https://t.co/PU2fE6SGyL
Robotic Hand Achieves Human‑Like Dexterity with Multitask Policy
A recent Science #Robotics study highlights a multitask policy that enables a robotic hand to manipulate objects with humanlike dexterity, such as turning a bottle cap or sliding a snack sleeve out of a box. https://t.co/MUene2lPpC https://t.co/fdQzF3YyYZ
Isaac ROS 4.2 Launches with DGX Spark, Jetson Support
Our colleagues at @NVIDIARobotics have released Isaac ROS 4.2 which adds: 🤖NVIDIA DGX Spark hardware support 🤖JetPack 7.1 and Jetson T4000 support 🤖Improved visual mapping localization workflows 🤖FoundationStereo v. 2 🤖A new sim-to-real tutorial w/ a @Universal_Robot ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/adIHQ2UADv
Humanoid Home Robots Arrive—Do We Really Need Them?
Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them? https://t.co/CuiGupKNk1
US Defenders Easily Neutralize Small Drone Swarms
Defeating 1 or 2 drones isn't hard for skilled air defenders. The US military is the best in the world at it. @molkathcam & I examined past operations in the Red Sea and Iraq/Syria operations for our @CNASdc...
AI Shifts to Edge, Demands Open 5G and Future 6G
#AI is leaving the data center for robots, sensors, drones, and #XR. 🥽 It needs open, programmable #5G now and AI-native #6G next. 5G SA brings slicing, automation, and open APIs. 🔗 Read more on Börje Ekholm’s blog: https://t.co/0AP5Zz84dm via...
Automation Streamlines Sweet Potato Packaging, Boosting Predictability
#WhosNext? Sweet Potato packers? Thanks to #Automation the packaging of Sweet Potatoes has become a lot easier and a lot more predictable. (Eshet Eilon) #Robotics https://t.co/i11AbtXK0Y
Iran Deploys First Successful Kamikaze Drone Boat Attack
Iranian Kamikaze Drone Boat Makes First Successful Strike Of War Iran, a pioneer in lower-end uncrewed surface vessel technology, used at least one to attack the oil tanker MKD VYOM in the Gulf of Oman. https://t.co/YGpQWjAl2y
RoboCup 2026 Launches Unified Smart Manufacturing League
RoboCup 2026 introduces the Smart Manufacturing League (SML): a new unified league combining logistics, mobile manipulation, and intelligent industrial automation. 📝 TDP and a performance video ⏳ Deadline: March 20, 2026 🔗 https://t.co/oSq94PUdVO #RoboCup2026 #SML #Robotics https://t.co/pYWpgRMSpf
Humanoid Robots Find Floor Pickup Harder Than Backflip
picking something up off the floor w/ a humanoid is more challenging than a backflip https://t.co/xvqORaNi7Q
Robotic Arms Deliver Unmatched Consistency in Motor Coil Winding
Robotic arms winding coils for motor manufacturing. Have you ever watched a robotic arm wind a coil? It's one of those processes most people never think about, but it's at the heart of every electric motor on the planet. Coil...
Robotic Fish Turns Ocean Plastic Into Power
I’ve spent years watching robots optimize warehouses and generate content. Now one is designed to repair the ocean. That feels different. A UK design student built a robotic fish that swims like a real marine creature while collecting microplastics. As it moves, it...
500K Views: Sharing Practical Automation Knowledge
500.000 views 🎉 and I am truly overwhelmed. Thank you for every single view, comment and message 🙌 You can find the channel here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_isrBGj I am incredibly happy that my videos reach so many people and help you...
Six‑axis Robots Enable True 3D Printing
Print in 3D space. That is a fascinating look at non-planar 3D printing, specifically using a 6-axis motion system. Instead of the traditional "layer-by-layer" approach where the printer head only moves on a flat 2D plane X and Y before...
Aspen Leads Nation with Firefighting Drone Technology
Colorado is leading with practical wildfire solutions. Aspen is first in the nation using new tech to get ahead of fires and protect lives, landscapes, and communities. From tackling pine beetles to statewide wildfire mitigation, we’re keeping Colorado’s forests and people...
Ferroelectric Fluids Power Magnet‑free, Low‑voltage Rotating Motors
A newly demonstrated sideways electrostatic force in ferroelectric fluids enables motors to rotate without magnets or metal, offering a lightweight, low-voltage alternative for future actuation systems. materialsinnovation
Nanoliter Precision Turns Lab Robots Into Full Automation
This is real time. You can see how stable the motion is. A system placing droplets between 1 nanoliter and 1 microliter inside a 96 well plate with almost perfect repeatability. No shake. No drift. No overshoot. The robot keeps...
BMW Deploys Humanoid Robots for Real Car Production
BMW Brings Humanoid Robots Into Real Car Production – Physical AI Is Here https://t.co/30rtWebkvi via @YouTube #BMW #car #manufacturing #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation #ArtificialInteligence @AlbertoEMachado @Eli_Krumova @postoff25 @Khulood_Almani @anand_narang @NutritiousMind @baski_LA @TanyaSinha_ @devaang @AlAmadi1 @jeancayeux @enilev @efipm @mvollmer1...
US Deploys Iranian‑Style Kamikaze Drones in Combat
U.S. Military Has Used Long-Range Kamikaze Drones In Combat For The First Time America's clone of Iran's Shahed-136 had been used against Iran in an ironic vignette of modern drone warfare. https://t.co/TUY72CkNm5
LOCUST Laser Downs CPB Drone, Echoing El Paso Strike
A small CPB drone was shot down by a LOCUST laser system, similiar to what was used in El Paso earlier this month. https://t.co/QyYmTED5Zq
Weekly ROS Roundup: IntrinsicAI Joins Google, New Tools
Here is your #ROS and open source robotics news for the week of February 3rd, 2026: 🦞@IntrinsicAI joins @Google 🦞A new ROS interface for OpenClaw 🦞New MuJoCo / ROS Control bridge 🦞Changes to the Gazebo release cadence 🦞ROS Lyric release working group ⬇️⬇️⬇️...
Join RoboCup ARM Challenge 2026: MATLAB/Simulink Algorithms
RoboCup ARM Challenge 2026! Open to RoboCup teams, university labs, undergraduate and graduate students, the challenge focuses on developing perception and control algorithms in MATLAB and Simulink 🔗 Register now https://t.co/uZAR88IaHm https://t.co/rtRGhKIsSa
World’s Smallest Robot Arm Achieves Sub‑Micrometer Precision
The world's smallest industrial robot arm Built for sub-micrometer precision. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how to control what is likely the world’s smallest and most precise industrial robot arm using custom software. The stack includes online and offline programming...
Taming Agentic Chaos: The Biggest Tech Challenge
How to make tools like @openclaw behave is the biggest challenge (and opportunity) in tech right now. @lilyhnewman reports on an important new effort to tame agentic chaos: https://t.co/mKSiWh8Kr7
Chinese Humanoid Robot Walks 130k Steps in Extreme Cold
A Chinese humanoid robot has just made history at -47.4 °C, taking more than 130,000 steps on the ice in Xinjiang and even “drawing” an Olympic emblem https://t.co/f6FNFCuFqS #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation #ArtificialInteligence
Pentagon Readies Kamikaze Drone Unit for Potential Trump‑ordered Iran Strike
Just in: The Pentagon’s first kamikaze drone unit is ready to participate if President Donald Trump decides to launch strikes on Iran, according to US officials and analysts. https://t.co/DOPGwxi339
Drones Redefine Modern Warfare: Emerging Tactics Explored
Good discussion on how the war evolved, the role of drones, what is novel or perhaps new. https://t.co/ZKWx3h4J6D
Can Robot Chefs Earn Four‑Star Ratings?
"Would you give four stars to a restaurant entirely staffed by robots?" In a new Science #Robotics Focus article, @robinrmurphy discusses the sci-fi novel Automatic Noodle and ponders over the challenges in robots cooking and perceiving flavors. https://t.co/iPTbwCL6fB
Encord Secures $60M Series C to Power Physical AI
Congrats to @encord_team on their $60M Series C! Encord is building the AI-native data layer powering physical AI, helping 300+ teams manage and align massive volumes of multimodal data as robots and autonomous systems move into real-world deployment. https://t.co/qfx0F6vHQh
Kinetic Tokens Enable Real‑Time Action for Physical AI
What if data didn’t just inform decisions but triggered action in real time? That’s the idea behind kinetic tokens, and why they matter for Physical AI like robotics. With nationwide 5G SA and 5G Advanced, @TMobile is ready for it. More via...
World Models Enable AI to Simulate Reality for Safer Autonomy
World Models Explained - The Next Leap In AI Understanding 🧠 Most AI reacts to inputs, like a very talented autocomplete. A world model is different, it builds an internal simulation of reality so it can predict what happens next....
Bringing OpenClaw to Life with Terminator Vibes
I'm giving @openclaw a physical presence (is this how Skynet really begins?) cue terminator music etc... (cc @steipete) https://t.co/IuMaw4HEJ0
Drone‑Powered App Maps Beach Plastic Pollution
I developed an app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches https://t.co/jkkFWwT3dE
Orbital Data Centers: AI Power Solution or $50B Gamble
Can orbital data centers solve AI’s massive power crisis? Tech titans like Musk, Bezos, and Pichai are betting on $51B satellite networks to move AI processing off-planet. The goal: Unlimited, 24/7 solar power. Is it a brilliant move or a...
Pentagon Forces Anthropic to Sacrifice Safety, Redefining AI Governance
Top AI stories of the day from @blevlabs and the system I built to analyze all of the 50,000 accounts in my AI lists here on X. Brayden and I are working on making an AI news page that's dope....
Modular Reconfigurable Robots Enable Versatile Locomotion, Manipulation, Construction
A new Science #Robotics Review examines the design and potential applications of modular reconfigurable robot systems in locomotion, manipulation, and construction operations. @tinlunlam https://t.co/hbThAkuHZE https://t.co/72lVUrgcYh
Robotics Must Prioritize Privacy Over Intrusive Data Capture
How everyone in robotics should approach privacy. Someday a robot will clean your guns and organize your sex toys. Happy owner of a Matic which can catch glimpses of me naked. We don’t want that on the Internet, do we? :-)
Sai Connects ROS Control to MuJoCo Simulator
If you are not following Sai yet you really should be! He's a driving force behind ROS Control. Check out this bridge between ROS Control and the MuJoCo simulator.
Wayve Raises $1.5B, Pivots to Universal AI Licensing
Another major milestone in @wayve_ai's history. Proud to say we’ve secured $1.5 billion Series D investment at $8.6 billion valuation. We started a decade ago with a contrarian technical thesis: that self-driving is an AI problem, and Embodied AI will enable...
Deterministic ROS Executor with Zero‑Copy IPC Released
Looking for a fully deterministic #ROS executor and true zero copy message passing / IPC to boost your system performance? Our colleagues at @AutowareFdn have rolled out Agnocast and Callback Isolated Executor (CIE) as drop-in replacements to RCLCpp / and...
Bionic Eye Mimics Animal Pupils for Sharper Focus
A new Science #Robotics study describes a #bionic eye that can simulate irregular pupils such as a cat’s vertical pupil for precise focus while hunting and a toad's heart-shaped pupil for improved depth perception. https://t.co/p1uZy6rbky https://t.co/uE8l7VpDSq