Finally, today's e-mail comes in the redesigned version (thanks again, Hello Robo). I still have some fixes to apply to the layout here and there, but I'm really happy with the results so far. If you have any feedback about the design, I'd hugely appreciate it. As for robotics, let's look at some cool projects!
DiskChunGS: Large-Scale 3D Gaussian SLAM Through Chunk-Based Memory Management
Gaussian Splatting has been around for a while and has recently seen a surge in popularity for 3D rendering. This research proposes using this method for SLAM, partitioning scenes into chunks that can be loaded into the GPU while the remaining chunks are saved on disk. This project was a nice rabbit hole to get into, as it led me to the Grand Tour Dataset, which in turn led me to the Zarr data format.
Roboto_Origin
This is an open-source humanoid robot by RoboParty, and guess what? It includes extensive documentation that covers interesting aspects of building a humanoid robot. Is anyone up to build one of those?
3D Printing Pneumatic Channels With Dual Materials For Soft Robots
This is a cool method for producing soft robots: it involves printing with two materials, with the inner material being a fugitive ink that can be pushed away, creating a hollow structure that can be pneumatically actuated. Very creative project and a nice execution!
Allonic
This startup caught my attention the other day. Allonic makes “3D Tissue Braiding” - braiding soft tissues for robot manipulation and connecting them to actuators to create tendons. What I’m wondering about this process is how scalable it is and whether it can reliably produce two pieces that produce the exact same behavior and the range of movement.
ros2_medkit
ros2_medkit is a ROS 2 Jazzy diagnostics and remote operations toolkit with SOVD style REST API. Runtime discovery, introspection, faults, secure access.
Humanity’s Last Machine
This website contains an in-depth description of humanoid robot components, a list of selected humanoid robots, and known manufacturers of components for some of them. All while allowing you to play eerie music.
Symbotic acquires autonomous forklift maker Fox Robotics
Symbotic has acquired autonomous forklift developer Fox Robotics in a move that broadens its logistics robotics offerings. Financial details about the acquisition were not disclosed. Symbotic announced the deal during its Q1 2026 earnings call.
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