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In other news, I'm happy to share that we are a media sponsor of Cracow Robotics & AI Club Meetup, my favourite local robotics meetup. I highly recommend it if you feel like traveling to Poland at the end of March!
The complete guide to DFM and Assembly [Sponsored]
Jiga connects robotics teams directly with vetted manufacturers, no black box, no middlemen, just reliable capacity from prototype to production. The team put together a guide on the 7 DFM principles that should drive every design decision. Covers why manufacturability needs to happen early, not as a final check, and how to work with suppliers before your leverage disappears.
Robot ‘mice’ developed to inspect Large Hadron Collider
Researchers have built a tiny mobile robot measuring 3.7 x 20 cm for inspecting the narrow pipes of the Large Hadron Collider. You can learn more about this project and see how the robot fits in the pipes in this video.
Getting started: How to Learn Embedded Rust for Beginners
Rust is definitely an interesting choice for anything robotics. If you wanted to use Rust for embedded device programming, this article and the featured open-source book are a great starting point.
OmniTrack: General Motion Tracking via Physics-Consistent Reference
If you are not tired yet of humanoid robots moving about and performing human-like motions, you need to check out this research. An interesting highlight is the 1-hour-long video showing the policy in action (I like how, around the 30-minute mark, the robot sits down for brief periods and seems to be chilling, and no, I didn’t watch the whole thing). I’m really starting to admire the dynamic capabilities of these Unitree robots.
RoLand: Strawberry picking robot SHIVAA with improved picking rate
I find this video from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence to be a good benchmark for the current state of the art in how quickly a robot can pick fruit. If you’d like to learn more about this platform, check out this website.
My Cat Kept Jumping on the Counter..So I Built a Robot
All of us need some light-hearted content from time to time. So, here is one project for your enjoyment.
Noble Machines exits stealth with Moby humanoid
Noble Machines exits stealth and is offering some heavy-duty humanoids for industrial work. The company’s website boasts a 27 kg (50 lbs) payload and 5 hours of battery life.
Physical AI startup RLWRLD raises $26M
RLWRLD, a physical AI startup developing robot foundation models for industrial environments, today said it has raised $26 million in Seed 2 funding.
Congrats to the team!
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