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Today, Boston Dynamics is announcing a redesigned hand for its Atlas robot. The previous generation could do some crazy superhuman things with its three fingers, but it was never intended for mass production in the tens or hundreds of thousands. Switching from research hardware…
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We are used to seeing images of humanoid robots clumsily walking, stumbling over objects and awkwardly freezing in place. Struggling with real-world movement is one of the biggest drawbacks of current robotics. But now a team of researchers has come up with a new system to make…
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A quick search of humanoid robot videos will deliver demonstrations of two-legged robots playing soccer, dancing, jumping several feet in the air, even competing in kickboxing matches. It is all dazzling, certainly. But roboticist Aaron Ames, the Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair and…
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Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. IROS 2026: 27 September–1 October…
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Do robots really need to look like humans? At the World Robot Conference 2026 in Beijing, one thing became clear: the future of robotics may not belong to the perfect humanoid. While some companies are still building two-legged machines, others are putting robots on wheels, four…
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Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Humanoids Summit Seoul: 22–23 Sept…
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Despite the recent deluge of videos of humanoid robots doing backflips and kung fu, the actual pace of progress towards humanoids that can do economically viable jobs at scale has at times seemed a bit plodding. There are some good reasons for this: A humanoid robot needs to be…
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Why is a humanoid robot learning kung fu if its real job is supposed to be in hotels, factories, and warehouses? AGIBOT’s A3 can dodge strikes, perform high-speed spins, and interact with a human martial artist in real time. But behind the spectacular demo is something much more…
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Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Humanoids Summit Seoul: 22–23 Sept…
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Humanoid robots are getting faster, smarter, and cheaper — but are they actually ready for the real world? At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, robots broke records, cleared obstacle courses… and sometimes crashed spectacularly seconds later. That contrast perfectly cap…
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