EP.28 HUMANOID CAN TALK WITH PEOPLE AND REASON
Mercedes-Benz employs a humanoid, service robot company got huge funding & much more ...
Game-changing software for inspections! 🔎
Gecko Robotics revolutionizes infrastructure inspection and monitoring technology with its pioneering wall-climbing ultrasonic testing robots. Over a decade of innovation has solidified Gecko Robotics as a trusted industry partner, providing full-stack robotic inspection and software modeling technology to leading organizations worldwide.
Gecko Robotics is helping the world’s most important organizations ensure the availability, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Gecko's complete and connected solutions combine wall-climbing robots, industry-leading sensors, and an AI-powered data platform to provide customers with a unique window into the current and future health of their physical assets.
This enables real-time decision-making to increase the efficiency and safety of operations, promote mission readiness, and protect the environment and civilization from the effects of infrastructure failure.
Another humanoid got a job in automotive! 🚗
Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot is making waves in automotive manufacturing, with Mercedes-Benz now testing its capabilities. This collaboration aims to streamline production tasks by having Apollo deliver parts to the assembly line and inspect them, as well as transporting kits of parts later in the manufacturing process.
Designed to tackle physically demanding and repetitive tasks, Apollo stands at 5 feet 8 inches (1,76 m) tall, weighs 160 lb (72 kg), and can lift 55 lb (25 kg). The use of humanoids like Apollo allows for automation in spaces designed for humans, minimizing the need for extensive facility redesigns.
As the humanoid race heats up, with other players like Agility Robotics and Tesla also entering the field, the key questions revolve around the reliability of humanoids in various tasks and the choice between legged robots and wheeled ones. Overall, this partnership between Apptronik and Mercedes-Benz signifies an exciting step forward in the integration of robotics into industrial settings.
Meme of the week 🤖
Self-learning AI combined with robotics could become funny ;)
Drone log analysis using MATLAB! 🛸
In this course, participants will learn the intricacies of flying drones, both manually and autonomously, understanding the critical components such as chassis, motors, and sensors, and identifying potential reasons for crashes. The focus is on tuning drone performance through simulation and post-flight analysis.
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
Utilize the Flight Log Analyzer app to analyze UAV autopilot flight logs.
Import custom flight log and signal data for detailed analysis.
Identify anomalies in flight data to troubleshoot and improve drone performance.
Humanoid speaks and reasons as it works! 🔊
Figure and OpenAI have teamed up to make the Figure 01 humanoid robot smarter. Now, it can talk with people and do tasks in real-time. This collaboration has led to a significant step forward in robot technology.
The Figure robot is shown chatting with people in a new video. This progress is impressive considering that just last year, Figure's founder, Brett Adcock, revealed his plan to build a useful humanoid robot. By October, the Figure 01 was already walking and doing simple tasks. Now, it's learning from its surroundings and ready to work at places like BMW. The robot's cameras send data to OpenAI's smart system, which helps it understand and respond to spoken words.
This means the robot can act quickly and accurately without being controlled by a person. Adcock is excited about the future, aiming to have billions of these smart robots in action soon. With this pace, it seems possible!
Service robot maker gets $60 million! 💰
LG Electronics, a big company making electronics, decided to invest $60 million in a company called Bear Robotics. Bear Robotics makes robots that can help in places like restaurants.
This investment is important for LG because it helps them grow in a new area of business. Bear Robotics makes robots that can move inside buildings and carry things, for example in restaurants, hotels, or shopping malls. LG wants to focus on making robots that are controlled by software instead of just hardware. They believe this will make their robots better and more useful in different places. LG already uses robots in places like airports and hotels.
They want to keep growing in this area and make even better robots for different places. This investment is part of LG's plan to grow and become a company that helps people in many parts of their lives.
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