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Researchers teach robot to play badminton using Nvidia RTX machine learning

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-09-19 03:14:00

Why it matters: Ever since Boston Dynamics first showcased its famous legged robots in 2013, numerous organizations have introduced machines that autonomously perform various professional and recreational activities. The latest research utilizes badminton to develop a robot's agility and coordination, which could help advance training methods and maneuverability. Scientists at ETH Zürich recently published a study and video (below) explaining how they trained a quadrupedal robot to play badmint

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How Warp is introducing robots to automate its network of warehouses

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-09-19 02:00:00

Warp was founded in 2021 to help companies streamline their shipping supply chains and reduce costs through its tech-enabled network of shippers, carriers and warehouses. Now, it wants to make supply chains further efficient by using robots to automate its web of warehouses. Daniel Sokolovsky, the co-founder and CEO of Warp, told TechCrunch that Warp is always looking for ways to make shipping more efficient for its customers, which include enterprises like Walmart, Gopuff, and HelloFresh. Wit

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I didn’t think I needed a robot lawnmower until I tried this one

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-19 12:35:59

MAMMOTION YUKA mini 800 The Mammotion Yuka Mini 800 functions reliably, runs silently, and gets the job done all on its own. I had fairly low expectations going into reviewing the Mammotion Yuka Mini 800, mainly because my understanding of robot grass mowers was outdated. The last time I had checked, they were all too expensive for me to seriously consider getting one for my suburban backyard. I also thought that these machines required guide wires to define the areas you want mowed, something

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Tesla's long-awaited robotaxi service is coming to Austin this month

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2025-09-19 13:24:00

Something to look forward to: Robotaxi services are widely seen as the next major breakthrough in transportation, with Alphabet-owned Waymo already expanding its self-driving taxi operations across several US cities. Now, Elon Musk has announced that Tesla is finally ready to launch its long-awaited autonomous cab service in Austin, Texas, later this month. Replying to an X user asking about when public rides would begin, Musk said the launch date is "tentatively" set for June 22, but the actua

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ChatGPT "Absolutely Wrecked" at Chess by Atari 2600 Console From 1977

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-18 15:04:54

Despite all its advances, ChatGPT is seemingly still less smart — at certain tasks, at least — than an Atari game console from almost 50 years ago. In a post on LinkedIn, Citrix software engineer Robert Caruso explained how the OpenAI chatbot "got absolutely wrecked" by an Atari 2600 running Atari Chess, a game for the system released in 1979, when Jimmy Carter was still president. Launched in 1977, the Atari 2600 — also marketed at the time as the Atari Video Computer System — popularized at-

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People Are Asking ChatGPT for Relationship Advice and It’s Ending in Disaster

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-18 16:11:35

Despite ChatGPT's well-documented issues, people are using it to advise them on relationship issues — and it's going about as well as you'd expect. In a new editorial, Vice advice columnist Sammi Caramela said she had been blissfully unaware of the ChatGPT-as-therapist trend until someone wrote into her work email about it earlier this year. Back in February, an unnamed man told the writer that his girlfriend refused to stop using the chatbot for dating advice and would even bring up things it

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You Are Completely Unprepared for What Tesla's Robotaxi Actually Looks Like

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-18 19:00:01

We've finally gotten a glimpse at one of Tesla's Robotaxis in action. But don't expect your socks to be blown off. As seen in a bystander's footage taken in Austin, Texas, that Elon Musk has proudly reshared, it's literally just a black Model Y with the word "Robotaxi" scrawled on the side in a painfully outdated graffiti font. The future is truly upon us. "Beautifully simple design," Musk tweeted, presumably through a pained grimace. BREAKING: First ever Tesla Model Y robotaxi with no-one in

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Why humanoid robots need their own safety rules

technologyreview.com Victoria Turk 2025-09-19 05:11:33

“If Digit’s going to walk out into an aisle in front of you, you don’t want to be surprised by that,” he says. The robot could use voice commands, but audio alone is not practical for a loud industrial setting. It could be even more confusing if you have multiple robots in the same space—which one is trying to get your attention? There’s also a psychological effect that differentiates humanoids from other kinds of robots, says Prather. We naturally anthropomorphize robots that look like us, whi

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Eufy's 3-in-1 robot vacuum is 42 percent off right now

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 09:10:20

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . You can own it for just $380. Robot vacuums are undeniably a big convenience, saving you so much time while keeping your house clean. But sometimes there's a small mess you want to quickly remove or a little corner the robovac can't reach, requiring a traditional vacuum. While you cou

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Tesla will start offering public Robotaxi rides in Austin on June 22, says Elon Musk

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-19 11:18:01

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that Robotaxi service is "tentatively" set to begin in Austin, Texas on June 22. This comes after the company said last month that it had already begun testing driverless Model Ys in Austin. Shortly after that, Bloomberg reported that Tesla had internally discussed a launch date of June 12, though the only publicly shared timeline has been sometime in June . The first Robotaxi Model Y operating without a person in the driver's seat was spotted on South Congress in Austi

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DanaBot malware operators exposed via C2 bug added in 2022

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-18 16:46:49

A vulnerability in the DanaBot malware operation introduced in June 2022 update led to the identification, indictment, and dismantling of their operations in a recent law enforcement action. DanaBot is a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform active from 2018 through 2025, used for banking fraud, credential theft, remote access, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Zscaler's ThreatLabz researchers who discovered the vulnerability, dubbed 'DanaBleed,' explain that a memory leak allow

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Launch HN: Vassar Robotics (YC X25) – $219 robot arm that learns new skills

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-18 14:12:17

Hi HN — I’m Charles from Vassar Robotics ( https://vassarrobotics.com/ - not much there but you can order the robot at https://shop.vassarrobotics.com/products/navrim-robot-that-l... Edit: the entire run sold out thanks to HN today—thank you all! And sorry to anyone who missed out. You can get in on the next batch here: https://vassarrobotics.com/newsletter. We are bringing an upgraded version of the long beloved SO-101 robot arms to a $219 price point with improved mechanical design and added

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Elon Musk Says Tesla's Robotaxi Service Will 'Tentatively' Kick Off June 22 in Austin

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 14:22:00

Table of Contents Elon Musk Says Tesla's Robotaxi Service Will 'Tentatively' Kick Off June 22 in Austin Tesla's robotaxi service appears slated to kick off as scheduled, at least according to Elon Musk. On Tuesday, the CEO shared on X that the launch is "tentatively" slated for June 22 in Austin, Texas. "We are being super paranoid about safety, so the date could shift," Musk noted. He added that the first self-driving trip from the Tesla factory to a customer's house is scheduled for June 28.

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Scientists built a badminton-playing robot with AI-powered skills

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-19 06:15:20

Robots like Atlas, Spot, and Stretch have amazed people with natural, life-like agility and body balance. What they were lacking, though, was a way to quickly connect this natural movement to perception—the robotic equivalent of the reflexes that let you catch a ball or duck in an instant to avoid getting hit. So, a team of scientists at ETH Zürich got busy fixing this problem. “I wanted to fuse perception and body movement,” said Yuntao Ma, a roboticist who led a team developing an AI-powered,

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The best robot vacuum and mop to buy right now

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-09-19 14:56:32

Robot vacuums that can both mop and sweep your floors have improved significantly in recent years. While they are still not as effective as good ol’ manual labor, if you run them regularly, they will help keep your floors cleaner with much less effort on your part. The difference is that newer “combo” robot vacuum and mop models are designed to actually scrub your floors. The first robot vacuums that could also “mop” simply slapped a thin, flat microfiber pad on the bot that kind of Swiffer-ed

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2 Best Self-Cleaning Water Bottles in 2025

cnet.com Amanda Capritto 2025-06-04 08:00:00

The CrazyCap bottle has two water purification modes: normal mode and "crazy mode." According to CrazyCap, normal mode kills up to 99.99% of contaminants and is suitable for "low to medium contamination," such as from public water fountains and tap faucets. Crazy mode, on the other hand, kills up to 99.9996% of contaminants and is suitable for "medium to high contamination," such as from lakes and rivers. The normal purification cycle takes 60 seconds and the crazy purification cycle takes two a

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The best robot vacuums

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-06-04 13:32:14

Robot vacuums are impressive devices that will clean your floors well without complaining (much). As prices have dropped, these busy little bots have become less of a luxury and more of a necessity. They can reach places most standup vacs never see (under beds and sofas) and, thanks to better batteries and robot brains, they rarely get tired of cleaning. I’ve been testing robot vacuums for seven years and have run over 60 robot vacuums all over my house. These are my top picks if you’re looking

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This Muscle-Powered Robot Might Be the Creepiest Thing We've Ever Seen

futurism.com Unknown 2025-06-04 08:07:33

Forget valleys; we're now entering veritable Grand Canyons of uncanniness. Behold the robot known as "Protoclone," built by Clone Robotics. It's supposedly the world's first bipedal, musculoskeletal android. But it's mostly just got people extremely creeped out. In a promotional video shared on X this Wednesday, the startup — of which little is known — makes every effort possible to subvert the industry's favored image of robots as servile little helpers there for the good of humankind. Nope.

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Write Warz developers on how creative writing makes a hilarious party game

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2025-06-04 12:14:57

Write Warz is the recently launched debut title of Boltz Entertainment, a co-op party game that turns the act of storytelling into strategic (and often funny) warfare against your opponents. Building on the tradition of Jackbox-style titles like Quiplash or RiffTrax, Write Warz instead offers a longer-form avenue of storytelling between friends, as up to 6 players can join together to build the narrative. The game launches on Steam in early access on March 6, with horror and pirate-based themes.

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Can somebody let this robot down?

engadget.com Unknown 2025-06-04 11:20:13

It's not clear that anyone was asking for a company to build a muscular, sinewy robot or to see a video of it dangling, helpless from a hook, but life is full of surprises and this YouTube video of Clone Robotics' "Protoclone" is here all the same. The Protoclone appears to be a prototype version of the "Clone" robot the aptly named Clone Robotics is working to build. The video shows the Protoclone flexing its arms and legs, with visible artificial muscle fibers moving underneath its white "ski

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Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-04 10:17:50

On Wednesday, Clone Robotics released video footage of its Protoclone humanoid robot, a full-body machine that uses synthetic muscles to create unsettlingly human-like movements. In the video, the robot hangs suspended from the ceiling as its limbs twitch and kick, marking what the company claims is a step toward its goal of creating household-helper robots. Atherton, California-based Clone Robotics designed the Protoclone with a polymer skeleton that replicates 206 human bones. The company bui

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The World Is in a Polyester Crisis. One Company Is Trying to Recycle a Way Out

wired.com Alden Wicker 2025-06-04 03:00:00

I’m on an overnight flight from New York to Frankfurt, Germany, and the accoutrements given to me in business class have a sustainable sheen. Both the polyester blanket and polyester flight kit proudly claim they are made of fabric spun from recycled plastic bottles. But doesn’t United Airlines know that recycled bottles are so yesterday’s green material? No, the new hot and hyped technology is recycling polyester into polyester. And I’m on my way to observe the most well-capitalized innovation

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Norway’s 1X is building a humanoid robot for the home

techcrunch.com Brian Heater 2025-06-04 09:32:11

Norwegian robotics firm 1X unveiled its latest home robot, Neo Gamma, on Friday. The humanoid system will succeed Neo Beta, which debuted in August. Like its predecessors, the Neo Gamma is a prototype designed for testing in the home environment. Images of the robot show it performing a number of household tasks like making coffee, doing the laundry, and vacuuming. 1X says the bipedal robot is set to step outside the lab, with limited in-home testing, though the company is quick to add that the

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Helix: A vision-language-action model for generalist humanoid control

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-06-03 19:30:54

Introducing Helix We're introducing Helix, a generalist Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model that unifies perception, language understanding, and learned control to overcome multiple longstanding challenges in robotics. Helix is a series of firsts: Full-upper-body control : Helix is the first VLA to output high-rate continuous control of the entire humanoid upper body, including wrists, torso, head, and individual fingers. Multi-robot collaboration : Helix is the first VLA to operate simultaneo

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Apple TV+ announces release date for Murderbot, its next big sci-fi show

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-06-04 08:22:24

Apple TV+ has gained a strong reputation for its lineup of sci-fi shows, including its new most popular series ever: Severance. Now, the company has just announced the release date for its next big sci-fi show. It’s called Murderbot, and it hits Apple TV+ this spring. Murderbot premieres in May with first season Murderbot is a new Apple TV+ sci-fi comedic thriller based on the hit book series The Murderbot Diaries. It stars Alexander Skarsgård. Apple TV+ just announced that Murderbot’s 10-epi

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Helix: A Vision-Language-Action Model for Generalist Humanoid Control

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-06-04 10:30:54

Introducing Helix We're introducing Helix, a generalist Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model that unifies perception, language understanding, and learned control to overcome multiple longstanding challenges in robotics. Helix is a series of firsts: Full-upper-body control : Helix is the first VLA to output high-rate continuous control of the entire humanoid upper body, including wrists, torso, head, and individual fingers. Multi-robot collaboration : Helix is the first VLA to operate simultaneo

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wired.com Molly Higgins 2025-06-04 08:00:00

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Researchers teach robot to play badminton using Nvidia RTX machine learning

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