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ICRA 2026: 1–5 June 2026, VIENNA
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Westwood Robotics is proud to announce a major update: THEMIS Gen2.5, the world’s first commercial full-size humanoid robot capable of manipulation on the move!
Now that you mention it, the bit at the end where the robot picks up a can while walking? I haven’t seen a lot of that.
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Last year, Helix showed that a single neural network could control a humanoid’s upper body from pixels. Today, Helix 02 extends that control to the entire robot—walking, manipulating, and balancing as one continuous system.
Why yes, I am a normal human and this is very similar to the default state of my kitchen.
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Harry Goldstein, our Editor in Chief, went to meet Sprout from Fauna Robotics. He was skeptical at first, but Sprout won him over with its robotic charm.
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