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cnx-software.com [Unofficial]Sharpa Wave is a high-end dexterous robotic hand with 22 DoF, high-sensitivity dynamic tactile array
Sharpa Wave is a high-end dexterous robotic hand with 22 DoF, high-sensitivity dynamic tactile array
NVIDIA just announced the Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot in a half-baked press release for Computex 2026, with an "available-soon reference workflow" and availability sometime by the end of the year with the Unitree H2 humanoid chassis. One component of the kit that appears to be available now, albeit in limited quantity, is the Sharpa Wave high-end dexterous robotic hand with 22 degrees of freedom (DoF) and a dynamic tactile array (DTA) on each finger, enabling it to feel objects as lightweight as a butterfly. Sharpa Wave robotic hand highlights: 1:1 scale human form - The palm width to hand length ratio is approximately 0.618, enabling the Wave to manipulate the same tools as humans. 22 active Degrees of Freedom - Isomorphic design mirroring the human hand Dynamic Tactile Array (DTA) powered by a proprietary neural network-based algorithm and sensing modules to enable detection of tight objects (like a butterfly)
Jack C.MScientists found the optimal robot body, and it has 20 legs — watch it scale walls and move through trees. Via @live_science #AI #ArtificialIntelligence 💻 🧠 #Robotics 🤖 #engineering ⚙️🛠️🔧🔬🧰
Scientists found the optimal r...
Scientists found the optimal r...
N-gated Hacker News🎩🤖 Oh, the ever-elusive "Frame Problem"! Dive into the rabbit hole of philosophical jargon where AI researchers scratch their heads trying to "represent the effects of action in logic." Meanwhile, we're just here to find out if our robot butler will ever figure out what to do with the vacuum. 🤷♂️🧹
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/frame-problem/ #FrameProblem #AIResearch #Philosophy #Robotics #Humor #HackerNews #ngated
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/frame-problem/ #FrameProblem #AIResearch #Philosophy #Robotics #Humor #HackerNews #ngated
AI-Search🤖 Develop Physical AI Reasoning, World, and Action Models with NVIDIA Cosmos 3
NVIDIA is open sourcing its frontier foundation model for physical AI, NVIDIA Cosmos 3, which combines physical reasoning, world generation, and action generation within a single open model. This move follows a series of developments...
🤖 Catch up on 12 major I/O 2026 moments Summary
Google is rapidly expanding its generative AI capabilities, with a focus on multimodal models and widespread accessibility. This expansion was on full display at Google I/O 2026, where the company announced several major developments, including the debut of Gemini Omni, a new model that can create...
https://www.synestesia.uk/legacy/catch-up-on-12-major-i-o-2026-moments-summary-26ma4ad8w4
MalcolmMielleLots of interest for our poster on RGB and thermal scene reconstruction. I’m glad people were as surprised about our results as I was originally :).
#icra #robotics #computervision #science #machinelearning #artificialintelligence #multimodal
China Tech 🇨🇳 AI NewsUnitree Robotics, a leading force in China's humanoid robot sector, has cleared a key hurdle for its Shanghai Star Market IPO after passing a listing committee hearing on Monday. The Hangzhou-based company filed in March and aims to raise 4.2 billion yuan (US$621 million). Last year Unitree posted net profit of 590.8 million yuan (US$87 million) - the highest among peers. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3355538/unitree-clears-key-hurdle-shanghai-ipo-chinas-humanoid-robot-wave-gathers-pace #China #Tech #Robotics
KerneliaLas empresas tecnológicas están desesperadas por filmarte mientras haces tareas domésticas
Una startup de entrenamiento de IA llamada Shift ofrece limpiar hogares en Nueva York de forma gratuita a cambio de grabaciones de los limpiadores realizando tareas domésticas. La compañía planea ampliar el programa a otras ciudades, como Londres, y utilizar los videos para entrenar modelos…
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/940007/ai-companies-will-pay-for-robot-training-data
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RobotistryRE: https://mastodon.sayzard.org/@sayzard/116675881970619417
I can't even with this. How many households have the space for an entire extra person-sized piece of hardware that can't be just picked up and moved to its charger if it fails in the middle of a task? How many have a space where this robot can hang out while it's being charged?
Most importantly: *precisely what tasks will it be doing*?
Jobs I would want a humanoid robot to be able to do:
- clean the litter boxes without getting dirty
- wash, dry, and put away hand-wash-only dishes
- babysit and empty/repair/maintain a roomba
- second pair of hands for plumbing and diy jobs
- replace the HVAC filters when air quality starts getting worse without being reminded (NOT on a schedule)
- clean the toilet (also without getting dirty)
- maintain and repair itself
Jobs I do not need a humanoid robot's help with:
- folding and putting away laundry
- loading and emptying the dishwasher
- lifting and carrying
- picking things up
- vacuuming, sweeping, mopping
Jobs I could see a humanoid personal assistant robot actually being capable of:
- None. I already have a rack to dry my line-dry-only sweaters on and it lives behind a door and doesn't need a charger