In this paper, we present a modular add-on system that can be seamlessly integrated with an off-the-shelf vacuum robot to expand its capabilities beyond vacuuming. Employing the add-on system enables ...

Unitree’s G1 humanoid robots have officially entered the ring for the first-ever robot kickboxing tournament, and it’s pretty freakin’ wild! Controlled remotely by human operators outside the ropes, ...

A robot vacuum with an arm that picks up socks costs thousands now, but Roborock is working on a mass-market version that will cost "just hundreds," its president promises.

In robotics, this problem is especially challenging, due to the situated and dynamic nature of robot task instruction. In this work, we consider how robots can leverage the Givenness Hierarchy to ...

There are probably at least as many ways to construct a robotic arm as there are uses for them. In the case of [Thomas Sanladerer] his primary requirement for the robotic arm was to support a digit… ...

What I want is a device to clean up late after a dinner party so I can go to bed.

Humans can now address the vast majority of the difficulties they face in their daily lives thanks to recent advances in robots. Sewage management and disposal is one such environmental issue. Even ...

Meet Caroline, a GLaDOS-inspired robotic arm delivering studio-grade precision on a budget. See the design, parts, and software.

But the real cash? It might be going to the folks making what amounts to robot mittens — EOAT. End-of-arm tooling (EOAT) includes the grippers, suction cups, welding torches, sanding pads, surgical ...

The first World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in China, with robots competing against each other in track and field, soccer, kickboxing and other events.