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Soft to steel: Tiny robot muscle lifts 4,000 times its weight, defying limits

The stiffened artificial muscle can support up to 5 kilograms (11 pounds) — roughly “4,000 times its own weight.” The muscle ...

This humanoid robot is great at gymnastics, but what’s it really good for?

In a new video (below) released this week by robotics specialist Unitree, its G1 humanoid robot is shown performing a number ...

COVID robocop: the droid that reminds you to wear your mask

Engineers have developed a robot that can detect whether people are wearing a mask to guard against COVID-19 and, if not, politely remind them to put one on.
Tech Xplore

Artificial muscle can switch from soft to rigid to support 4,000 times its own weight

A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a new type of artificial muscle that can seamlessly transition from soft ...
PCMag

Figure AI's New Humanoid Robot Can Fold Your Clothes, Do the Dishes

“Figure 03 is a general-purpose humanoid robot for every day,” the California startup said. In a video, it showed off the new ...