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A new security disclosure reveals how proximity and a cloud flaw enabled unauthenticated root takeover of Unitree’s G1 humanoid, spotlighting the physical risks of software security in embodied robotics.
The "No Bot of Theseus" Challenge: Scott Walter Proposes a Strict Decathlon Benchmark for Humanoids
Robotics pioneer Dr. Scott Walter has drafted a rule book for an autonomous humanoid decathlon, targeting single-task optimization with strict rules on anthropomorphism, zero hardware swaps, and self-dressing.
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Lightberry Unveils Lumi: A $40k Interactive Humanoid Built on a Unitree Core
San Francisco startup Lightberry has opened reservations for Lumi, a $39,990 bipedal robot pairing a Unitree mechanical baseline with custom American sensing, NVIDIA Thor compute, and a modular interaction engine.
AGIBOT Tops Medal Table at 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games as Beijing Showdown Concludes
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SoftBank in Talks for Majority Stake in 1X at $6 Billion — Below the $10 Billion It Sought Last Year
Masayoshi Son''s investment powerhouse is reportedly negotiating a controlling interest in OpenAI-backed humanoid maker 1X Technologies, at a figure well under the valuation the company pursued last September.
Figure AI Unveils Index: Crowdsourcing Real-World Human Video to Train Helix
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From AlphaGo to AstraTennis: Galbot Humanoids Complete 100+ Consecutive Rallies in Live Tennis Match
During the opening ceremony of the second World Humanoid Robot Games, Galbot showcased autonomous humanoids completing over 100 consecutive tennis rallies against and alongside human athletes.- Published on
San Francisco startup Lightberry has opened reservations for Lumi, a $39,990 bipedal robot pairing a Unitree mechanical baseline with custom American sensing, NVIDIA Thor compute, and a modular interaction engine.
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South Korea is allocating $1.66 billion directly to humanoid robotics and $2.0 billion for physical AI field verification, targeting an 80% domestic component localization rate and state procurement of over 1,000 bipedal units.- Published on
AGIBOT secures first place with 46 medals at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games, narrowly edging out TianGong in a fierce multi-discipline competition showcasing mass-produced hardware.- Published on
SoftBank in Talks for Majority Stake in 1X at $6 Billion — Below the $10 Billion It Sought Last Year
Masayoshi Son''s investment powerhouse is reportedly negotiating a controlling interest in OpenAI-backed humanoid maker 1X Technologies, at a figure well under the valuation the company pursued last September.