Two Financial Times articles highlight a fascinating dynamic: while a robotics giant questions the humanoid form, other reports detail the very problem—mentally taxing "connector" jobs—that bipedal robots aim to solve.
From viral brawls to organized tournaments, humanoid robots are stepping into the combat arena, promising technological leaps and a new form of entertainment.
Figure CEO Brett Adcock tweeted that the company's next-generation F.03 humanoid is now walking, calling it 'the most advanced hardware I've ever seen.' The announcement was made with a cryptic image of the robot behind a frosted glass door labeled 'F.03 BEAR CAVE.'
UBTECH Robotics outlines plans for a tenfold increase in humanoid robot production by 2026, driven by claimed orders from major EV manufacturers and industrial giants. The company emphasizes its focus on making humanoids practical tools for China's evolving manufacturing landscape.
UC Berkeley researchers unveil VideoMimic, a novel system enabling humanoid robots to learn context-aware skills like stair climbing and sitting from ordinary videos, offering a new path for robot training and drawing comparisons to efforts by Tesla and NVIDIA.