A new video from Cartwheel Robotics founder Scott LaValley showcases the company's 'Yogi' humanoid torso moving with uncanny fluidity, driven entirely by a generative AI model that translates text into expressive, life-like motion.
The Japanese convenience store giant will partner with robotics firm Telexistence to deploy "Astra," a humanoid robot powered by a Vision-Language-Action AI model, aiming to tackle labor shortages and redefine in-store operations.
Following a week of reveals about its new Redwood AI, robotics firm 1X has detailed its latest tool: an 'action-controllable' world model. The system acts as a high-fidelity simulator, allowing the company to predict the outcomes of its NEO robot's actions and rapidly evaluate AI performance without costly, time-consuming physical trials.