Humanoid

Amazon's latest robotics project, ResMimic, uses a two-stage residual learning framework to efficiently teach humanoids complex loco-manipulation skills. By refining a general motion policy with task-specific corrections, the system enables a Unitree G1 to handle heavy and irregular objects with precision.

Amazon's FAR robotics team has unveiled OmniRetarget, a powerful data generation engine that translates human motion into physically realistic trajectories for humanoid robots. The system enables a single human demonstration to be augmented into hours of training data, simplifying reinforcement learning and enabling zero-shot transfer of complex loco-manipulation skills from simulation to a real Unitree G1 robot.

According to a report from The Information, Norwegian robotics company 1X Technologies is seeking to raise as much as $1 billion in a new funding round that would value the company at a minimum of $10 billion. The move signals accelerating investor confidence in the humanoid robotics sector.

UK-based robotics company Humanoid has unveiled its first robot, the HMND 01 Alpha, claiming a record-breaking development time of just seven months. An accompanying documentary provides a transparent look at the intense, and sometimes chaotic, process behind the industrial machine.

French exoskeleton leader Wandercraft has finalized a strategic partnership with Renault Group, including a minority investment and a plan to co-develop a new family of industrial humanoid robots named 'Calvin.' The collaboration aims to leverage Wandercraft's advanced AI and self-balancing technology for use in Renault's manufacturing plants.