Robotics

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.

A custom-painted Tesla Optimus robot appeared at the world premiere of Disney's 'Tron: Ares,' performing 'kung fu' moves alongside actor Jared Leto. The appearance serves as a high-profile demonstration of the humanoid's recent progress, contextualizing its previously showcased martial arts skills.

In a new promotional video, Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot takes on a new role: explaining shareholder voting procedures. The video showcases the robot in diverse settings and provides a glimpse of an updated, bronze-accented design with potentially revised hands.

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.

A new report from an IEEE study group outlines a crucial framework for developing safety and performance standards for humanoid robots, focusing on classification, stability, and human-robot interaction to pave the way for their safe deployment in human environments.