Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robot videos collected by your friends on IEEE spectrum robotics. We’re also posting a weekly calendar of upcoming bot events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.
ICRA 2025: 19-23 May 2025, ATLANTA, GA
Enjoy today’s videos!
A year after series production began, the B2-W Unitree industrial bike has been upgraded with more exciting capabilities. Please always use robots in a safe and friendly manner.
Yours for $100,000.
(Unitree)
Yes, I know we’re a little late sharing some of these holiday videos, but I deserve a little time off, right? No, you’re right and I’m ashamed. But anyway, please enjoy these other holiday videos, starting with Santa’s Little Helper by ETHZ RSL.
Okay, but seriously, where do I get one of those little plush Anymals!
(RSL)
Merry Christmas from Kepler the humanoid robot!
(Kepler Robotics)
This year, Rizon joined the festive fun by decorating the Flexiv office with holiday cheer!
(flexible)
The Eva exoskeleton, developed by IHMC, is taking its first steps out of the lab and through a series of new modes in October 2024. For more than a decade, IHMC has been designing and developing wearable robotic exoskeletons for the rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injuries. Learning from this past development, our focus shifted to increasing the performance of able-bodied workers in hazardous environments. We are working to move these technologies into the real world with the hope of making a real difference in people’s lives.
(IHMC)
Thanks Robert!
TIAGo Pro – a revolutionary robot with Series Elastic Actuators arms and improved non-verbal communication. This improves handling capabilities and enables state-of-the-art human-robot interaction. Designed for agile manufacturing and future healthcare applications.
(PAL Robotics)
Did you know that today’s cameras have trouble measuring distance accurately? This is because current systems rely on limited data. DARPA’s CIDAR Challenge explores combining spatial, spectral and temporal image data to unlock unprecedented accuracy. Advances made through the CIDAR challenge could revolutionize everything from battlefield awareness to robotics to environmental research.
(DARPA)
Innate develops innately intelligent learnable universal robots. Our platforms are simple, accessible to lower the barrier to entry into robotics for everyone.
(Congenital)
Drone-level autonomy, now underwater! Over the past few years, we have invested in the concept of creating a unified autonomous solution that can work virtually universally across robot configurations. The first major step towards this goal was to show that, when it comes to confined or crowded environments, we can have aerial robot-level autonomy underwater that is a) solely vision-driven in terms of perception (e.g., no sonars), and b) uses “generic” solutions for path planning and safety (essentially identical to those in our research for flying robots!).
(Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s LinkedIn post)
Thanks, Kostas!
The ERA-42 is the world’s first truly comprehensive native large model robot adapted to a five-fingered dexterous hand, capable of performing more than 100 complex tasks using a variety of tools. These include tightening screws with a screwdriver, hammering nails, straightening overturned cups and pouring water – tasks that highlight its remarkable adaptability and precision.
(the age of robots)
Thanks Ni Tao!
Although the android’s appearance is so realistic that it could be mistaken for a human in a photo, watching it move in person can be a little unsettling. He may smile, frown, or display various other familiar expressions, but finding a consistent emotional state behind these expressions can be difficult, leaving you unsure of what he’s really feeling, creating a sense of unease. In this study, lead author Hisashi Ishihara and his research group developed a dynamic facial expression synthesis technology using “curve motions,” which represent various gestures that make up facial movements, such as “breathing,” “blinking,” and “yawning.” individual waves. These waves propagate to related facial areas and overlap to generate complex facial movements in real time.
(Osaka University)
Suzumori Endo’s lab, Science Tokyo has developed a self-excited vibrating robot that can adapt to its environment. This robot can move straight ahead and steer itself around a curve without a control system.
(Paper through IEEE Robotics and Automation journal in IEEE Xplore)
PlayBot is an unofficial, experimental accessory for Panic Inc.’s Playdate handheld console that turns your console into a cute little tabletop robot.
(Guillaume Loquin) via (Engadget)
That’s a big deal.
(Ekso Bionics)
Sanctuary AI introduces new tactile sensors for general purpose robots.
(AI Sanctuary)
Developed in the Pudu X-Lab, PUDU D9 is designed with a human-centric philosophy that embodies the principle of “Born to Serve”. Its fully anthropomorphic design accurately reflects human capabilities, allowing it to offer practical assistance in a wide range of applications.
(Pudu Robotics)
EngineAI is proud to unveil PM01, our next-generation lightweight, highly dynamic, open source humanoid robotics platform. With an interactive display, agile motion and robust secondary development support, the PM01 is designed to be the most versatile tool for developers worldwide. PM01 is now available for purchase! We invite developers, researchers and businesses to explore the future of robotics with the PM01. Let’s push the boundaries of what robotics can achieve across industries and use cases.
(engineAI)
The third edition of CYBATHLON is now part of history. The event, which took place from 25 to 27 October 2024 at the SWISS Arena in Zurich, brought together 67 teams from 24 countries to compete in eight disciplines and showcase state-of-the-art assistive technologies that help with everyday tasks.While the winning teams celebrated their well-deserved victories, the real focus of the event was technological breakthroughs and their potential to change lives. Equally noteworthy was CYBATHLON’s emphasis on promoting social inclusion and empowering people with disabilities to overcome challenges through innovation.
(kybathlon)
(Aibo)
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