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Robots are beginning to learn new skills through apps, not physical hardware upgrades

OpenMind, a robotics software company, has launched a new robot app store designed to let humanoid and quadruped robots gain new skills and abilities. The platform is live now and aims to eventually ...
Nanowerk

Soft robots morph and move under external electric fields with no internal wiring (w/video)

A soft electroactive gel enables untethered robots to deform, grip, and move using only external electric fields, eliminating the need for internal wiring or circuitry. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The ...
Business Wire

Micropsi Industries’ AI-Powered Robot Controller Is Now Hardware Agnostic

MIRAI systems for KUKA robots to ship in early Q4 with other robots to follow as requested; Automatica attendees can preview a KUKA demo June 27-30 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Micropsi Industries’ ...
TechCrunch

OpenMind wants to be the Android operating system of humanoid robots

Many companies are focused on building robots, or the hardware components to help them move, grip objects, or interact with the world around them. Silicon Valley-based OpenMind is focused under the ...
ExtremeTech

Hardware Accelerators May Dramatically Improve Robot Response Times

New work in robotics research at MIT suggests that long-term bottlenecks in robot responsiveness could be alleviated through the use of dedicated hardware accelerators. The research team also suggests ...