Boston Dynamics has retired the hydraulic version of its Atlas and will begin testing an all-electric humanoid robot in the coming year.

Mentee Robotics has emerged on the scene with a new AI-driven humanoid robot, planned for production release in early 2025.

maxon’s portfolio now includes 15 different actuators divided into two families: High Efficiency Joints and High Precision Joints.

The 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award winners, and our editor’s picks, are the topic of this week’s podcast.

Magna International’s relationship with Sanctuary is threefold: as an investor, a contract manufacturer, and an end user.

Agility Robotics’ Digit is shifting the goalposts for humanoid robots by taking them out of research labs and into the real world.

Rainbow Robotics launched RB-Y1, a new bimanual wheeled manipulator as the company begins the development of AI-driven robots.

Agility is collaborating with Manhattan Associates and has laid off some staffers as it commercializes its humanoid robots.

From events like MODEX and GTC to new product launches, there was no shortage of robotics news to cover in March 2024. 

OmniOn Power says that mobile robots, AI, and self-driving vehicles need more power and networking innovation.

Jamie Lee, Managing Partner with Tamarack Global, is our guest this week to discuss the recent investment into Figure AI.

Accenture said it sees “huge potential” for humanoids in post and parcel, manufacturing, retail, and logistics warehousing operations.

Portescap will exhibit with sibling company Kollmorgen and discuss design for peak motion performance at the Robotics Summit & Expo.

Apptronik is working with NVIDIA’s Project GR00T to enable general-purpose humanoid robots to learn complex tasks.

NVIDIA CEO Jenson Huang wowed the crowd in San Jose with the company’s latest processor, AI, and simulation product announcements.

Mercedes is exploring how to use Apptronik’s humanoid for automating some low-skill, physically challenging tasks.

Former Magic Leap and Microsoft executive will lead Agility’s next phase of growth to deliver Digit humanoids at scale.

TRI’s Punyo humanoid robot can manipulate objects with its whole body, giving it more flexibility when it comes to household tasks.

Figure AI has raised funding from Amazon, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Open AI, and others to accelerate humanoid development, AI training, manufacturing, and hiring.

In this episode, Dr. Aaron Ames takes us down memory lane with a history of bipedal robotics and then introduces us to 3Laws Robotics.

The IFR has cited technology trends including the rise of generative AI, mobile manipulation, and humanoid robots for 2024.

Hurst’s talk on May 1 will explore the technological breakthroughs propelling humanoids like Digit into the real world. Learn about the ongoing challenges, and go inside Digit’s first pilots with Amazon, GXO Logistics, and more.