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Teradyne robotics group lays off 10% of global staff

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Source: Universal Robots Economic uncertainty has taken a toll on the robotics industry, including leading vendors. ’s robotics group laid off 10% of its global workforce this week. However, Teradyne Robotics says on its website that it has 1,400+ employees worldwide. Teradyne Inc.’s based company.

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How Agility Robotics crosses the Sim2Real gap with NVIDIA Isaac Lab

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At Agility Robotics, we are working with our humanoid robot Digit, which balances actively at all times, can recover from unexpected bumps, and can lift and move heavy things. Training Digit in simulation through NVIDIA’s tools designed for robotics. There are 28 degrees of freedom and quite a few sensors.

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MIT: LucidSim training system helps robots close Sim2Real gap

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Since the 1970s, the field has evolved from writing sophisticated programs to using deep learning, teaching robots to learn directly from human behavior. To improve, robots need to encounter scenarios that push the boundaries of their capabilities, operating at the edge of their mastery. But a critical bottleneck remains: data quality.

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Humanoid robots promise a multi-trillion-dollar market, but pose challenges

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Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid was in trials at GXO. Source: Agility Robotics As an early investor in Agility Robotics, now one of the world’s leading manufacturers of humanoid robots, I’ve watched as humanoids have evolved from a fascinating concept to reality over the past five years.

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Symphony Robotics licenses technology to treat brain tumors

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Symphony Robotics’ patent-pending technology combines micro-robotic arms, real-time computer vision, and AI. Source: Symphony Robotics Symphony Robotics announced Tuesday that it licensed micro-robotic arm technology from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). Its product remains investigational.

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Intuitive data highlights benefits of da Vinci robotic surgery across 7 oncologic procedures

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The da Vinci SP surgical robotics system. Source: Intuitive Surgical Intuitive Surgical last week shared findings from a meta-analysis of surgical outcomes across a number of robotic surgical procedures. It compared robotic, laparoscopic, and open surgical approaches, covering a 12-year timeframe.

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NVIDIA heralds ‘physical AI’ era with Cosmos platform launch

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Instead of producing text, it produces action tokens How is this different from traditional robotics? Traditional robots are typically pre-programmed to perform specific, repetitive tasks in controlled environments. That is a very sensible thing for the future of robotics, and the technology is right around the corner.

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