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MassRobotics selects winners of Form & Function University Robotics Challenge

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MassRobotics has announced the winners of its 3rd Form & Function University Robotics Challenge. Fifteen teams from around the globe showcased their robotics and automation projects, competing for cash prizes. The idea of this challenge is to create a robot that looks good (Form) and works (Function).

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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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Kassow Robots’ new cobots designed for mobile manipulation

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Kassow Robots has introduced a new line of compact collaborative robot arms (cobots) designed to integrate with mobile robots. The new cobots feature a direct DC connection from battery power, enabling them to operate while mounted to a mobile robot. Kassow Robots exited stealth mode at Automatica 2018.

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Seoul National University wins MassRobotics Form & Function Challenge

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. | Source: MassRobotics MassRobotics announced the winners of its second Form & Function University Robotics Challenge at the Robotics Summit & Expo last week. Twelve teams from across the globe showcased their robotics and automation projects for the challenge and competed for cash prizes.

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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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MassRobotics discusses university Form and Function Challenge and partnerships

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Tufts Nano Lab won the 2023 Form and Function Challenge with its Ingestible Pill for Multi-Spot Gut Sampling. Source: MassRobotics There are plenty of robotics challenges, but many are narrowly focused on a specific task or application, according to MassRobotics. We want to allow creativity and ingenuity to shine.”

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TRON1 robot extends its reach with a new optional arm

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Source: LimX Dynamics Mobile manipulation can take many forms. TRON1 is a cute two-legged mobile robot, reminiscent of the AT-ST walker in Star Wars. Exhibiting at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation ( ICRA ) in Atlanta this week, LimX is targeting the biped at research applications.