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Humanoid robot walks 560 kilometres on a treadmill in nine days
A humanoid robot from the American company Figure AI has been walking on a treadmill for nine days in a row: more than 560 kilometres and 1.2 million steps, reports chief executive Brett Adcock. The trial is meant to find weak spots in the hardware and is still running.
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Home-built drone flies and steers with a single propeller
Maker Joshua Bird built a small drone at home that flies and steers with one motor and one propeller. The secret lies in a hinge in the hub and lightning-fast motor control. The design files and code are free online.
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Robot arm with artificial skin feels where it is touched, even without looking
Researchers in Hong Kong built a robot arm with a soft skin that feels touch over almost the whole arm. This lets the arm balance a ball and stop when a hand is in the way, even when its camera sees nothing.
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Sailing robot falls from the sky like a maple seed and then sails on by itself
Researchers in Singapore have built a small sailing robot that can be dropped from the air. Its wings spin like a maple seed and so slow its fall. On the water they become sails. The first trials on a reservoir have succeeded; the open sea comes next.
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AI company pays plumbers and technicians to teach robots home repairs
The American data company HUMXN is paying for repairs to plumbing, electrics and heating and cooling systems in Minneapolis, Chicago and Miami. The technician wears a camera during the job, so that robots can learn how skilled workers solve problems. The resident gets the job done for free.
