⊲ TechXplore ⊳ Researchers from Scottish universities have developed AZRA, an augmented reality system that overlays expressive features onto older robot toys and pets. Using devices like Meta...
Tag: robotics
VR Pilots Control Robot Fighters
⊲ Core Memory ⊳ Cix Liv, a VR entrepreneur, has created a robot fight club in a San Francisco warehouse where humanoid bots battle in cages wearing armour and gloves. Pilots steer them with VR...
Towards AI-Generated Interactive Simulation
⊲ The Verge ⊳ Google DeepMind’s Genie 3 creates interactive 3D game-like environments in real time from text prompts. Unlike its predecessor, Genie 2, which allowed only brief interactions, Genie 3...
Latency-Aware Wi-Fi is Coming
⊲ Capacity Media ⊳ Wi‑Fi 8, or IEEE 802.11bn, is being designed to handle the demands of emerging technologies including AR, AI and robotics by prioritising ultra-low latency and responsiveness....
Robots Trained by Humans and Simulation
⊲ Tech Xplore ⊳ MIT’s “PhysicsGen” system from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the Robotics and AI Institute converts a few dozen VR-based demonstrations...
Open Source 3D Engine Advances
⊲ Phoronix ⊳ The Open 3D Foundation (O3DF) has announced the availability of Open 3D Engine (O3DE) 25.05.0. This open-source game and simulation engine, originally derived from Amazon's Lumberyard,...
AI Steps Into the Real World
⊲ World Economic Forum ⊳ This article, by the World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, describes how AI is moving beyond screens into the physical world, driven by...
Google’s Gemini Empowers Robots
⊲ WIRED ⊳ Google DeepMind has introduced a new AI model called Gemini Robotics, which integrates language, vision, and physical actions to enhance robotic capabilities. This model enables robots to...
Indian Army Explore AR, AI and Robotics
⊲ Oneindia ⊳ The Indian Army is exploring AI-driven decision-making, autonomous drones, robotic combat units, and Augmented Reality (AR) interfaces to enhance battlefield effectiveness. India’s...
Robots Learn Faster with Simulation and OpenUSD
⊲ IT-Online ⊳ Humanoid robots are advancing rapidly, improving efficiency in manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare. NVIDIA’s Isaac GR00T platform leverages OpenUSD (Universal Scene Description)...
Neural Simulation Revolutionises Robotics
⊲ Andreessen Horowitz ⊳ The rise of neural simulation models is transforming robotics and autonomy. From training in multimodal environments to reducing error reconstruction costs, these generative...
“Genesis” Simulation Accelerates Robot Training
▶ Source - Ars Technica ▶ A new open source computer simulation, Genesis, accelerates robot training by simulating tasks 430,000 times faster than reality, using dynamic 3D physics worlds generated...