What if a robot could map without training or 3D labels? HKUST & MBZUAI researchers present FreeOcc – a training-free open-vocabulary occupancy predictor. It builds a 4-layer map using SLAM, Gaussians, and VLMs. Outperforms self-supervised by 2x in IoU/mIoU, zero-shot to new
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X2SAM: Image and Video Segmentation by Conversation
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What if you could segment anything in both images and videos using just a conversation? Researchers from Sun Yat-Sen University, Peng Cheng Laboratory, and Meituan present X2SAM. It pairs a large language model with a Mask Memory module to generate temporally consistent masks
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FASTER: Reacting Quickly to Changing Environments
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Why can't robots react instantly to fast-changing environments? Researchers from HKU and ACE Robotics introduce FASTER. Instead of running all sampling steps before any movement, it uses a Horizon-Aware Schedule to compress the immediate action into a single denoising step.
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GigaAI’s Maker H01 Robotics Debut
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Wheels Meet #AI: GigaAI’s Maker H01 Is Here
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 22 mai 2026
by @CyberRobooo#Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology pic.twitter.com/4YYpqvqCGUWheels Meet #AI: GigaAI’s Maker H01 Is Here
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Telexistence Launches Robotic Motion Data Factory for AI
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Telexistence Introduces Large-Scale #Robotic Motion Data Factory for #AI Training
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 22 mai 2026
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#ArtificialIntelligence #MI #ML #Tech #Innovation pic.twitter.com/TAbZO2E7JZTelexistence Introduces Large-Scale #Robotic Motion Data Factory for #AI Training
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Autonomous AI Robot Patrols Railway Tracks
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This #Autonomous #Robot Patrols Railway Tracks Without Human Operators
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 22 mai 2026
by @sutoroveli_news#Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML pic.twitter.com/wEloxkbRcTThis #Autonomous #Robot Patrols Railway Tracks Without Human Operators
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Robot Completes 200-Hour Non-Stop Parcel Sorting Marathon
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Première mondiale ! Un robot a travaillé 200h non-stop, et trié plus de 249 000 colis à lui seul. Pas une seule panne, pas une seule pause et tout a été diffusé en live pour le prouver.
— VISION IA (@vision_ia) 22 mai 2026
À la base c'était un défi de 8h. Le robot a tellement bien tourné qu'ils ne l'ont jamais… https://t.co/VUsOF45giVPremière mondiale ! Un robot a travaillé 200h non-stop, et trié plus de 249 000 colis à lui seul. Pas une seule panne, pas une seule pause et tout a été diffusé en live pour le prouver. À la base c'était un défi de 8h. Le robot a tellement bien tourné qu'ils ne l'ont jamais
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TIAGo Pro Robot Features AI for Manufacturing and Healthcare
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TIAGo Pro: Advanced Mobile Manipulation #Robot for Manufacturing and #Healthcare
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 22 mai 2026
by @PALRobotics
#Robotics #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #EmergingTech #TechForGood pic.twitter.com/yJ9jXcIKE0TIAGo Pro: Advanced Mobile Manipulation #Robot for Manufacturing and #Healthcare
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CATL unveils AI robot for on-demand EV charging
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CATL Unveils #Autonomous #Robot That Drives to Your #EV for On-Demand Charging
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 22 mai 2026
by @IntEngineering
#Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology pic.twitter.com/8OrOPNF52yCATL Unveils #Autonomous #Robot That Drives to Your #EV for On-Demand Charging
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HexRunner’s AI-Powered Robotic Locomotion Breakthrough
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How HexRunner Achieved Fast, Stable, and Agile #Robotic Locomotion
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 22 mai 2026
by @lukas_m_ziegler#EmergingTech #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology pic.twitter.com/Y73BtJSxcHHow HexRunner Achieved Fast, Stable, and Agile #Robotic Locomotion
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