The very first quadcopter prototype was the Breguet-Richet Gyroplane No. 1, created in 1907 by Breguet Aviation in France. The first consumer quadcopter drone was the Parrot AR.Drone, released in 2010 by French company Parrot SA. It was also the first commercially successful
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Robot Foundation Models Unlock Human-Level Dexterity and Intelligence
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#Robot Foundation Models: Unlocking Human-Level Dexterity and Intelligence
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 21 avril 2026
via @ZappyZappy7#AI #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology pic.twitter.com/fxIubVoWOS#Robot Foundation Models: Unlocking Human-Level Dexterity and Intelligence
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First impressions in China exploring robotics and AI future
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My first few hours in China, first impressions At the invitation of XPeng, I'm visiting China and starting tomorrow, I'll be attending several events to see the future of robotics and the automotive industry, and of course, learn quite a bit about AI. My plane landed around 4
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Robotics Transforms Hazardous Industrial Operations with Safety Focus
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Robotics is entering hazardous operations as a structured component of industrial execution, not as isolated automation. Safety targets and workforce gaps push organizations to redesign processes so machines handle exposure and people move toward supervision Microblog @antgrasso
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Timing Belts Enable Precision Multi-Axis Robot Wrist Movement
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Inside Modern #Robot Wrists: How Timing Belts Enable Precision Multi-Axis Movement
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 21 avril 2026
by @mechanical_4u#Robotics #Tech #Technology #EmergingTech #TechForGood pic.twitter.com/x3UyfnNNKHInside Modern #Robot Wrists: How Timing Belts Enable Precision Multi-Axis Movement
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Boston Dynamics Spot Masters Whole-Body Manipulation with AI
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Boston Dynamics’ Spot Masters Whole-Body Manipulation — Using AI to Drag, Roll, and Stack 15 kg Tires with Precision
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 21 avril 2026
by @rai_inst#Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology pic.twitter.com/yDuIm45GmDBoston Dynamics’ Spot Masters Whole-Body Manipulation — Using AI to Drag, Roll, and Stack 15 kg Tires with Precision
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AI and Robotics Progress Outpaces Human Development Rate
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Incredible progress in 1 year. This is the trajectory with tech – speed of change vs humans. We don’t develop as fast vs AI & robotics advances. https://t.co/2QsxscttNh
— AI (@DeepLearn007) 21 avril 2026Incredible progress in 1 year. This is the trajectory with tech – speed of change vs humans. We don’t develop as fast vs AI & robotics advances.
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Humanoid Robots Transform Retail Operations in Hangzhou
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The Future of Shopping: Humanoid #Robots Take Over Store Operations in Hangzhou
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 21 avril 2026
by @CyberRobooo#Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology pic.twitter.com/qP9ZmkWQNwThe Future of Shopping: Humanoid #Robots Take Over Store Operations in Hangzhou
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Multi-Purpose Electric Cart Foundation for Indoor Outdoor Robots
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Meet the Multi-Purpose Electric Cart: The Foundation of Indoor and Outdoor #Robots
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 21 avril 2026
via @ZappyZappy7#EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation pic.twitter.com/SkZJxacc2PMeet the Multi-Purpose Electric Cart: The Foundation of Indoor and Outdoor #Robots
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Single AI Teaches Robot Hands Grasp Any Object
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What if a single AI could teach any robot hand to grasp any object? Researchers from the National University of Singapore and Zhejiang University present T(R,O) Grasp. Their new method uses a "graph diffusion" model to learn the spatial relationship between a hand and an