Robots are coming. A Chinese tech company has unveiled a highly dexterous robotic hand capable of performing complex fine-motor tasks like finger games, solving Rubik’s cubes, and manipulating small objects.
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Stereolabs Launches ZED X Nano Compact Stereo Camera for Robotics
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🚨 We're giving roboticists a major upgrade to their vision systems! Today, we announced the launch of the @Stereolabs3D ZED X Nano: a compact, wrist-mount stereo camera engineered for the next generation of robotic manipulation. “Building on Stereolabs leadership in AI vision and perception solutions, the ZED X Nano allows us to go deeper into the industrial and robotics markets to win new sockets that require smaller form-factor placements,” said Ouster CEO Angus Pacala.
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Humanoid Robots Race Beijing Half-Marathon With Mixed Results
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Le semi-marathon de robots humanoïdes à Pékin.
— VISION IA (@vision_ia) 13 avril 2026
40% des robots sont totalement autonomes. Les meilleurs approchent les 10 secondes au 100 mètres.
Et puis il y a celui-là. 😂
Grosse faceplant sur le bitume en conditions réelles.
La distance d'un semi-marathon pousse les… pic.twitter.com/k1Js1Wee52The humanoid robot half-marathon in Beijing. 40% of the robots are fully autonomous. The best ones are approaching 10 seconds per 100 meters. And then there's this one. Big faceplant on the asphalt in real-world conditions. The distance of a half-marathon pushes the
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Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot Enhances Hospital Safety
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#Autonomous UV-C Disinfection #Robot for Safer, Cleaner Hospitals
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 13 avril 2026
via @ZappyZappy7#HealthTech #Tech #Technology #EmergingTech #TechForGood pic.twitter.com/7ZETdfCoyj#Autonomous UV-C Disinfection #Robot for Safer, Cleaner Hospitals
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Latest AI Robotics Research Breakdown Daily Newsletter
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Robotics Roundup: Humanoids, Robotaxis, MIT Muscles, Tesla FSD
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Top stories in robotics today: – Unitree takes its budget humanoid global
– Uber and Volkswagen launch robotaxis in LA
– MIT’s fiber muscles move more like the real thing
– Tesla FSD gets its first EU approvals
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Tiny Pocket-Sized Quadruped Robot Engineering Innovation
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Tiny but Mighty: A Pocket-Sized Quadruped #Robot
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 13 avril 2026
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#Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology pic.twitter.com/h3sgmtRhM0Tiny but Mighty: A Pocket-Sized Quadruped #Robot
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Robotics Evolution: From Hard Coding to Machine Learning
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It may come as a surprise to most people, but until recently robotics was NOT the field that relied much (if at all) on machine learning and artificial intelligence. All those cool robots somersaulting were almost always hard coded. But now that there is an enormous amount of
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Humanoid Robots Revolutionize Modular Retail Coffee and Service
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Modular Retail Store Where Humanoid #Robots Serve Coffee, Ice Cream, and Chat with Customers
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 13 avril 2026
via @ZappyZappy7#AI #Robotics #Innovation #Technology pic.twitter.com/k1WmDPiodVModular Retail Store Where Humanoid #Robots Serve Coffee, Ice Cream, and Chat with Customers
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Grace Chen’s Journey: From Robotics to Software Engineering
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From robotics to software engineering, Grace Chen found her path by following her curiosity. Hear her share what she's learned.
— Domino Data Lab (@DominoDataLab) 13 avril 2026
Read her story https://t.co/J07WV0DyrH
See where your path could lead: https://t.co/QT7VvVQjIR pic.twitter.com/f88NiQHri3From robotics to software engineering, Grace Chen found her path by following her curiosity. Hear her share what she's learned. Read her story https://
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