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the number of humanoid robots within the next decade1,000,000,000 unitsMusk also believes robots could eventually help manufacture more robots, creating a self reinforcing production cycle that accelerates after starting slowly.@MilkRoadAI on X
hardware design1 unitsThe work demonstrates 1) hardware design, with a passive hook and a head-mounted solid-state lidar; 2) learning pipeline with teacher student learning; 3) sim2real designs for perception and actuation, including lidar noise patterns, temperature modelling and voltage modelling.C. Zhang on X: "New paper release: Learning Agile Perceptive Traversal of Sparse 3D Structures for Humanoids Paper https://t.co/LlrDsajHqx Videos https://t.co/jXLtG68oUg We study how to do learning and sim2real for 3d traversal, such as monkey bars and overhanging obstacles." / X
Humanoid robots500,000 unitsindustry-wide estimates pointing toward roughly 500,000 units/year by 2027 across Optimus, Figure, 1X, Unitree, and others.@davidcao01 on X
Drones owned by the Pentagon200,000 unitsThe Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program has committed $1 billion to purchasing more than 200,000 drones by 2027, scaling to 340,000 by 2028.@davidcao01 on X
Microduck price$399Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped.@TheHumanoidHub on X
Microduck specifications15 units15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak that picks things up.@TheHumanoidHub on X
perception system0 unitsFor physical AI, intelligence starts with being able to accurately perceive the world.@continuumlabs_ on X
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5:18 AM ET@smsehy
@smsehy on X

Relying strictly on passive optical sensors leaves perception vulnerable to low-angle sun glare and heavy precipitation. True Level 4 reliability requires diverse physical sensing principles where radar and lidar provide active range verification when vision degrades. https://t.co/OZbB2HriLj

10:31 PM ETZIZiNovaLabs
LimX Dynamics on X: "Together with ZINOVA's Tool Intelligence, TRON 2 takes on increasingly complex construction workflows. @ZiNovaLabs builds on TRON 2 to explore an innovative robotic configuration for construction, demonstrating key tasks in a scaled-down tilt-up construction workflow, includi… / X

Post Log in Sign up Post LimX Dynamics on X: "Together with ZINOVA's Tool Intelligence, TRON 2 takes on increasingly complex construction workflows. @ZiNovaLabs builds on TRON 2 to explore an innovative robotic configuration for construction, demonstrating key tasks in a scaled-down tilt-up construction workflow, including formwork assembly, multi-layer rebar placement and tying. TRON 2 serves as a modular and extensible embodied robotic platform for multi-tool, multi-step tasks across large workspaces. Its dual arms handle construction tools and materials across different orientations and…

7:22 PM ETTITeradyne Inc
Value Investing Edge on X: "8. $TER | Major semiconductor-test and industrial robotics play, owning Universal Robots and MiR while supplying testing equipment critical to AI chips and memory. Q2 2026 revenue reached $1.33B, up 104% YoY." / X

Post Log in Sign up Post Value Investing Edge on X: "8. $TER \| Major semiconductor-test and industrial robotics play, owning Universal Robots and MiR while supplying testing equipment critical to AI chips and memory. Q2 2026 revenue reached $1.33B, up 104% YoY." - Value Investing Edge @StonkValue 16h $NVDA just said Physical AI could be 1,000% bigger than Digital AI. 10 best growth stocks to build a Robotics portfolio: 1\. $UMAC \| Positioned as a domestic supply-chain play for commercial and defense drones. Builds U.S.-made drone components. Q2 2026 revenue reached $16.7M, Show more - \\ \\…

11:12 AM ETTesla
@MilkRoadAI on X

Elon Musk thinks humanoid robots could become a bigger industry than almost anyone expects (Save this). @elonmusk said the usefulness of a humanoid robot depends on three factors, the quality of its artificial intelligence software, the performance of its onboard chip and the dexterity of its mechanical systems, especially its hands. Because all three areas are improving rapidly, even small advances could multiply together and make robots significantly more capable over time. Musk also believes robots could eventually help manufacture more robots, creating a self reinforcing production cycle…

3:53 AM EThttps://x.com/ChongZzZhang
C. Zhang on X: "New paper release: Learning Agile Perceptive Traversal of Sparse 3D Structures for Humanoids Paper https://t.co/LlrDsajHqx Videos https://t.co/jXLtG68oUg We study how to do learning and sim2real for 3d traversal, such as monkey bars and overhanging obstacles." / X

Post Log in Sign up Post C. Zhang on X: "New paper release: Learning Agile Perceptive Traversal of Sparse 3D Structures for Humanoids Paper https://t.co/LlrDsajHqx Videos https://t.co/jXLtG68oUg We study how to do learning and sim2real for 3d traversal, such as monkey bars and overhanging obstacles." - C. Zhang @ChongZzZhang New paper release: Learning Agile Perceptive Traversal of Sparse 3D Structures for Humanoids Paper arxiv.org/pdf/2608.29769 Videos nemantor.github.io/sparse-3d-trav… We study how to do learning and sim2real for 3d traversal, such as monkey bars and overhanging obstacles.…

12:41 PM ETTEtechnia
@techniahqrobot on X

Humanoid robotics has its own language. Here are 30 acronyms you will see constantly API = Application Programming Interface BC = Behavior Cloning CoM = Center of Mass CoP = Center of Pressure DoF = Degrees of Freedom DRL = Deep Reinforcement Learning F/T = Force/Torque FK = Forward Kinematics GRF = Ground Reaction Force HIL = Hardware-in-the-Loop HRC = Human-Robot Collaboration HRI = Human-Robot Interaction IK = Inverse Kinematics IL = Imitation Learning IMU = Inertial Measurement Unit LiDAR = Light Detection and Ranging LLM = Large Language Model MPC = Model Predictive Control RGB-D = RGB +…

6:18 PM ETTesla
@davidcao01 on X

The Supply Chain Shortage for UxV and Robots: Who Is Filling the Gap? Top 20 Components to Watch | New suppliers from Mexico, Taiwan, Japan, Korean | The VC and Entrepreneurs Angle Two weeks apart, two separate US policy actions closed off the low-cost path into American drone and robotics hardware. July 28, the FCC added foreign-made "advanced robotic devices" — humanoids, quadrupeds — to its Covered List, blocking new authorizations. August 13, the White House used Section 232 to impose tariffs of up to 100% on Chinese-made drones and their components.📷 Neither move is really about drones…

12:39 PM ETHugging Face
@TheHumanoidHub on X

Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets. Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped. 25cm, under 800g, 15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak that picks things up. Ships with 7 pre-trained behaviors including walking, kicking, and roller skating. Open on GitHub under Apache-2.0: the SDK, the simulator, and the RL training pipeline. So you can teach it new tricks.

12:39 PM ETHugging Face
The Humanoid Hub on X: "Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets. Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped. 25cm, under 800g, 15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak t… / X

Post Log in Sign up Post The Humanoid Hub on X: "Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets. Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped. 25cm, under 800g, 15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak that picks things up. Ships with 7 pre-trained behaviors including walking, kicking, and roller skating. Open on GitHub under Apache-2.0: the SDK, the simulator, and the RL training pipeline. So you can teach it new tricks." - The Humanoid Hub @TheHumanoidHub Home robots are…

8:28 AM ET@continuumlabs_
@continuumlabs_ on X

How does a robot actually “see” the world? It doesn’t see in the human sense. A robot builds its understanding of the environment by combining signals from multiple sensors. 📷 Cameras capture visual information: objects, colors, signs, people and more. 📡 LiDAR measures distance with laser pulses, helping create a 3D representation of the surroundings. 📶 Radar detects distance and movement, and can remain useful in conditions where cameras struggle, such as rain, fog or darkness. 🔍 Depth sensors estimate how far objects are and help the robot understand the shape and structure of nearby…

6:31 AM ETPRpollen robotics
Thomas Wolf on X: "We have a huge news to share today! Today we are unveiling the first truly accessible RL robot - welcome Microduck A 25 cm tiny open-source biped with 15 actuators and packed with sensors (camera, speaker, LiDAR, NFC, bluetooth, wifi, etc) that you train yourself with reinforce… / X

Post Log in Sign up Post Thomas Wolf on X: "We have a huge news to share today! Today we are unveiling the first truly accessible RL robot - welcome Microduck A 25 cm tiny open-source biped with 15 actuators and packed with sensors (camera, speaker, LiDAR, NFC, bluetooth, wifi, etc) that you train yourself with reinforcement learning. It's also playable out of the box with more than half a dozen fun and playful pre-trained policies to have it walk, sit, crouch, roller-skate, pick up objects with its articulated beak, and recover on its own. And all for less than $400. See all the details,…

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[音楽] 中国の代表的なヒューマノイドロボット UNIT3G1 おな んだ これもすごよくできてますね。 信じられない。 その構造を探るべく日経クロステックは分解を試みました。 [音楽] 複数のベアリングを使用し、ロッドの動き に合わせて…

[音楽] 中国の代表的なヒューマノイドロボット UNIT3G1 おな んだ これもすごよくできてますね。 信じられない。 その構造を探るべく日経クロステックは分解を試みました。 [音楽] 複数のベアリングを使用し、ロッドの動き に合わせて足首の角度を変える仕組みと なっています。すでに中国のロボット開発 は、え、見せるだけという段階を、え、 超えてき[音楽]ているようです。部品の 1つ1つを見ていくと、中国のロボット 開発[音楽]の現在地が見えてきました。 こちらのラボで、え、ヒューマノイドロボットの分解作業が行われています。え、中国性ロボットの、え、進化はどのようになっているでしょうか?腕から行くか。 うん。多分この真ん中を見てからどういう構造になってるかっていうのを あ、 見た方がいいんじゃね? 剥がす前に取っといて。 中国のネジってさ、なんかぬるっとしてんだよね。ここはこうでしょ。 あ、行く、行く。行った、行った、行った 。 なんかベルクロっぽいね。はい、開きます 。後ろが開きます。バカって。[笑い]何 もないや。じゃあ、これを剥がしていき ます。 反対側みようかね。 で、はい。よいしょ。 お、取れちゃった。よいしょ。はい。美容 同じ[鼻息]。同じだけど、ここは スピーカーだね。 外装を外すと黒い干賞剤がロボットの中身 を覆ってました。[音楽] 来た。 これはまた…