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BeetleBot: LCE artificial muscles and bidirectional feedback specs
New Atlas USA Overview Researchers at KAIST have developed BeetleBot, a robotic beetle utilizing 3D-printed liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) artificial muscles for natural movement. The system features a finger-worn sensor patch for contro... -
NVIDIA Cosmos: World Model Training and Deployment Tools
NVIDIA Blog USA Overview NVIDIA has expanded the Cosmos platform with new training tools, simulation checkpoints, and Data Factory blueprints to accelerate the development of physical AI world models. The platform integrates data curatio... -
YOLOv12-LiDAR Fusion: Object Detection for Autonomous Vehicles
BIOENGINEER.ORG China Overview Researchers at Huanghe Jiaotong University developed a perception system combining an enhanced YOLOv12 algorithm with LiDAR point cloud collaboration to improve object detection in challenging environments.... -
ALBATROSS: SUTD’s Bioinspired Robotic Platform for Remote Water Monitoring
New Atlas Singapore Overview Researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed ALBATROSS, a robotic platform that utilizes passive autorotation for aerial deployment and wind energy for long-term mari... -
3D Printed Micro-Rotor: Single-Motor Steering and Lift Specs
DroneXL USA Overview A maker known as "worked in theory" has developed a 3D printed micro helicopter rotor that achieves steering via a single motor without a swashplate or servos. The system lifts 140 grams at 5,500 RPM with a power dra... -
Joshua Bird’s Single-Motor Drone: Control Specs and Architecture
DroneXL USA Overview Maker Joshua Bird has developed a 3D-printed drone that achieves hover and steering using a single motor without servos or a tail rotor. The system utilizes a 45-degree hinged propeller and a high-speed servo drive t... -
Ayudag-6 Hexacopter: Specs and First Aerial Medevac Mission
New Atlas USA Overview A modified Heavy Shot "Ayudag-6" modular hexacopter has executed the world's first drone-based aerial medical evacuation of a wounded soldier from a combat zone. The 98-kg aircraft successfully extracted a casualty... -
Gemini 4 Argon: Google DeepMind’s Video-to-Sim-to-Real Pipeline
Robotics & Automation News USA Overview Google DeepMind has introduced Gemini 4 Argon, an AI model capable of teaching humanoid robots new skills by analyzing video. The model reduced a robotics simulation process that typically takes we... -
NVIDIA Isaac Platform: Humanoid Reference and Learning Frameworks
NVIDIA Newsroom USA Overview NVIDIA has expanded its Isaac open robotics platform with the introduction of the Agile ONE SN reference humanoid and the Isaac Lab 3.0 learning framework. These tools, powered by Jetson Thor and GR00T, aim t... -
Cornell Microrobots: Heat-Sensing Fluid Pumping Integration
BIOENGINEER.ORG USA Overview Researchers at Cornell have developed microrobots capable of simultaneously sensing temperature and pumping fluids through a nonreciprocal stroke mechanism. By integrating semiconductor-fabricated actuators a...
