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Drones & Robotics
BeetleBot: LCE artificial muscle soft robot for remote operations
HERALD South Korea Overview Researchers from KAIST, Caltech, and NTU have developed BeetleBot, a soft robot that integrates artificial muscle locomotion, grasping, and bidirectional sensory feedback. Controlled via a finger-mounted senso... -
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Drones & Robotics Weekly Report October 11, 2026
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4D Radar vs LiDAR: Performance in adverse weather planning
arXiv Unknown Overview A new benchmark, "Radar2Plan," validates 4D radar's effectiveness in robust ego-trajectory planning for autonomous driving under adverse weather and low-light conditions. The study demonstrates that 4D radar alone ... -
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Carnegie Mellon: Dual-process approach reduces collisions by 89%
arXiv International Overview An arXiv paper introduces a dual-process approach for autonomous driving systems, achieving an 89% reduction in collisions during CARLA simulation tests. This framework combines intuitive learning-based neura... -
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Unitree G1: UC San Diego teleoperated surgery demo specs 2026
CNET USA Overview UC San Diego's Center for the Future of Surgery conducted a first-of-its-kind procedure where an experienced surgeon teleoperated Unitree G1 humanoid robots to remove a gallbladder in a live pig, with a second surgery i... -
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CAS Institute of Automation: 2-week humanoid R&D timeline 2026
Sina Finance China Overview Sina Finance reports that a research team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Automation has developed an AI-powered "Big Factory" R&D model, dramatically compressing humanoid robot developmen... -
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Doosan Robotics: Physical AI robot specs for nuclear welding 2026
Daum South Korea Overview South Korea's Doosan Robotics has been selected for two national projects to develop "Physical AI" collaborative robots and industrial humanoids using domestic AI semiconductors. The first project aims to commer... -
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ITRI quadruped robots: NVIDIA platform training for disaster 2026
Economic Daily Taiwan Overview Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is developing domestic quadruped robots capable of operating in hazardous environments like fire scenes and underground tunnels. Supported by the Min... -
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HH-B-DM4-NT explained: New microrobot for bladder cancer 2026
EurekAlert! USA Overview A novel bioactive microrobot, HH-B-DM4-NT, shows promise for more effective non-muscle invasive bladder cancer treatment. This platform combines collagenase from Hatwaya histolytica, synthetic nanoparticles, the ... -
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Phantom Twisting drone: AI stealth and 25 RPS specs
Phoenix New Media China Overview Researchers at Northwestern University in the U.S. have developed an AI-designed "Phantom Twisting" drone that achieves visual stealth by rotating up to 25 times per second, creating a motion blur effect ...