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Robot Automation Backends: SAST Tool Selection for Python and Java
Robot automation relies not only on controllers but also on Python task queues and Java API backends. This article focuses on code defects in these areas and introduces SAST tools suitable for Python and Java automation backends, helping to find issues such as weak validators.
Source: Robotics & Automation News
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Ericsson and Verizon Complete World's First Outdoor 6G Call Test
Ericsson and Verizon completed the world's first 6G pre-standard live call test on a commercial site in Concord, California, using 7GHz spectrum and 400MHz bandwidth concept-validation equipment to assess outdoor and indoor penetration performance, but stressed it remains pre-standard validation, not commercial service.
Source: IT之家 · 机器人筛选
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Magnetic-Footed Robots Walk on Giant Ships to Scrub Off Marine Growth
Tech Xplore reports that a Roomba-like robot with magnetic feet can walk on giant ship hulls to remove unwanted sea matter. The idea traces to founder Timothy Wong's diving and robotics research. Information compiled by AI.
Source: Tech Xplore · Robotics
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Automated Plants Close the Loop: Turning Wastewater into Process Water
Robotics & Automation News notes that automation projects often overlook water management, with plants draining rinse water, cooling tower blowdown and process effluent, then buying fresh water. Industrial water reuse can return treated effluent as cooling tower makeup, washdown water and more, closing the loop.
Source: Robotics & Automation News
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Dutch Team's AI Drone With One Camera and No GPS Outraces Former World Champions
An AI system developed at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands enables a racing drone to navigate demanding courses at high speed using only a single camera and no GPS, defeating former world champion human pilots in a race.
Source: Tech Xplore · Robotics
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UNCAP Framework: Natural Language Communication for Cooperative Autonomous Driving
The UNCAP framework lets autonomous vehicles communicate observations in natural language, select information via trust reasoning, cutting bandwidth by 63% and raising driving score by 31% in CARLA simulation.
Source: Robohub
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Laplace Intelligence Red-Teams Robots with AI Simulation
University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles before deployment. The profitable startup is competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Source: TechCrunch · Robotics
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MIT Startup LNK Develops Technology to Convert Diesel Heavy Trucks to Hydrogen Power
MIT startup LNK Energies has developed a system that can convert existing diesel heavy trucks into hydrogen-powered trucks, using liquid organic hydrogen carrier technology with a reactor shrunk to mini-fridge size, eliminating high-pressure compression.
Source: IT之家 · 机器人筛选
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Chinese Academy of Sciences Develops Electrohydraulically Actuated Soft Robotic Fish Combining High-Speed Swimming and 3D Maneuverability
Researchers at the Shenyang Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an electrohydraulically actuated soft robotic fish that uses a rigid-flexible coupled propulsion system and dynamic buoyancy regulation to achieve high-speed swimming and agile 3D maneuvers, as reported by Tech Xplore.
Source: Tech Xplore · Robotics
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Perseverance Rover Sets Mars Distance Record of 45.22 Kilometers, Driving Autonomously 90% of the Time
The Perseverance rover has traveled a total of 45.22 kilometers on Mars, breaking the record held by Opportunity. Its autonomous driving system is used 90% of the time, far exceeding predecessors. NASA JPL engineer Mark Maimone spoke with IEEE Spectrum, explaining the evolution of autonomous driving technology and attempts at AI path planning.
Source: IEEE Spectrum · Robotics
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Hello Robotaxi Releases Generative Driving World Model HelloWorld
Hello Robotaxi launched the generative driving world model HelloWorld, integrating scene control, continuous generation, multi-sensor observation, and efficient inference. It supports natural language or direct editing to generate multi-view video and LiDAR observations for expanding long-tail scenarios.
Source: IT之家 · 机器人筛选
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NVIDIA Shows Developers Building Simulation Apps with Frontier AI Agents
NVIDIA blog describes how developers combine frontier AI models with Omniverse libraries to build simulation applications via natural-language instructions, covering humanoid robots, autonomous driving, sensor digital twins, robot motion tests, disassembly simulation, a space station browser app, and room reconstruction.
Source: NVIDIA · Robotics
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SANDO system ensures a robot's flight path will remain collision-free in uncharted territory
Tech Xplore reports that the SANDO system can keep a robot's flight path collision-free in uncharted territory, with potential use in dangerous scenarios such as wildfires to gather information for rescuers. This item was organized by AI.
Source: Tech Xplore · Robotics
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Swiss fiber motor keeps soft robots squishy and pliable
A Swiss research team has developed a thin, flexible fiber-shaped motor that avoids placing a rigid motor inside a soft-bodied robot, helping the robot stay soft and bendable. This information comes from a New Atlas report and was organized by AI.
Source: New Atlas · Robotics
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NVIDIA Launches Halos Full-Stack Safety System to Scale Physical AI Deployment
NVIDIA introduces Halos, a full-stack safety system for physical AI spanning autonomous vehicles and robotics, integrating hardware, software, AI behavior assurance, simulation validation and third-party certification to address safety challenges in scaled deployment.
Source: NVIDIA · Robotics
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NVIDIA Accelerates a ROS 2 Node with an AI Agent
An NVIDIA developer blog explains how to accelerate a ROS 2 node with an AI agent and Isaac ROS, noting that a fast CUDA kernel alone does not guarantee an efficient ROS 2 graph because messages may still be serialized or copied through CPU memory, eroding the benefits of keeping perception and AI workloads on the GPU.
Source: NVIDIA Developer · Robotics
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Two-armed robot throws and catches balls with human-like movements
Tech Xplore reports that a two-armed robot can throw and catch balls with human-like movements. Research shows humans can move limbs rapidly and coordinate with high precision for manual tasks, while many robots remain less agile and struggle to interact with moving objects of different shapes, weights and textures.
Source: Tech Xplore · Robotics
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Robotiq Releases New 2F-85 Gripper Isaac Sim Assets on Newton
Robotiq released updated Isaac Sim assets for the 2F-85 gripper, covering PhysX and Newton physics backends, addressing closed-loop kinematics simulation issues with documentation.
Source: Robotiq · 协作机器人
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PhoneBot gives old smartphones a new job on two legs
Tech Xplore reports that the PhoneBot project uses old smartphones as core components of a two-legged robot, leveraging built-in cameras, motion sensors and processors to reduce the need to buy and connect separate sensors, processors or other electronics.
Source: Tech Xplore · Robotics
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Tiny robot harvests battery power via skin on its feet
Researchers have developed a paper-thin foot membrane that lets crawling microrobots harvest electricity directly from the ground beneath them, ditching heavy onboard batteries by turning metal and silicon surfaces into an active power source.
Source: New Atlas · Robotics
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Guide to Choosing the Right Feed Rate in Robot Machining
RoboDK has released a guide introducing the fundamentals of feed rate in machining, calculation methods, and special considerations for robot machining to help users choose the right feed rate.
Source: RoboDK · 工业机器人
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Feather Star-Inspired Underwater Soft Robot Achieves 3D Maneuverability With Only Two Actuators
Researchers have created an aquatic soft robot inspired by feather stars, a type of marine invertebrate. The robot can move through water in all three dimensions using only two actuators. The paper has been published in Science Advances.
Source: Tech Xplore · Robotics
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NVIDIA Shares Experience of Robotic Assembly of GB300 Test Tray
NVIDIA Developer blog post describes how the team taught a robot to assemble the GB300 test tray and shares insights in robot learning, mechanical intelligence, and traditional engineering. The GB300 superchip is the core engine for AI training and inference, and its tray assembly currently relies on skilled manual labor in factories worldwide.
Source: NVIDIA Developer · Robotics
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DataraAI Develops Robotic System to Advance AI Server Cabling Automation
California-based company DataraAI is developing robotic automation technology that enables industrial robotic arms to perform tasks such as cable connection in the assembly of AI servers and racks. These operations are currently still mainly performed manually, and the company is targeting areas including cabling, connector insertion, and wire harness handling.
Source: Robotics & Automation News