“Google DeepMind introduced two foundational models for embodied reasoning, enabling robots to comprehend, react, and take action in the physical world: ⦿ Gemini Robotics – built on Gemini 2.0. Integrates vision, language, and action for real-world dexterity, . ⦿ Gemini https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1899875342221009265
“New report by Bank of America analysts: “The era of humanoid robots is coming.” ⦿ The cost of a humanoid robot estimated to be $35K by the end of 2025 and $17K by 2030. ⦿ Global annual sales could reach 1 million units by 2030, and the number of humanoid robots in operation https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1899135995398029741
“Robots must be able to interact seamlessly with humans. 🤝 When it’s interrupted or situations change, Gemini Robotics can adjust its actions on the fly. This level of steerability will empower us to better work with future robot assistants in the home, at work and beyond. https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/1899839632772067355
“We’re partnering with @Apptronik to build the next generation of humanoid robots with Gemini 2.0 – and opening our Gemini Robotics-ER model to trusted testers such as Agile Robots, @AgilityRobotics, @BostonDynamics and @EnchantedTools. Find out more → https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/1899839644302270671
“Meet Gemini Robotics: our latest AI models designed for a new generation of helpful robots. 🤖 Based on Gemini 2.0, they bring capabilities such as better reasoning, interactivity, dexterity and generalization into the physical world. 🧵 https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/1899839624068907335
“They also accomplished tasks not seen in training, showing the ability to generalize to new scenarios. 💡 We show that on average, Gemini Robotics more than doubles performance on a comprehensive generalization benchmark – compared to other state-of-the-art https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/1899839635720663463
“⚙️ It goes head to head with our team to wrap a timing belt around gears – a feat that’s harder than you think ↓ https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/1899839630242955536
Google DeepMind on X: “They also accomplished tasks not seen in training, showing the ability to generalize to new scenarios. 💡 We show that on average, Gemini Robotics more than doubles performance on a comprehensive generalization benchmark – compared to other state-of-the-art”
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Google DeepMind on X: “Our model Gemini Robotics-ER allows roboticists to tap into the embodied reasoning of Gemini. 🌐 For example, if a robot came across a coffee mug, it could detect it, use ‘pointing’ to recognize parts it could interact with – like the handle – and recognize objects to avoid” / X
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“Picking objects up from the floor will be an essential skill for general-purpose humanoid robots. Atlas can do it, and among all bipedal robots, OG Atlas is the only other one I can recall demonstrating this capability. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1897752029906583606
“We’re designing Atlas to do anything and everything, but we get there one step at a time. See why we started with part sequencing, how we are solving hard problems, and how we’re delivering a humanoid robot with real value. https://x.com/BostonDynamics/status/1897298172210225280
“AGIBOT’s Lingxi X2 robot can ride a scooter, a hoverboard, and a self-driving bike. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1899382998258364747
“We taught our robot to trail drive and it nails it zero-shot 🤯 Its week 1 at our new test facility in the Santa Cruz mountains. Our vehicle has never seen this trail before, in fact it has been trained on very little trail driving data to date. Watch it navigate this terrain https://x.com/adcock_colby/status/1899486992548913455
Google DeepMind unveils new AI models for controlling robots | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/google-deepmind-unveils-new-ai-models-for-controlling-robots/
“Stop me if you’ve heard this before – China just dropped another humanoid robot! Industrial robot maker Dobot has unveiled a 5 feet, 137 lb robot designed for general-purpose use. Dobot generates ~$40M in annual revenue, with its industrial robots operating in 80+ countries. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1899505823354847502
“China has a big lead in the robotics hardware supply chain, and they don’t want to lag behind in AI. AGIBOT introduces GO-1, a generalist foundation model that integrates a vision-language model with a latent planner for enhanced long-horizon and dexterous manipulation. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1899186035780886771
“Computer vision, data labeling, robotics — AI is all of these things. Staying ahead in AI means keeping up with multiple technologies: • It’s no longer enough to just label data — you need to work with synthetic data. • Fine-tuning models isn’t enough — you need to use RAG. https://x.com/TheTuringPost/status/1899631747828174852
“3 interesting updates: 1/ Recently, I saw a demo in our lab that could 2x the speed of this use case below. Speed is the last item to solve in the engineering design process – it’ll get much faster 2/ Deformable bags, like the ones shown here, have historically been almost” / X https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1899608776313090127
“@adcock_brett @Loganomics7 @Figure_robot Looks awesome!! Humanoids deserve a beautiful home” / X https://x.com/DrJimFan/status/1899509660971131301
“Congratulations, Dr. Murtaza Dalal! 🎉 @mihdalal It feels like just yesterday you have started your PhD journey in my lab. Looking forward to the amazing things things you’ll do next!” / X https://x.com/rsalakhu/status/1899600121324544398
“In the future, every moving object in the physical world will be an AI agent” / X https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1899500640755450016
“Our model Gemini Robotics-ER allows roboticists to tap into the embodied reasoning of Gemini. 🌐 For example, if a robot came across a coffee mug, it could detect it, use ‘pointing’ to recognize parts it could interact with – like the handle – and recognize objects to avoid when https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/1899839638493077892
“Researchers at Harbin Institute of Technology in China present a teacher-student distillation framework for robust humanoid locomotion in a new paper. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1898060410974355679
“It is so strange that we have to figure out how (or even whether) our latest software does critical functions that would normally have to be carefully designed. More like biology or psychology than computer science.” / X https://x.com/emollick/status/1898455696586453133
“Chinese company LimX Dynamics has raised 500M RMB ($69M) through Series A+ funding, with participation from industrial players and financial institutions, including Alibaba Group. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1897533689241985330
“Zhihui Peng teased AGIBOT’s ‘Nezha’-inspired humanoid robot yesterday. Today, Unitree’s CEO released a blurred clip of their ‘Nezha’ variant, which appears to be a Unitree G1 with wheels. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1899918606395388017
“Adam Robot by Chinese startup PNDbotics showing The “I’m Just Here for the Vibes” Shuffle. Zero footwork required. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1897715892324331622
“Helix is a tiny light at the end of the tunnel towards solving general robotics” / X https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1899655660192833560
“@andrewmccalip We have 2 GPUs embedded, robot runs fully embedded and entirely off network today Haven’t hit a requirement pushing us to make a network call yet…but it’s feasible to do if you need to talk with a big model at low single digit Hz” / X https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1899665426025795880
“Gemini Robotics can solve multi-step tasks that require significant dexterity, such as folding origami 📄 packing a lunch box 🥗 and more. See it in action ↓ https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/1899839627139383762
“Introducing humanoid hand by https://x.com/proceptionAI/status/1896437061248565583
“BEHAVIOR Robot Suite (BRS): a framework designed to enhance whole-body manipulation, addressing key capabilities: bimanual coordination, precise navigation, and extensive reachability. BRS integrates a low-cost teleoperation interface and a learning algorithm. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1899520046755643483
“We are going super deep into robotics from models to supply chains Part 1 is a banger start to the series We are covering from the basics of hardware like batteries, motors, actuators, magnets, materials We also cover the big historic robotics firms and China’s rise” / X https://x.com/dylan522p/status/1899361483408150867
“BridgeDP Robotics made Booster T1 perform the same dance routine as Unitree’s G1. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1897782973245911258
“Dexmate showcased their Vega robot performing household chores. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1898086682186203651
“We’re preparing to ship thousands of humanoid robots Here, we are showing 4x humanoid robots, each powered by its own Helix neural network https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1899544574626070660
“Figure is now the 6th most sought after company in the secondary market 🚀 https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1897691903493279902
“EngineAI’s 4’6” tall robot, PMO1, is running with a confident gait. I hope to see it in the Beijing Half Marathon next month. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1898773176483737913
“Our ultimate goal is to develop AI that could work for any robot – no matter its shape or size. This includes bi-arm platforms like ALOHA 2 and Franka 🦾 but also for more complex embodiments such as the Apollo developed by @Apptronik. https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/1899839641693430008
“Today, Figure has officially moved into our new HQ in San Jose, CA! Robot campus will also support manufacturing, fleet operations, and overall engineering/design build-out https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1899127406990176347
“Another truckload of humanoid robots heading out; it’s moving day to Figure’s new HQ campus! https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1898421448424960134
“In the first two months of the year, China’s humanoid developers secured $276M in new funding across 20 deals, up 66% from last year. Of the 100 publicly traded companies globally that Morgan Stanley has “confirmed to be involved” in humanoid development, 56% are in China. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1898421118735995105
“Brett Adcock: Helix was the most important robotics update in history. Used very little data and generalized to never before seen objects. Only used 500 hours of data. @Figure_robot https://x.com/GillVerd/status/1899585559640613160
“Proception’s 20+ DoF hand in action. Instead of teleoperation, Proception is adopting a more scalable data collection approach. Operators will wear a small HD camera on their head and sensor gloves while working directly on the task instead of controlling a robot to do it. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1899528357689319833
“UBTECH Swarm Intelligence: The World’s First Multi-Humanoid Robot Collaboration Across Multiple Scenarios and Tasks! #HumanoidRobots #SwarmIntelligence #AI https://x.com/UBTECHRobotics/status/1896350159518470412
“Elon: EVs are the future! Invest into my revolutionary EV company China: *commoditizes EVs. EVs with gull-wing doors, EVs with drone launchers, plush EVs flood the market* Elon: humanoids are the future! Opti- China: *Unitree, LimX, MagicBot…* Elon: Reusable ro- man it must suck https://x.com/teortaxesTex/status/1899334394722107772
“AGIBOT founder Zhihui Peng unveiled the Lingxi X2, a bipedal humanoid robot integrating motion, interaction, and task intelligence. With 28 degrees of freedom, a Diffusion-based motion engine, and a computing system that enables natural human-robot interaction. It can walk, run, https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1899378573376626801
“AGIBOT teased its next-generation humanoid, a wheeled bipedal form. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1899512029649731856
“BEHAVIOR Robot Suite Streamlining Real-World Whole-Body Manipulation for Everyday Household Activities https://x.com/_akhaliq/status/1898947832628887758
“Figure will be the ultimate deployment vector for AGI” / X
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“INTERNS: we have a lot of summer internship job listings up on the Figure careers site: > Motor Test > FPGA Design > Full-Stack SWE > Embedded Software > Mechanical Engineer > Audio Signal Processing It’s hard work, but rewarding!” / X https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1899484728157417610
“A new study found that people trust humanoid robots significantly more than a nonhumanoid robot to care for objects, personal information, and vulnerable agents like children or pets. Even a faceless humanoid with a robotic voice was trusted more than the nonhumanoid robot. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1898099364503208022
“MagicBot by MagicLab went for a jog at Lake Taihu in China. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1899163256415224032
“OpenPyRo-A1 is a $14K bi-manual bimanual robotic platform with a Python-based modular framework. It enables VR teleoperation, imitation learning, and AI-driven task planning. The hardware, software, and dataset will be made publicly available once the paper is accepted. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1899495925770494343
“Rules for humanoids running the Beijing Half-Marathon are announced: ⦿ Only bipedal robots (no wheels) – remote-controlled or autonomous ⦿ Height: 1.6 ft to 6.5 ft ⦿ Time limit: 3 hours and 30 minutes ⦿ 10-minute penalty for each battery swap https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1898141145500455274
“If you’re a machine learning engineer passionate about European defense, and if you believe (like I do) that mass-produced semi-autonomous drones are the future of warfare, send your resume to talent@harmattan.ai. Harmattan is a very unique startup that is completely vertically https://x.com/fchollet/status/1899672830897496326
LeRobot goes to driving school: World’s largest open-source self-driving dataset https://huggingface.co/blog/lerobot-goes-to-driving-school
“🚗 🤖 LeRobot goes to driving school! @Yaak_AI & @LeRobotHF unveil L2D – world’s largest self-driving dataset with 1M+ episodes, 5000+ hours of multimodal data from real driving schools! Features expert & student drivers, natural language instructions, and full @huggingface https://x.com/fdaudens/status/1899613827555111336
