Image created with GPT Image 1. Image prompt: In a high-gloss bodysuit with chrome feathers and servo-lined shoulder pads, a Black ballerino mimics the grace of machine ballet beneath a stage of synchronized drones, arms arched like Swan Lake redux — caught mid-spin, soft pink backlight evoking machine precision made human.
Sim-to-ruin https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1918080151155511326
Dyna Robotics introduced DYNA-1, a robot foundation model for high-throughput dexterous tasks The co’s founder released a video showing how the model enabled a robot to fold 850+ napkins in 24 hours, with a 99.4% success rate and zero human intervention https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1919060493488070677
China’s Deep Robotics launched Lynx M20, a rugged version of its robo-dog It can run through rough terrain and extreme temperature Specialized for tasks like power inspection, emergency response, and logistics https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1919060538379677767
Introducing Vulcan: Amazon’s first robot with a sense of touch https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-vulcan-robot-pick-stow-touch
Unitree has announced a partnership with Reborn to co-develop advanced AI for humanoid robots. Reborn, headquartered in San Francisco, brings its Roboverse simulator, human motion datasets, and developer tools to enhance adaptability and general-purpose learning. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1919423072307642706
The next wave of AI is physical AI. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1918557276924739769
Amazon-backed Glacier raised $16M in series A to bring physical AI to waste management The company is building robots that use computer vision to auto-sort trash and recyclable materials into the right place https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1919060561070870909
Agility CEO Peggy Johnson expressed concern over Chinese military robots and said the US needs to keep pace technologically. She’s open to discussions with the Department of Defense to ensure the military has access to the best technology available. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1918432599703454180
Whether teleoperated or autonomous, whole body movements like picking objects from the ground are challenging for humanoid robots. A UC San Diego paper introduces a framework that combines sim-to-real RL and trajectory optimization for adaptive, real-time whole body control. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1919833230368235967
ABB Robotics and BurgerBots opened new “fast-casual” locations in Los Gatos, where robots assemble made-to-order $18 burgers in 27 seconds The robots in use here are ABB’s IRB 360 FlexPicker and YuMi bot https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1919060515998822898
Apptronik CEO Jeff Cardenas says the state of humanoid robotics today is like the early ’80s of personal computers – the future is exciting, but we need to be realistic about the timelines. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1918703231552856223
Embodied intelligence requires harvesting the nuances of human actions and behaviors. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1919818043414479196
California startup announces breakthrough in general-purpose robotics with π0.5 AI — a vision-language-action model. https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai/status/1919452424902754815
@DynaRobotics When we founded Dyna, we began with a first-principles question that shaped our focus: What single technical hurdle must we clear to unlock unlimited demand for robots? After talking to hundreds of customers, the answer is so clear yet so underemphasized in current robotics https://x.com/JasonMa2020/status/1917258872429109578
PNDBotics’ humanoid robot Adam tackles difficult terrain using an RL-based control policy. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1917747625266405668
Xpeng’s Iron robot was the star of the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1919450679849975940
Hot take: I *hate* RL because its fucking impossible to get it to do such a trivial stuff without shit ton of reward tuning and curriculum learning. Have you tried to train legged robot to… fucking *walk*? It needs at least like 8 rewards, with tuned coefficients… However https://x.com/cloneofsimo/status/1917888990721749065
EngineAI’s PM01 takes a stroll through Shenzhen today. Price starts at $13,700 according to their website. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1918362005980975207
What happens when robots leave the factory and enter the kitchen? In a food automation industry first, check out our Yumi® cobot and IRB 360 FlexPicker® working together to assemble burgers to order at BurgerBots, Los Gatos California. https://x.com/ABBgroupnews/status/1917203195241054473
📢Industry-grade LYNX M20 series launching! Easily navigates rugged mountain trails, muddy wetlands, and debris-strewn ruins, establishing itself as a true intelligent mobility solution for extreme conditions. Perfect for power inspection, emergency response, logistics, and https://x.com/DeepRobotics_CN/status/1917141856686845987
🚀 Partnership Announcement 🔥 Reborn is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking strategic partnership with @UnitreeRobotics . This collaboration marks a significant step forward in the development of data, models, and humanoid robotics, with the shared goal to accelerate https://x.com/reborn_agi/status/1919384254842032485
TWIST: a real-time teleoperation system for humanoid robots to mimic whole-body motions. Reference motion data is generated by retargeting human motion-capture data to the robot. Then, the controller is trained in simulation using reinforcement learning and behavior cloning. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1919801835004821874
Figure robots and engineers at the BMW plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. CEO Brett Adcock said the Figure team spent two weeks at the plant optimizing the processes of the robots in the X3 body shop and exploring new use cases in the plant. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1919435144978399281
The Figure team wrapped up a productive two-week visit at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg last month We optimized the processes of our robots in X3 body shop and explored new use cases in the plant Excited about our partnership in 2025! https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1919421360138539053
⟪Humanoid⟫ is working with major UK retailers to pilot their humanoid robots in real-world scenarios. The company intends to begin mass production within five years.” / X https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1918005939594240471
Proof that human videos can be converted into context-aware humanoid locomotion. VideoMimic is a real-to-sim-to-real pipeline that reconstructs humans and scenes from video, retargets motion to a humanoid, and trains a single policy in sim immediately deployable on real robots. https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1920178537803493409
