NeodraDynamics has unveiled the Neo1, a 13-foot humanoid robot equipped with 39 hydraulic actuators and electric drives, claiming it can lift over 1,100 pounds while maintaining sub-millimeter precision.
Top Stories This Week
- China Unleashes 13-foot Robot Titan With 39 Hydraulics To Crush Over 1,100 Pounds
- ICON Raises $200 Million To Scale Its Multi-Story 3D Printing Robot
- IBM And Siemens Collaborate To Advance 3D Nanostack Technology
- Neurophos Raises $110 Million For Optical Chips: Claims Compute Power At Same Power Consumption Is 25x That Of GPUs
- Ultra Robotics Raises $50M In Series A Funding
- 3D Printing Saved The U.S. Navy $200,000 On A Complex Underwater Drone Test
- America Makes Brings 3D Printing For Drones To US High Schools
- New Tool Lets Users Repair AI-generated 3D Models, Then Fabricate Them Just The Way They Want
- A Tiny Robot With Springy Legs Could Scout Where Wheels Struggle
- This Light-powered AI Can Spot Deepfakes With Nearly 98% Accuracy
- PhotoCraft Is An Open-source, AI-built Clone Of Photoshop
Hardware Business News
ICON Raises $200 Million To Scale Its Multi-Story 3D Printing Robot
ICON has secured $200 million in Series D funding to expand the reach of its Titan multi-story 3D printing robot, aiming to bring automated construction technology to a broader market.
IBM And Siemens Collaborate To Advance 3D Nanostack Technology
IBM and Siemens are teaming up to push 3D nanostack technology forward by combining device innovation with advanced simulation and manufacturing tools.
Neurophos Raises $110 Million For Optical Chips: Claims Compute Power At Same Power Consumption Is 25x That Of GPUs
Neurophos has secured $110 million in Series A funding to advance its optical computing units, which the company claims deliver up to 25 times the compute power of GPUs at the same power consumption by leveraging silicon photonics and metamaterials.
Ultra Robotics Raises $50M In Series A Funding
Ultra Robotics has secured $50M in Series A funding to expand its autonomous warehouse robotics and ramp up manufacturing.
Hardware Engineering News
3D Printing Saved The U.S. Navy $200,000 On A Complex Underwater Drone Test
Navy engineers recently 3D printed a custom waterproof housing for under $1,000, enabling an underwater drone to be launched through a torpedo tube and sidestepping a $200,000 retrofit.
America Makes Brings 3D Printing For Drones To US High Schools
America Makes has introduced a hands-on 3D printing for drones program to US high schools, giving students the chance to design, build, and test-fly their own drones using additive manufacturing.
New Tool Lets Users Repair AI-generated 3D Models, Then Fabricate Them Just The Way They Want
MIT CSAIL and collaborators have developed InstructMesh, a tool that lets users repair and customize AI-generated 3D models for fabrication with notable ease regardless of experience level.
Hardware R&D News
A Tiny Robot With Springy Legs Could Scout Where Wheels Struggle
A new frog-inspired robot from UCLA and the University of Michigan uses elastic snap actuators to move efficiently across challenging terrains, outperforming rigid-legged designs on surfaces like grass, sand, and cloth.
This Light-powered AI Can Spot Deepfakes With Nearly 98% Accuracy
UCLA researchers have developed an optical-neural processor that screens deepfake videos using light, enabling simultaneous analysis of multiple streams with nearly 98% accuracy.
Open-Source Hardware News
PhotoCraft Is An Open-source, AI-built Clone Of Photoshop
PhotoCraft, an open-source image editor built with AI and written in Rust, aims to closely emulate Photoshop’s interface and features while remaining freely available across platforms.
