Humanoid robots at Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games broke track records and even played tennis against humans, though their performance revealed ongoing challenges with balance, autonomy and battery life.
Top Stories This Week
- Chinese Robots Smash Records At World Humanoid Robot Games
- Chinese EV Makers Face Rising Component Costs As AI Drains Supply
- Former SpaceX Engineers Are Building A Robotic Factory For Making Steel Parts
- Companies Worry About Robot Safety, But Also See Potential
- SweGaN Raises $14M To Scale European GaN-on-SiC Chip Output
- We Need A Manufacturing Engineering Technician!
- Why Standardized Interfaces Are Critical To Accelerating Humanoid Development
- Five Ways 3D Printing Is Improving Lab Work
- Use A Digital Twin To Explore Automation Before Committing Capital
- Scientists Folded A Medical Implant Six Times Smaller
- Scientists Turn Urine Into Hydrazine
- Custom 3D-printed MRI Sensors Could Transform Imaging For Children
Hardware Business News
Chinese EV Makers Face Rising Component Costs As AI Drains Supply
Chinese EV makers are seeing steep increases in component costs as AI data centre demand diverts supplies, raising the price of essentials like PCBs and capacitors while squeezing profit margins across the industry.
Former SpaceX Engineers Are Building A Robotic Factory For Making Steel Parts
A team of former SpaceX engineers has launched 1872, a startup aiming to automate steel part manufacturing in Cincinnati using AI-driven robotics, with a focus on critical infrastructure components like steel skids.
Companies Worry About Robot Safety, But Also See Potential
A new Intel survey reveals that while 60% of business and IT leaders expect their organizations to operate robot fleets within five years, only 40% have a formal strategy for managing human-robot collaboration.
SweGaN Raises $14M To Scale European GaN-on-SiC Chip Output
SweGaN has secured $14 million in Series B funding to ramp up its GaN-on-SiC chip manufacturing across Europe, backed by both new and existing investors.
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Hardware Engineering News
Why Standardized Interfaces Are Critical To Accelerating Humanoid Development
While AI often takes the spotlight, the real progress in humanoid robotics hinges on adopting standardized embedded interfaces that can handle diverse, high-bandwidth sensor data within centralized architectures.
Five Ways 3D Printing Is Improving Lab Work
3D printing is quietly transforming lab work as researchers use affordable, customizable printers to create specialized equipment tailored to their experiments.
Use A Digital Twin To Explore Automation Before Committing Capital
Digital twin and offline programming software like RoboDK let manufacturers simulate and refine automation setups using virtual models, enabling detailed testing across thousands of robot brands before purchasing any hardware.
Hardware R&D News
Scientists Folded A Medical Implant Six Times Smaller
Researchers have developed a battery-free, origami-inspired medical implant that can be inserted six times smaller than its functional size, then unfold beneath the skin to monitor vital signs and chemical markers in rats.
Scientists Turn Urine Into Hydrazine
Researchers have demonstrated an electrochemical process that converts urea from sources like human urine into hydrazine, achieving a tenfold increase in current density over earlier methods by separating key reaction steps.
Open-Source Hardware News
Custom 3D-printed MRI Sensors Could Transform Imaging For Children
USC researchers have developed 3D-printed, patient-specific MRI sensors that can be tailored in minutes and cost a fraction of traditional coils, potentially improving imaging quality for infants and children.
