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- A2-MEAS: An Embodied Multi-Agent Framework with Code as a Scaling Interface
The authors propose A2-MEAS, an embodied multi-agent framework that uses code as a scaling interface, combining corrective language, spatial evidence, execution history, and action proposals into correction codes; during training, MetaBrain provides supervision and runtime guidance.
The framework uses code as a scaling interface, injects corrective language and execution history into the policy, and provides quantitative comparisons across benchmarks and real-robot tasks.
arXiv cs.RO ·
- RevoSim: A Scalable Multimodal Tactile Simulator for Dexterous Manipulation
The authors present RevoSim, a multimodal tactile simulator for the BrainCo Revo3 dexterous hand that jointly models 285 piezoresistive taxels and 5 visuotactile fingertips. The simulator can synchronously generate pressure, depth, RGB, and marker-displacement observations; on a single RTX 5090, its depth-conditioned marker-displacement configuration supports up to 4096 parallel environments. The authors trained in-hand manipulation and grasping policies entirely in simulation, laying a foundation for future sim-to-real transfer.
arXiv cs.RO ·
- Dexterous Hand Practice 18: How to Integrate Impedance and Admittance Control into the Closed Loop to Avoid Crushing Objects
The 18th installment of the Dexterous Hand Practice series discusses how to integrate impedance control and admittance control into the closed loop to avoid crushing objects during grasping. The content focuses on how these two control methods are integrated into the force-control closed loop of a dexterous hand.
Guyuehome ·
- Dexterous Hand Practice 17: From Piezoresistive to Capacitive, How Tactile Sensors Determine Contact and Slip
The 17th installment of the Dexterous Hand Practice series focuses on the differences between piezoresistive and capacitive tactile sensor approaches, and discusses how to use them to determine contact and slip. The content addresses the tactile perception stage in dexterous hand R&D and is part of this tutorial series.
Guyuehome ·
- BLDC Six-Step Commutation Primer: Hall Sensors, Commutation Tables, and STM32 Complementary PWM in Practice
This introductory tutorial covers six-step commutation for brushless DC (BLDC) motors, explaining three key implementation areas: Hall sensor signals, building commutation tables, and STM32 complementary PWM output. Aimed at robotics developers, it maps commutation logic to MCU timer configuration. It is a combined theory-and-practice explanation and does not provide specific experimental platform parameters or test results.
Guyuehome ·
- Unitree Robotics and Sequoia China establish "Shanyu Innovation Program" to invest in early-stage embodied intelligence projects
In late October, Unitree Robotics and Sequoia China announced the joint establishment of the "Shanyu Innovation Program," focused on discovering and investing in early-stage startup projects in embodied intelligence, robotics applications, and related upstream and downstream key technology fields. The article, citing Unitree's Q3 financial report, noted that its revenue was 665 million yuan, up 69.93% year on year; net profit attributable to shareholders was 113 million yuan, down 17.37% year on year; and R&D investment in the first three quarters was 263 million yuan, up 191.48% year on year.
OFweek Robotics ·
- Kassow Robots, Joytek, Bosch Rexroth and Reply showcase AMR cobot automated kitting system
Kassow Robots, Joytek, Bosch Rexroth and Reply have jointly developed an automated kitting system for automotive manufacturing that combines a Joytek AMR carrying two Kassow KR1018 seven-axis collaborative robotic arms with a unified control architecture.
Robotics 24/7 ·
- NavGPT-3: Connecting Language Models' Long-Horizon Reasoning to Robots' Real-Time Actions
NavGPT-3 proposes a vision-language navigation system for continuous environments, in which Harness (context management), Runtime (permission control), and NavGPT VLA (local waypoint prediction) work together to resolve the tension between long-horizon planning and high-frequency execution.
Guyuehome ·
- In-Depth Analysis of the ros2_control Hardware Interface: Controller Management, Joint Command Dispatch, and Motor State Readback
The article provides an in-depth analysis of the ros2_control hardware interface, covering three areas: controller management, joint command dispatch, and motor state readback. Aimed at robotics developers, it explains how the hardware interface passes commands and states between controllers and motors.
Guyuehome ·
- Hands-on with local inference for the open-source π0 model: pitfalls when converting JAX weights to PyTorch
This hands-on account of local inference with the open-source π0 model focuses on the pitfalls encountered when converting JAX weights to PyTorch. It covers practical issues in weight conversion and local inference deployment, for developers who need to run π0 in a PyTorch environment.
Guyuehome ·
- MuJoCo 3.17 adds bending elasticity modeling and batched parallel simulation for soft bodies
MuJoCo 3.17 adds bending elasticity and self-collision for soft bodies, along with a new batched parallel interface. Its discrete bending model deviates from beam theory by 0.7% to 7.4%, self-collision peaks at 50 pairs, and batching delivers a 13.29x speedup with bitwise determinism.
Guyuehome ·
- How does a stereo camera measure distance? Disparity, depth calculation, and calibration accuracy: where is the key step?
Stereo distance measurement calculates depth from disparity using Z=f×B/d, showing near-accurate, far-sparse characteristics: a longer baseline is better suited for long distances, and a longer focal length gives higher depth resolution. Stereo calibration consists of two steps: monocular intrinsic calibration and stereo extrinsic calibration. Extrinsic angle error is the main source of amplified error at long distances, and calibration accuracy largely determines the system's accuracy ceiling. Calibration targets should be selected by scenario: standard glass checkerboards for routine industrial inspection, dot calibration boards for high-precision micro-assembly, large-size calibration boards for large-field outdoor use, and ChArUco or AprilTag for dynamic workstations.
3D视觉工坊 · 微信公众号 ·
- After Unitree's IPO, humanoid robots gather dust in warehouses: shipments, rental rates, and financing cool down
Unitree Technology shipped over 5,500 pure bipedal humanoid robots in 2025, with humanoid robot revenue of 868 million yuan. After listing on the STAR Market in August 2026, its market value has retraced more than 55% from its peak. Daily rental rates for humanoid robots fell from about 20,000 yuan in early 2025 to the thousand-yuan level in 2026. In the first half of 2026, global shipments exceeded 22,000 units, but only about 4,000 entered factories; entertainment and commercial performances plus science education and data collection together accounted for over 60%.
钛媒体 ·
- Zhuoyi Intelligent Forklift showcases narrow-aisle forklifts and AGV lineup at CeMAT ASIA 2026
At CeMAT ASIA 2026, Zhuoyi Intelligent Forklift exhibited at Booth B2-1 in Hall W5, displaying five manually operated narrow-aisle models: the VUE man-up turret forklift, RSEW omnidirectional forklift, WSHM multi-directional forklift, RRE double-deep reach truck, and JSH articulated forklift, as well as a man-down turret AGV forklift.
New Strategy Robotics ·
- Boston Dynamics launches Stretch Gen 2 unloading robot, emphasizing uptime and maintainability
Boston Dynamics this week launched its second-generation autonomous mobile unloading robot, Stretch Gen 2, which can unload up to 1,000 boxes per hour, has a battery that can last two shifts, and can charge to 90% in about 75 minutes.
Automated Warehouse ·
- China blocks SoftBank's acquisition of ABB Robotics over data outflow risks
ABB Robotics confirmed to The Robot Report that China's Office for Security Review of Foreign Investment has blocked SoftBank Group's acquisition of ABB Robotics, with regulators concerned that data used to train AI models could be transferred overseas. ABB and SoftBank said the two sides are maintaining communication and advancing the deal constructively. The article also mentions that the U.S. FCC has restricted some new models of connected robots, that the U.S. Commerce Department has determined that imports of robots and industrial machinery threaten national security, and that a EU antitrust review led to the termination of Amazon's acquisition of iRobot.
The Robot Report ·
- NVIDIA releases VFlash visual planning decoding framework, robot action decoding up to 12x faster
NVIDIA has released VFlash, a general-purpose decoding framework for fast visual planning that replaces token-by-token coordinate generation with parallel decoding of complete visual primitives, allowing it to predict robot grasp positions and motion trajectories in one pass. At batch size 1 on H100, single-generation speed improved by about 25x; across four MolmoSpaces tasks, the world action model averaged a 70.2% success rate versus a 62.6% baseline. Jim Fan shared that it achieves up to 12x faster action decoding, 5.1x overall robot inference speedup, and up to 61% lower 3D trajectory error.
NVIDIA's new decoding framework changes visual planning from token-by-token generation to parallel prediction, and provides speedup and success-rate comparisons across multiple robot and autonomous-driving benchmarks.
机器人前瞻 · 微信公众号 ·
- Unitree's Wang Xingxing: Next year likely a critical juncture for the robotics industry or robot models
Unitree Technology founder Wang Xingxing said at the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit that next year will likely be a critical juncture for the robotics industry or robot models. He believes the core challenge in embodied intelligence passing the ChatGPT moment is aligning AI models' inputs and outputs with real robots, and that commercial service deployment will come faster than in the home and industrial sectors. Unitree will focus on conquering robot brain technology in the future and will seek cooperation globally.
机器人全球资讯 · 微信公众号 ·
- 113 Papers You Need to Know to Learn AI
A list of 113 papers for AI learners, organized by time and theme into stages including Foundational (1943–1969), Connectionist Revival (1986–1998), Deep Learning (2006–2016), Transformer and Pretraining (2016–2019), and Scaling (2020).
图灵人工智能 · 微信公众号 ·
- Unitree G1 EDU+ vs Basic G1: Is the Upgrade Worth It? (Unboxing and Side-by-Side Test)
A user has released free comparison content of the Unitree G1 EDU+ and the Basic G1, covering the unboxing, hardware differences, walking performance, and App features. The video is a side-by-side demonstration, and the creator is soliciting the community's views on the differences between the two versions on Reddit.
Reddit r/humanoidrobotics ·
- World Labs launches Frameboy, using the Atlas world model to generate explorable scenes in real time
World Labs, founded by Fei-Fei Li, has launched its first app, Frameboy, which uses the Atlas world model to generate first-person scenes in real time, streamed via cloud GPUs at up to 15 fps, with measured response of about 70ms.
机器之心 · 微信公众号 ·
- Drones "Fly Into" the Funeral Industry: Technology Supports the "Final Journey"
Since 2026, drones have continued to be deployed in funeral scenarios: in mountainous areas of Guizhou, industrial drones are used to lift and carry coffins, easing the difficulty of carrying them; in Panjin, Liaoning, drone-assisted sea burials have become routine, and in the 30th collective public welfare sea burial in June, 138 urns of ashes were carried by drones to designated sea areas for scattering, with a single sortie able to carry 8 urns of ashes.
低空产业纵横 · 微信公众号 ·
- XSTO embodied mobile robot wins 2026 Japan Good Design Award Gold Prize
The XSTO embodied mobile robot won the Gold Prize at the 2026 Japan Good Design Award (GOOD DESIGN AWARD), becoming the only Gold Prize winner in the mobility category. Brand representatives received the award on November 4 at NHK Hall in Tokyo. The robot uses "AI + all-terrain traversal" technology to break through complex terrain limitations, and the jury considered that it expands human mobility through embodied intelligence technology. The winning work was also publicly exhibited at GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2026 from October 31 to November 4.
XSTO 小神童创新 ·
- GeekPark Innovation Conference 2027 announces five "Small-Group Deep Talks" topics, including embodied intelligence session
GeekPark Innovation Conference 2027 has announced its first batch of speakers and five "Small-Group Deep Talks" topics, covering Personal AI, AI creation, embodied intelligence, AI-native hardware, and AI implementation. The embodied intelligence session focuses on the sources of resistance to robots moving from demos to real-world deployment, and where robots will first enter reality as models, hardware, and data evolve together. Each session runs about 80 minutes with an audience of just over 100; speakers and discussion hosts will be announced over the next month.
极客公园 ·
- Zhijian Dynamics and Hangcha Group deploy robot sorting line for supermarket front warehouses
On November 3, Zhijian Dynamics and Hangcha Group completed the deployment of the first robot sorting line for a supermarket front warehouse, connecting the full workflow from AMR merge feeding, robot autonomous planning and dexterous grasping and turning, and scan verification to order distribution. The line uses the iX robot body that Zhijian Dynamics customized for Hangcha, and relies on visual perception and VLA task planning to handle boxed, bagged, bottled, and other product forms without the need to model each SKU separately. Measured single-machine sorting efficiency reaches up to 450 items per hour, with accuracy stable above 98%, and under full load it can support 24-hour continuous fault-free operation.
Readers can learn about the actual deployment conditions of the supermarket front-warehouse sorting line and the single-machine efficiency and accuracy data.
至简动力 · 微信公众号 ·
- Zhang Zhengyou Calibration, Nine-Point Calibration, or Hand-Eye Calibration: How to Choose? Pick the Wrong Level and Accuracy Is Off from the Start
Zhang Zhengyou calibration, nine-point calibration, and hand-eye calibration are not parallel alternatives; they are progressive layers, from camera optical calibration to planar coordinate alignment to 3D cross-system pose unification. Zhang Zhengyou calibration solves only the camera intrinsic matrix and distortion coefficients and requires 15–25 calibration board images at different poses; nine-point calibration uses 9 corresponding points of robot coordinates and pixel coordinates to compute a planar hand-eye matrix, suitable for 2D sorting, loading/unloading, and placement; hand-eye calibration solves the 6-DOF pose transformation via the AX=XB equation, targeting 3D grasping and precision assembly. Selection should match the scenario; more complex is not always better.
3D视觉工坊 · 微信公众号 ·
- Unitree trades profit for time: how far is embodied intelligence from the physical AI tipping point?
In Q3 2026, Unitree's revenue was 665 million yuan, up 69.93% year on year, while non-recurring net profit was 105 million yuan, down 17.42% year on year. R&D spending was 127 million yuan, up 249.58% year on year, showing revenue growth without profit growth.
OFweek Robotics ·
- Trump designates robot imports a "national security threat": what does it mean for the US robotics supply chain?
The US government is framing robot imports as a national security concern, with discussion focused on the short-term impact of heavy reliance on overseas supply for actuators, sensors, and complete robotic arm assemblies. The poster notes that US-made alternatives for harmonic reducers, high-torque servos, and some LiDAR either do not exist or cost 3-4 times more, and that small labs, startups, and university research projects will be hit first. The post also questions whether it is reasonable to treat warehouse autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) the same as defense platforms, and asks whether the industry has already begun supply chain contingency planning.
Reddit r/robotics ·
- The pain point of Lingguang 2.0 as a Personal Agent: Xiaohongshu and Rokid aim to fill it with AI glasses
Xiaohongshu and Rokid have jointly launched "Xiaohongshu Mishu," connecting the platform's in-app Agent to Rokid Glasses. Using the glasses' cameras and sensors, it enables "progressive perception," allowing the Agent to obtain scene information about the here and now before the user speaks.
钛媒体 ·
- Bubbo Comes Home: What Three Hurdles Must a Robot Clear to Become 'Family'?
Xinyan Robotics unveiled its embodied home agent "Bubbo 1" in Beijing. It is 65 cm tall, has a plush shell, and features two expression screens. It carries 13 categories and 26 sensors, has 6 degrees of freedom, autonomous mobility, and auto-recharging, and is priced at 9,499 yuan. It focuses on emotional companionship rather than housework, using a camera for contactless heart-rate detection, bilingual tiered conversation, and generating family biographies from seniors' reminiscences, and it detects falls and sends notifications. Xinyan says it plans to upgrade the software 1 to 2 times per month, and the first-generation product is meant to collect real-world family feedback.
OFweek Robotics ·
- Chinese Regulator Blocks SoftBank's $5.4 Billion Acquisition of ABB Robotics Business
ABB said Chinese foreign investment regulators blocked its plan to sell its robotics division to SoftBank, a deal announced last October. Reports say regulatory concerns involve retaining manufacturing capacity in China and protecting robotics data; ABB said it is still in talks with SoftBank on the deal.
Reddit r/robotics ·
- LeRobot v0.7.0-rc1 released
Hugging Face's LeRobot has released v0.7.0-rc1; this commit bumps the lerobot dependency version to 0.7.0 (#5268). This is a release candidate ahead of the official version, and the commit is verified and signed by GitHub.
Hugging Face LeRobot ·
- Wang Xingxing of Unitree: Next year is likely to be a critical point for the robotics industry or models
Wang Xingxing, founder of Unitree Robotics, said at the World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit on November 4 that next year is likely to be a critical point for the robotics industry or robot models. He previously explained that since 2024, Unitree has carried out pilot deployments with automakers, but moving from single-point trials to large-scale application still requires improving generalization capability and operational efficiency. He proposed keeping real-time computing such as motion control on the robot itself, while relying on the cloud as much as possible for complex decision-making and adaptation to large-scale scenarios.
APPSO · 微信公众号 ·
- 41-year-old Chen Tianshi tops Jiangxi rich list with 205 billion; Cambricon market cap exceeds 550 billion
Cambricon founder Chen Tianshi, 41, from Nanchang, Jiangxi, became the first Jiangxi-born entrepreneur to enter the top 10 of the 2026 Hurun Rich List, with wealth of 205 billion yuan. Cambricon launched its 7nm SiYuan 590 chip in 2024, benchmarked against international giants on energy efficiency in inference scenarios; at the end of June this year it became the STAR Market's first trillion-yuan stock, and its market cap still exceeds 550 billion yuan. Chen Tianshi directly holds 28.32% of Cambricon, corresponding to a stake worth nearly 160 billion yuan.
36氪 · 微信公众号 ·
- Embodied AI MaaS rises: comparing three approaches from Yuanli Lingji, Physical Intelligence, and Dream Labs
The article argues that, limited by onboard compute and heat dissipation in robot bodies, embodied model inference is shifting to the cloud, and embodied AI MaaS is becoming a new direction. In July 2026, Yuanli Lingji released a general embodied MaaS service; in October, Physical Intelligence launched an invitation-only Pi API Beta; and Dream Labs launched Dream API backed by a $90 million seed round.
新智元 · 微信公众号 ·
- Agility Robotics lists on Nasdaq; prospectus shows annual revenue of $1.78 million and net loss of $138 million
Agility Robotics rang the opening bell and listed on Nasdaq under the ticker AGLT. Its prospectus shows full-year 2025 revenue of $1.782 million, of which $650,000 came from non-related customers, direct costs of $4.47 million, and a gross margin of negative 151%.
人形大讲堂 · 微信公众号 ·
- GeekPark IF 2027 unveils first speakers, theme set as "Revaluation: Value, and Other Answers"
The first speakers for GeekPark Innovation Festival (GEEKPARK IF) 2027 have been announced. The event will be held on December 5–6 this year in Beijing's 798 Art District, marking its 17th year, under the theme "Revaluation: Value, and Other Answers." Beyond the main stage, five small in-depth sessions will cover Personal AI, AI creation, embodied intelligence, hardware and Maker, and AI practice, and a special segment will also be announced on site. More main-stage speakers and small-session guests will be announced gradually.
极客公园 ·
- Cainiao opens global warehouse network to provide real-world training clusters for AI robots
On November 5, Cainiao held an AI and embodied intelligence industry cooperation launch event at its Hong Kong Smart Port, announcing that it will open its global warehouse network to industry partners and build a logistics real-world training cluster covering dozens of industries and hundreds of real-world scenarios, including warehouse picking, intelligent navigation and delivery, high-altitude inspection, and auto parts management.
雷科技 ·
- Full Workflow Practice: From URDF Modeling to MoveIt2 Grasping with a Robotic Arm and Dexterous Hand
Guyueju released a tutorial explaining the complete workflow from URDF modeling to MoveIt2 grasping operations for a robotic arm plus dexterous hand. The material provides only the title and does not give specific steps, parameters, or code details.
Guyuehome ·
- Exoskeleton robot goes viral overseas at Canton Fair: IRMO M1 vision-aware AI exoskeleton pre-sale priced around 8,000 yuan
At the 140th Canton Fair, a Chinese consumer-grade exoskeleton robot went viral overseas after videos filmed by foreign buyers showed it being worn for walking and stair-climbing demonstrations. A British woman who had suffered a stroke more than a year earlier stood up and walked up stairs after trying it on, and her son placed an order on the spot for about $1,300. The IRMO M1 tested by Leikeji is an all-terrain, vision-adaptive consumer-grade exoskeleton featuring a self-developed Flexmo flexible joint and the EPA embodied intelligence algorithm. The unit weighs about 2 kg and offers 6 to 8 hours of battery life; its Canton Fair hit pre-sale price is about 8,000 yuan.
雷科技 ·