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US Army Announces Five Winning Projects in xTechHumanoid Competition
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The US Army announced five winning projects in the xTechHumanoid humanoid robot competition, through which it is exploring how humanoid robots could be used in future military operations. The competition received a total of 103 proposals, which were reviewed and selected by military leaders and technical experts, and was advanced by the Army's FUZE xTech program in collaboration with the humanoid robot collaboration community. The winning projects involve two power systems, fingertip tactile sensors and software, as well as the humanoid robot Alex developed by the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Florida. The US Army said that Alex uses custom high-backdrivability quasi-direct-drive actuators and has 29 joints, and specifically mentioned its ballistic protection capability and its hybrid autonomous system combining artificial intelligence and human control.
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- US Army announces five winning projects in xTechHumanoid competition to explore battlefield uses of humanoid robots
The US Army announced five winning projects in the xTechHumanoid competition, exploring how humanoid robots could be used in future military operations; the competition received 103 proposals. The winning projects involve two different power systems, fingertip tactile sensors, software, and the humanoid robot Alex developed by the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, which uses custom high-backdrivability quasi-direct-drive actuators and has 29 joints; the US Army specifically noted its ballistic protection capability and its hybrid autonomous system combining AI with human control.
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