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1 week ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Jijo Malayil
Hugging Face is making its first big leap into hardware with the acquisition of French startup Pollen Robotics, the creators of the open-source humanoid robot Reachy 2. Known for its widely used open-source AI model hub, Hugging Face is now expanding into physical robotics, adding around 30 new employees through the deal.
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1 week ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Jijo Malayil
Researchers prepare nanomaterials for Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) machine in laboratory. iStock/AnuchaCheechangResearchers at TU Wien have developed a new, non-toxic method for producing MXene. The nanomaterial known for its exceptional properties and wide-ranging applications—from advanced battery technologies to high-performance lubricants.
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1 week ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Jijo Malayil
A new video by a Chinese firm shows how its compact bipedal robot walks and navigates obstacles with reinforcement learning. High Torque Robotics’ Mini π is a 54cm (1.7 feet) high bipedal robot that can walk and dance with two legs. The robot features 12 degrees of freedom (DoF) with custom joint motors, enabling it to run, jump, and flip.
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1 week ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Jijo Malayil
Clone's synthetic human with artificial muscles. Clone/YouTubeClone Robotics has released a new video of its first musculoskeletal android, Protoclone. Touted as the most anatomically accurate robot ever created, Protoclone is built on a natural human skeletal structure. This is done using Clone’s Myofiber artificial muscles, which move the skeleton by attaching them to precise bone points, like animals.
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1 week ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Jijo Malayil
Walker C to offer intelligent tour guide services and human-robot interaction experiences. UBTech Robotics/XA humanoid robot is set to welcome visitors and provide tour services at an exhibition to be held in Osaka, Japan. A newly developed Walker C humanoid robot by Chinese firm UBTech Robotics will service visitors at the Expo 2025.
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1 week ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Jijo Malayil
The British Army is trialing a robotic device to transform standard armored vehicles into autonomous mine-clearing machines. Named WEEVIL, the device lets the vehicle plow through minefields remotely once it is attached. The machine can create a safe path and turn hazardous terrain into drivable dirt roads—all while the crew remains at a safe distance, miles away.
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2 weeks ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Jijo Malayil
Inspired by a childhood game of unspooling measuring tape, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new type of robotic gripper using the same flexible metal strip. Named GRIP-tape—short for Grasping and Rolling In-Plane, the gripper’s soft, adaptable structure makes it ideal for handling delicate produce in agriculture. The gripper consists of two spools, each formed by binding two rolls of measuring tape, and is powered by four motors controlling its movements.
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2 weeks ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Jijo Malayil
CASBOT SE, an advanced humanoid robot engineered for agility, is set to take on a unique challenge as it joins human runners in a marathon. Developed by Chinese robotics firm Lingbao CASBOT, the robot builds on the firm’s CASBOT 01 model, known for its versatility in industrial and commercial settings.
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2 weeks ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Jijo Malayil
The UK has deployed a robot dog at a nuclear site to reactivate a dormant crane used for handling radioactive waste. The four-legged robot, Boston Dynamics’ Spot, was sent into a potentially hazardous area in Dounreay near Thurso in Scotland to switch the equipment back on, marking a key step in efforts to manage and remove nuclear material safely.
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2 weeks ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Jijo Malayil
Researchers have developed a tiny, flexible robot that could crawl through earthquake rubble to locate survivors or travel inside the human body to deliver medicine. These soft robots, made from materials that mimic the movement of living organisms, offer a safer, more adaptable alternative to rigid machines. However, integrating electronics into these flexible systems has long been a major challenge.
