Chinese robotics company Unitree has introduced what it claims is the world's first manned robot ready for mass production. The GD01 starts at $650,000 and weighs approximately 500 kg with a pilot on board.
Japan Airlines, in partnership with GMO AI & Robotics, has begun testing humanoid robots for ground operations at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
At the second half marathon for humanoid robots in Beijing, Chinese machines posted dramatically better times on Sunday than they did a year ago. The winning robot, developed by smartphone maker Honor, completed the 21-kilometer race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the current human half-marathon world record set by Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon the previous month. Honor, a Huawei spinout, took all three podium places, according to Reuters. Last year’s winning robot needed 2 hours and 40 minutes, more than twice as long as the human winner of the regular race.
Google DeepMind has introduced Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6, an upgraded embodied reasoning model designed to help robots understand physical environments more accurately, plan tasks more independently, and use external tools when needed.
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