teleoperation
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Tau Robotics’s take on house-cleaning robots
Tau Robotics will clean your home in San Francisco for $30 an hour. Look closer and the robot is an off-the-shelf Unitree G1 in a branded shirt, driven by a person in a mocap suit. And the new US import ban means the next startup with this idea will not get to try.
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The Cost of Protectionism: Why the US Robot Ban Could Backfire
The recent US ban on imported humanoid robots — primarily targeting China, which currently manufactures roughly 85% of the world’s supply — is a massive geopolitical shift. While the policy aims to protect domestic manufacturers, I believe this protectionist move will ultimately backfire by slowing down innovation both globally and within the US, especially in…
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Inside Gemini Robotics 2: The New Brain for General-Purpose Humanoids
Google DeepMind has unveiled Gemini Robotics 2, a next-generation intelligence layer designed to enable generalized learning and adaptability in humanoid machines, moving away from rigid pre-programming to allow dynamic interaction in unpredictable environments. The system represents a significant leap in intelligent whole-body control and hardware dexterity, facilitating complex, safe interactions alongside humans and simplifying skill…
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The humanoid robot transition is happening!
Everyone read this as a car story. I think it is a manufacturing story. Tesla has spent a decade learning to mass-produce a complicated machine with motors, batteries and sensors in it. A humanoid robot is a smaller version of that same problem. The factory is the moat, not the robot. A tectonic shift! Elon…
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Another humanoid robot you can buy today: 1X NEO from Norway
This one is targeted specifically for home use, light duty, covered in fabric to make it look friendly and safe. I had a moment of excitement as several of people I follow in X have been boosting their order confirmation messages, in excitement. It’s happening. Starting with early adopters, as usual. 1X NEO launch promo…
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Figure 03 introduced (VIDEO)
Very impressive progress. The jump from 02 to 03 is bigger than the name suggests — Figure redesigned the robot from the ground up rather than iterating on it. The headline changes: The deeper change is who it is built for. Figure 02 was there to prove a humanoid could do real factory work. Figure…
