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Willow X | An outdoor robot specifically created to assist with the maintenance of your garden.

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Willow X is an outdoor robot that can complete tasks including mowing the lawn, weeding and harvesting fruit and vegetables. The robot has arms to help it execute a range of jobs, and it can carry items in its body. Willow X has AI capabilities and a 4K camera to help it detect objects and avoid obstacles.  Watch on YouTube The Willow X can last up to six hours between charges and the Willow X Pro up to eight hours. Other features of the gadget include autonomous navigation, rain detection and the ability to climb slopes with an incline up to 25% for the standard model and 35% for the Pro. Unlike many of the robot mowers on the market today, the Eeve creations don't use perimeter wires or GPS tracking but rely on vision camera systems, mapping and obstacle detection. The latest iteration of Willow is set up and controlled using a companion mobile app. And though it doesn't appear to collect clippings in a bin, it does have one built in and can use its onboard camera and AI smar...

Google DeepMind is Using AI to Teach Robots to Play Soccer

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DeepMind, scientists have successfully trained low-cost humanoid robots to play 1v1 soccer. Using advanced techniques like deep reinforcement learning, the team was able to teach these robots agile skills and tactics, bringing us one step closer to having robots perform complex tasks in the real world.                                                                     Watch on YouTube The training process involved two stages, where robots first learned independent skills like getting up from the ground and scoring goals. In the second stage, these skills were combined into a single soccer-playing agent, which improved its tactics through self-play against previous versions of itself. This progress could lead to the development of advanced humanoid robots capable of performing complex tasks across various industries, su...

DragGAN AI lets you reshape images by clicking & dragging

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DragGAN allows users to manipulate images in seconds with just a click and drag. This AI editing tool that leverages a pre-trained GAN to synthesize ideas that precisely follow user input while remaining on the manifold of realistic images.  Watch on YouTube DragGAN is an interactive approach for intuitive point-based image editing far more powerful than Photoshop’s Warp tool. Unlike Photoshop, which merely smushes pixels around, DragGAN uses AI to regenerate the underlying object. With DragGAN, users can rotate images as if they were 3D, change the dimensions of cars, manipulate smiles into frowns, and adjust reflections on lakes. Moreover, they can change the direction someone faces. This new technique shows that GAN models are more impactful than pretty pictures generated from diffusion models, such as those used in tools like DALLE.2, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney.  When editing images of diverse subjects, users can deform an image with precise control over where pixels...

Jizai Arms | AI Robotic Arms That Turns You Into Spider-Man

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  JIZAI ARMS is a supernumerary robotic limb system consisting of a wearable base unit with six terminals and detachable robot arms. The system was designed to enable social interaction between multiple wearers, such as an exchange of arms, and explore possible interactions between digital cyborgs in a cyborg society.  Watch on YouTube People with disabilities often struggle with everyday tasks that others take for granted. With the robotic arms, they could regain independence and improve the quality of their life. This new technology could help them perform tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and even driving with ease. The robots can be controlled in two ways using PC software or the controller. Interestingly, the controller looks like a scaled-down copy of the main unit, with the arms attached to it. The robots can be controlled by the user or an operator. Jizai Arms has the potential to revolutionize the lives of people with disabilities, allowing them to gain independence an...

Digit | World’s First Human-Centric, Multi-Purpose Robot made for Logistics Work

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Digit, the first human-centric, multi-purpose robot made for logistics work. Digit is designed from the ground up to go where people go and do useful work safely in spaces designed for people, starting with bulk material handling within warehouses and distribution centers. Warehouse work includes many process-automated, repetitive tasks that all too often lead to injury and high turnover, leaving costly gaps in the workforce that snarl supply chains. While automation can help fill those gaps, existing automation solutions are typically single purpose, meaning companies have to onboard and maintain dozens of different solutions for different tasks, or they require expensive customization to the workspace.  Watch on YouTube Digit is multi-purpose, so it can execute a variety of tasks and adapt to many different workflows; a fleet of Digits will be able to switch between applications depending on current warehouse needs and seasonal shifts. Because Digit is also human-centric, meaning...

Anna | The Smart Robot That Vacuums Your Home

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Anna helps you maintain a clean home, and is available when you need it. No bookings, no last-minute cancellations, and no outsiders in your home. Safe and reliable, even when you are at work or on holiday.  Watch on YouTube To develop Anna, They adopted innovative, but straightforward technologies to resolve age-old problems. A hybrid AI robot trained by the human brain, it doesn't need lengthy manuals. You turn it on, give a command, and Anna will get it done. Anna takes care of your home and your family: it vacuums, cleans the toilet, loads the laundry and the dishwasher.

Disney introduces a charming, roller-skating mechanical rabbit to help guests "emotionally connect"

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  Disney debuted a new robot prototype at SXSW Austin, Texas.  Watch on YouTube Designed to look like the bunny rabbit character Judy Hopps from the movie ‘Zootopia,’ the robot was unveiled by climbing out of a box, rollerblading across the stage and doing somersaults. She’s the size of a little girl, but has big droopy ears like a rabbit, and is wearing roller skates.  On shaky legs, she manages to stand up and regain her balance. With her first moves, it’s obvious she’s already formed an emotional connection with the audience. And with this, the little bunny robot does a front flip and bumps her head before recovering and finding her footing again. She’s then picked up and propped onto her creator’s shoulders like a child.