AI researchers ’embodied’ an LLM into a robot – and it started channeling Robin Williams

AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.
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New study shows that a robot’s feedback can shape human relationships

A new study has found that a robot’s feedback during a collaborative task can influence the feeling of closeness between the ...

Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship protocol aims to show the difference

The latest generation of artificial intelligence models is sharper and smoother, producing polished text with fewer errors ...
Road to VR

In-home Helper Robot ‘NEO’ Uses Remote VR Operators to Help with Chores

NEO is a humanoid robot from Palo Alto-based robotics startup 1X that could one day autonomously help out around your home.

Human-Centric Engineering: The Sanitation Rover Project

Aryan Gupta’s sanitation rover replaces unsafe manual drain cleaning with a remotely operated, low-cost robot that protects ...
Mashable

Chinese robotics company creates human-like face robot

A video from a China-based company showing a human-like robot face is spreading online. It's giving major Westworld vibes. AheadForm is a Chinese robotics company founded in 2024 working on combining ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

After August flooding, South Milwaukee Human Concerns to hold fundraiser focused on hope

South Milwaukee Human Concerns is hosting a fundraiser after suffering thousands of dollars in losses from flooding in August. "After the Flood: A Night of Help and Hope" will take place on Oct. 15 to ...
Phys.org

AggreBots: Tiny living robots made from lung cells could one day deliver medicine inside the body

A brand-new engineering approach to generate "designer" biological robots using human lung cells is underway in Carnegie Mellon University's Ren lab. Referred to as AggreBots, these microscale living ...
Observer

MLB Will Adopt Robot Umpires in 2026 While Preserving Human Element

The league will use a mix of human empires and automation going forward. David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images So-called “robot umpires” are officially coming to Major League Baseball.
The New York Times

There Are More Robots Working in China Than the Rest of the World Combined

China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming the dominant maker. By Meaghan Tobin and Keith Bradsher Meaghan Tobin ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Padres say MLB’s new ‘robot umps’ review system a mix of technology, human element

Mike Shildt knows better than to stand in the way of progress. In the case of the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system approved for the 2026 season on Tuesday by Major League Baseball’s joint ...
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MLB will use robot umpires in 2026

Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season.Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues ...