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Insider Brief TARS has debuted its DexHand robotic hand, a system the company said is designed to more closely replicate the structure and movement of the human hand. The Chinese humanoid robotics company’s demonstration at last week’s ICRA 2026 in Vienna featured real-time sign-language gestures and mirror-control interactions intended to highlight the platform’s dexterity and […]
Read full articleInsider Brief Humanoid robotics maker 1X has launched a new lab focused on developing AI world models to “to pretrain on the most important data from the very beginning.” According to the Norwegian-American company, 1X World Model Lab will focus on training large-scale foundation models designed to help robots understand, predict and interact with their […]
The post Sports Illustrated Is Turning The World Cup Into A 48-Nation Art Project appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Michael Gregoritsch of Austria celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammate Marcel Sabitzer (right) during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina on Nov. 18, 2025, in Vienna, Austria. Getty Images Every four years, the World Cup becomes one of sport’s ultimate global spectacles — a cultural juggernaut, in fact, that draws more viewers than the Olympics. That scale sits at the heart of a new editorial experiment from Sports Illustrated ahead of this year’s tournament, which has expanded to 48 teams for what will be the largest World Cup ever when it kicks off June 11 in Mexico City. In what the magazine has called one of the most “ambitious” creative projects in its history, Sports Illustrated commissioned dozens of artists from around the world to create a unique cover for every participating nation this year. The m
Insider Brief Just because humanoid robots don’t get blisters doesn’t mean they don’t need a good pair of work gloves. That’s the idea behind the collaboration between Persona AI and Under Armour to research protective materials for industrial humanoid robots. According to Houston-based humanoid robot developer Persona AI, the collaboration will focus on how materials […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Infineon’s Startup Challenge brings together promising founder teams and young high-tech companies from across the globe to work jointly on a highly relevant topic: humanoid robotics. The Challenge is a structured innovation program designed to develop technological concepts into market-ready applications. It is part of Infineon’s global Co–Innovation Program, in […]
Insider Brief Chinese robotics startup Linkerbot is targeting a $6 billion valuation in its next funding round, doubling the valuation it secured in a recently completed financing as investor interest surges around humanoid robotics and dexterous robotic systems, Reuters reported. The Beijing-based company, which specializes in robotic hands for humanoid robots, said it completed a […]
Insider Brief Accenture, working with SAP and Vodafone Procure & Connect, has deployed humanoid robots in a warehouse to evaluate how advanced robotics systems can improve efficiency, safety and decision-making in logistics operations The humanoid robots in the pilot run on Accenture’s “Robot Brain,” a system designed to let them work more naturally with people […]
