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KUAVO AI Robot Powered by Huawei Cloud

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This is the KUAVO: an AI powered humanoid robot based on Huawei Cloud that can move at speeds up to 5km/h. It stands 1.6 meters tall, weighing 45kg. This video shows this robot running at Beijing’s Shougang Park. This robot is based on a domestic Chinese AI model.

The above video shows this robot in action.

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PaTS-Wheel Passively Transformable Robot Wheel for Unstructured Terrain

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Here is another clever approach for enabling robots to navigate unstructured terrain. This hybrid wheel transform from a smooth wheel to one that can grip edges. It combines the benefits of whegs and regular wheels. The PaTS-Wheel has a pad, claw, and coupler. When the pad is depressed, the claw extends.

UBTECH Tien Kung Open Source Running/Walking Humanoid Robot

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This is the UBTECH Tien Kung: a smart humanoid robot with 3D vision, 3DOF arms and 6DOF legs. It stands 1.63m tall, weighing 43kg. It can walk and run naturally. It can walk up and down the stairs in blind mode. The Tien Kung is a pure electric drive robot.

HAVOC 8×8 Robotic Combat Vehicle by Milrem Robotics

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Milrem Robotics is behind some of the most powerful unmanned ground vehicles for combat we have seen. Their HAVOC 8×8 Robotic Combat Vehicle is their newest RCV that was introduced at IDEX 2025 recently. It is powered by an advanced hybrid electric powertrain. It is designed for challenging off-road conditions.

This robotic vehicle has payload capacity of 5 tones. It has pivot steering for a reduced turning radius and high maneuverability.

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LaserWeeder G2 Laser Weed Remover with 240W Lasers

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Getting rid of the weeds is always a challenge for farmers. The LaserWeeder G2 from Carbon Robotics is a powerful machine that uses 240W lasers, 3 x cameras and 2 NVIDIA GPUs to get rid of unwanted plants. It has 20 LED lights for night operation. These weed removers come in various models, with up to 60ft width for large scale operations.

Dexterity Gen (DexGen) for Dexterous Robot Manipulation

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Robots are teleoperated all the time but getting them to handle delicate objects dexterously is not always easy. Dexterity Gen (DexGen) is a controller that brings unprecedented dexterous manipulation capabilities to robots. Thanks to this, it is now possible for humans to remote control robots to use a pen, screwdriver or syringe.

This generative model refines high-risk motion prompts into safe actions. It combines the benefits of learning from human demonstration and sim-to-real reinforcement learning. As the researchers explain:

With large-scale pretraining, Dexterity Gen provides reliable guidance across a wide range of objects—whether it’s rough object edges, tiny items, or the effects of gravity. We can handle them all.

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qb SoftClaw Allows Robots To Prepare Breakfast

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Robots are going to do many things for us. To handle every day objects, they are going to need a dexterous end-effector. The qb SoftClaw allows robots to handle food items, tools, and everything in between. It has a plug & play design and max payload capacity of 5kg. It has interchangeable fingers.

This Robot Hand Can Grip Glass, Mirrors, Hard to See Objects

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Robots can find it a bit tricky to grab glass and mirrors. These objects are reflective and make it hard for robotic sensors and grippers to handle them effectively. With Pre-Touch Sensor TK-01 by Osaka University startup Thinker, it is possible for robotic arms to grab and handle mirrors, glass and other reflective objects. It achieves real-time measurements of “distance and position” of objects at high resolution.

The above video shows this robot in action. You can find out more about the sensor here.

EMOTION: Robot Framework for Expressive Humanoid Gestures

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Here is a framework that allows for expressive motion sequences in humanoid robot, significantly improving their non-verbal communication. This approach relies on LLMs to generate social appropriate gesture motion sequences. Robots will then execute motions via inverse kinematics.

This framework was tested with Fourier GR-1. EMOTION can incorporate human feedback. The researchers generated and evaluated various expressive gestures.

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7X Robot Autonomously Folding T-Shirts

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Robots are going to do many things for us in the future, including common household chores. 7X has already shown robots that can autonomously wash dishes. Their latest video shows how a robot can autonomously fold 3 t-shirts. They claim the total cost for this will be about $7000.

According to Usman Roshan, all hardware details will be posted in the near future.

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