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Install 280,000 industrial robots per year

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China is obsessed with robots. The Humanoid robots They are the ones that attract more looks, but there is another silent invasion of robots that is working without stopping with a goal: to ensure that China remains “the world factory.” 280,000 robots. They tell it in the Financial Times. It is the figure of industrial robots that Chinese factories are installing every year. To put it in context, it would be half of the global total. According to Data from the International Robotics FederationChina placed itself as an absolute leader in industrial robots facilities, although the leadership in terms of the density of Robots vs workers keeps it South Korea, followed by Singapore and thirdly China. Own manufacture. The thrust towards automation by industrial robots is part of the Made in China 2025 plan promoted by Xi Jinping, in which robots and industrial machinery were two of the key pillars. According to the Chinese consultant Market Intelligence Resourceat least half of those robots are manufactured by Chinese companies. Chengdu Crp Robot Technology is one of those companies and has managed to highlight robots 60% cheaper than its rivals. Efficiency and salary increases. The strong commitment to automation is pending in the Chinese industry, to local manufacturers of low -cost goods, and is paying fruit. Manufacturers are able to reduce costs and remain efficient despite salary increases of recent years. The average salary of a worker in a Dongguan factory is about 625 euros, while in India, one of its main competitors in this sector is only 165 euros. More exports. Automation is causing an increase in exports in industries such as toys, which in the last four years has increased from 54.3 to 56.9%. In furniture, its quota has increased by 1.5% and other items such as stationery or cleaning have grown nine percentage points. And less employment. China became the world factory thanks to the cheap labor, but now that this is over they are going to robots to maintain their advantage. The negative part is that employment is falling. Financial Times estimates that between 2011 and 2023, employment in twelve industries with a strong presence of labor has fallen by 26.5%. In parallel, new jobs derived from automation are emerging, they are the so -called “Purple Collar” workers Dedicated to the maintenance of these robots, although it is not enough to match the loss of jobs. World leader. When it is said that China is the world factory is not an exaggeration. However, it has not always been so. The video about these lines perfectly reflects how the ranking of countries that most manufacture has been moving. Until 2009, the United States went to the head, but then China advanced and consolidated a leadership that is maintained until today with 27.7% of the total. Competence. The above data refer to the global of all industries, but in certain China sectors it has found strong competition in Southeast Asian countries that offer cheap labor. Vietnam has been placed as the second shoe exporter in key markets like the United States and is also The second largest smartphones manufacturer. In the textile industry, Bangladesh is a leader in yute manufactures and second in clothing. Automation is China’s great asset to maintain its position. Image | Chengdu Crp Robot Technology In Xataka | China is overturned in robots. So much so that he has mounted them some Olympics in which they play the ping pong u order medicines

There are already robots running 1,500 meters at 13 kilometers per hour. It is the result of China’s robotic muscle

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Last weekend, Beijing hosted the first “Olympic Games” for humanoid robots. Held in the National Speed Skating Ovalthe Olympic track built for the 2022 winter jjo, the three -day event allowed the attendees to see football, table tennis, boxing, martial arts and Athletics tests. In tests and exhibitions They participated dozens of Humanoid robots belonging to both private companies from 16 countries and 280 teams from universities and, although there were more or less fun moments, which has gone around the world is that of the Unitree robot on the athletics track. We can see it in this video: In this competition, the robots were not in their air, but were being operated by humans with remote control. That does not take merit to the fact that Unitree’s H1 model I got a speed record when completing 1,500 meters in a time of 6 minutes and 34 seconds. Its speed reached 4.78 m/s, exceeding the previous 3.3 m/s mark that held a few months ago and eclipseing the 2.5 m/s that the Boston Dynamics Atlas. And, in context, although it is much slower than Jakob IngebrigstenNorwegian that has the 3: 29.63 mark, it was also faster than many non -professional humans. But what is giving what to talk about, for the “fun” of the moment, was when that same H1 he ran over an operator of another robot who, Next to the Unitree model, I had nothing to do. In the end, as the human operators run next to their robot, when they relieve the control, the H1 operators mislead for a moment and ended up overwhelming the rival. Yellow card, if they ask me. But here the interesting thing is that these Olympics for robots, more than something fun or colorful, was a muscle demonstration to the entire world. That the ‘gag’ does not prevent seeing the forest Robots such as those of Unitree have artificial intelligence systems, and even internal language models, to perform the actions for which they have been trained. H1, without going any further, has been trained with a Honor property. The ‘ruling’ in the 1,500 meters test that resulted in the outrage was due to what was commented: they were not autonomous, but controlled by an operator. However, these Olympics served to demonstrate the versatility of a new generation of robots in which many countries have interest, but that China has become a national priority. The Asian giant is following an extremely ambitious national strategy with a goal: to become a world leader in short -term humanoid robotics. With the so-called ’14th Five-Year Plan for The Robotics Industry’, the government He set goals in 2021 with the idea of annual growth of more than 20% in the robotics sector. This year the First national standards For these robots, a regulation that covers from environmental perception and movement control to the planning and execution of tasks. And, for all this, it has created a state fund of almost 140,000 million dollars for technological startups, and Unitree is one of the spoiled by the Government. HE wait that the country produces more than 10,000 humanoid robots this 2025 and even They are creating “schools” in which these machines are trained in specific tasks such as cleaning, kitchen or series manufacturing. The purpose is that they are capable of perform tasks that require fine mobility. In the “Olympics”, apart from more conventional sports tests, medication classification tournaments, material manipulation and cleaning were held. Come on, it was a window for companies to show achievements that are going to leave in all media, such as the Unitree record, but also to be seen to what extent is the specialization of these robots. China considers that these humanoid robots are “The next great technological revolution” After smartphones and electric vehicles, and are an essential tool in the industry, but also to compensate for the Demographic decrease of some countries who are suffering to find workers in certain sectors. And there are several cities in which universities and startups are investigating in humanoid robotics, but the hard core of investment and leadership in China is made up of Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, Suzhou and Guangzhou, agglutinating the largest number of companies and industrial parks for the development of robotic projects. In the end, the ‘World Humanoid Robot Games’ or events such as the Robot World Football World or the Boxing championshipsThey are nothing more than a showcase to test the abilities of robots that, in China they are already living with humans. For example, the Roboperros Guide for blindthose who are “living” in the subway distributing packages to feeding stores or those who perform tasks of Hospital care and care for older people. Returning to the Olympics, the most amazing thing is that Unitree ensures that those 4.78 m/s of their H1 have already been surpassed in internal tests. Images | UNITREE In Xataka | Given the irremediable aging of its population, China has made a family decision: up the retirement age

Russia has up to four unpublished robots in a war. We hadn’t seen Ukraine’s response: Flamingo

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The war in Ukraine has resulted in a Technological competition that transcends aerial drones: the land front has become a improvised laboratory of unmanned vehicles, where both kyiv and Moscow are looking for formulas for Replace deficiencies human and logistics with Mechanical ingenuity. Russia is accelerating its own program with designs ranging from the rudimentary to the unusual, all aimed at gaining time, confusing the enemy and compensating the high wear of personnel in the front. Ukraine has Flamingo. Improvised prototypes. It We count some time ago. Among the most striking “robotic” examples The “Termit”a four -wheelbound buggy presented by Prorruse channels Like an assault drone. Actually, it does not carry integrated weapons, but a chair in which it can Travel a soldier completely exposed, with additional space to transport water, food or ammunition. Another design observed on the battlefield proved to be little more than a Open box on wheelsdestined to carry provisions, but destroyed by a Ukrainian drone of first person vision before fulfilling its mission. These models, although rudimentary, reflect an effort to adapt minimal resources to the demands of mechanized war. Launch rockets without humans. More ambitious is the proposal of a system of Non -manned multiple randomwhose models circulated in specialized media show it capable of firing ten ammunition autonomously. Inspired by him Soviet coughalthough with a third of its tubes, this prototype suggests an attempt to transfer heavy artillery to the field of robotic systems, eliminating human risk in saturation operations and adding one more layer to the war at a distance. Themit Explosive Hoverboards. Perhaps the most unusual facet of this experimentation is the Hoverboards use converted into platforms for Carry explosive loads or anti -tank mines. In April, Russian military bloggers videos They showed Prototypes manufactured with simple consumer scooters, adapted as kamikaze vehicles, smoke systems, observation platforms and even for demining work. Its low cost and stability provided by gyroscopes make them suitable to be mass producedwhich makes these improvised solutions a threat multiplied by the possibility of deploying hundreds of units simultaneously. The drone. Another outstanding development is The “dronobus”presented by the state agency TASS, an unmanned vehicle conceived as “nodriza ship” of drones by fiber optic cable, with the capacity to operate two units at the same time with 15 kilometers of reach. This type of platform points to an integration model, in which unmanned land vehicles do not act in isolation, but as nodes of an autonomous weapons network capable of coordinating on the battlefield. Russian drone kyiv’s answer. For its part, Ukraine has revealed the existence of flamingoa land cruise missile with a declared range of 3,000 kilometers and an eyelet of more than one ton, capable of putting under direct threat to Moscow, St. Petersburg and even certain regions of Siberia. According to initial information disseminated by the Ukrainian press and confirmed visually In videos of launches From mobile ramps, the missile would have already been used in attacks within Russian territory. Its production is in charge of the company Fire Point and is presented as the most ambitious long -range system developed so far by kyiv, with a destructive potential higher than that of any previous weapon in its arsenal. The enigma of its origins. Flamingo keeps an almost exact similarity with the FP-5, a cruise missile exhibited by the Emiratí Milanion companythat in the past already supplied material to the Ukrainian forces. The FP-5 has sub-seonic speed specifications of up to 950 km/h, a wingspan of six meters and a maximum take-off weight of 6,000 kilos, with an eyelet of a ton. In addition, it includes mixed guidance systems that combine satellite and inertial navigation with protection against electronic warfare. Although it is not confirmed if flamingo is a direct variant of the FP-5 or an independent development inspired by it, the coincidence in technical parameters and design is difficult to ignore. Comparisons. Analysts They have compared Flamingo with historical referents such as V-1 flying pump German or the American missile MGM-13 MACEboth cruise systems launched from terrestrial ramps during the cold war. Also remembers in certain aspects the old Soviet Drones Tu-141 and TU-143converted by Ukraine into long -distance attack weapons. However, what differentiates flamingo is magnitude of its reachwell above the previous Ukrainian alternatives, and its explosive load capacity, which places it in a strategic category similar to that of the Russian Kalibrfrequently used by Moscow from ships and submarines, although with a minor radius. Strategic impact The appearance of Flamingo gives Ukraine a tool that alters the balance of fire scope against Russia. Its scope covers practically All the heart From the Russian territory and, in theory, it would allow devastating attacks against air bombers, energy infrastructure and key logistics centers. In addition, being a National Development And not a system delivered by Western allies, Ukraine would have full freedom to use without the political limitations that weigh on weapons Like Storm Shadow, Scalp-EG either Atacms. In other words, it makes the missile an element with great military and diplomatic value, since it demonstrates the Ukrainian capacity to innovate and manufacture strategic weapons on their own. Mass production A key aspect of flamingo is the possibility of manufacturing it in series at a relatively low cost, According to their developers. If Ukraine managed to produce large quantities, he could launch waves of missiles combined with drone swarms, saturating the Russian aerial defenses that have already demonstrated difficulties in curbing minor attacks. Although Flamingo lacks rankiness and, being subsonic, it is not immune to interceptionthe volume of fire could overload Moscow’s ability to respond. Plus: The incorporation of lures and other deception tactics would increase its operational lethality. Perspectives and limits. It remains to be seen How far Ukraine can materialize the potential of Flamingo. Its effectiveness will depend not only on the technical perfection of the system, but above all on the industrial capacity to manufacture it in significant numbers. If kyiv manages to do so, he will have for … Read more

Welcome to the first world humanoid robots games

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Few things like more in summer than to give me a good sports bent with the Olympic Games, but this year It will not be. Well, unless we forget Simone Biles or Faith Kipyegon in favor of other less human names such as Robotics Lumos, which has just taken the silver medal in the group dance category in The first World Humanoid Robots Games which is currently being held in Beijing. If in recent months we had already witnessed The Humanoid Robot Soccer World Cup and A KickBoxing Tournament Also in China, this weekend More than 500 robots will compete in various disciplinessome as classic as athletics or martial arts, and others more innovative and different as medication classification and cleaning. The starting gun was yesterday at 8pm at the National speed skating oval (built for 2022) and as expected from such an event, There was a ceremony at the height where some humanoid robots performed Chinese traditional opera, among other performances. Of classic sports to hotels: the “Olympic” disciplines of the Games As of August 15 and until August 17, these pioneer World Robots Games will take place that, despite having a short duration, have a tight schedule: There will be 487 competitions where 280 teams from 16 countries will face whose robots will be beaten for gold, such as summarize BBC. Among the participating states, China is not missing, but neither others such as the United States, Germany and Japan. As The event organizers explainthe reason for being of this event is Test and perfect the abilities of robotics With something as natural for humanity as sport. Thus, they claim that sport is a way to evaluate the decision making of a robot, its motor skills and its control systems. That a robot achieves gold implies high expectations of adaptation to a real environment such as factories or homes. At the moment, Vinicius and Yamal can breathe calm. World Humanoid Robot Games via ithome “I think that in 10 years or less robots will be at the same level as humans“, has declared a spectator to the French news agency. At the moment human athletes can be calm. In fact, in one of the first competitions that took place this Friday morning, the Five Football match against five, a dozen robots the size of a seven -year -old boy moved quite awkwardly through the field, staying stuck in groups or even turning. Touch to go to publication Another story has been the 1,500 meter race, where the humanoids of the Chinese company Unitree (One of the heavyweights both in the sector and in this competition) has been done with gold moving along the track with remarkable agility and surpassing his rivals quite easily, as can be seen in the video. The fastest robot has finished the race with a time of 6: 29.37, still far from the 3: 26.00 of the Male World record. In another athletics test, a robot has collided with a human operator knocking him down without further mishaps than the fall. Touch to go to publication The competition calendar leaves 16 events that include 400 meters track and field, soccer, martial arts, management of industrial materials, tomorrow there will be 23 events throughout the day with disciplines such as height, wrestling, unpacking and packaging of pharmaceutical products and classification of mixed materials in warehouses, stand-up dance or hotels cleaning services. And the 17 will be the closure, again alternating classic sports such as 100 meters fences with the final of the hotel welcome reception service. China is the host of this original event and also the country of reference in the sector, as long as its government has struggled strongly to lead it. In fact, according to the International Robotics Federation a few days ago, Beijing has placed humanoids “In the center of its national strategy“, as The RFI echoes French Also, last March China announced the creation of a fund of a billion yuan (about 128,000 million euros) to support emerging technological companies, which includes AI and Robotics startups. In Xataka | China has an ambitious plan to overcome the West in Technology. And he has already chosen his 18 companies to get it In Xataka | China has gathered more than 150 humanoid robots in Shanghai. Your message is clear: this is no longer about ideas, it goes from industry Cover | Robotics Lumos via X

Humanoid robots impress at first glance. Sony is clear what reality is: they still do not know how to move well

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Humanoid robots are generating a lot of expectation for their futuristic component. Right now, Boston Dynamics’s new totally electric atlas It moves in almost aliens, and The humanoids of figure They already learn to handle coffee makers and washing machines. The feeling is that the Robots revolution is just around the corner, but in its design they hide a problem that is slowing its true potential. And the solution does not go through adding more calculation power. The ‘silly’ body of robots. A recent study From Sony’s own robotics division, he points out that the root problem that limits his own machines is the “limited number of joints”, which creates a “disparity between their movements and those of the subjects they imitate.” That in this case are humans. As explained by the director of the Mechanical Intelligence Research Group at the London South Bank University, the current approach to the robotic industry is “the first brain.” Incredibly complex software is designed that has to centralized a body that is, in essence, a metal knead and engines connected by slightly flexible joints. An attempt to resemble the human that fails. If we move as we moveS In day to day, it is not for ‘magic’, but because we are an almost perfect machine that has about 360 joints, 206 bones and numerous ligaments. This makes the column flexible or the joints adapt to any movement. But humanoid robots are simple rigid structures that constantly fight against their own weight and inertia. In order not to fall, they need to perform millions of microcorrections per second, also consuming a lot of energy. According to the data, a Tesla Optimus robot to make a simple walk Consume about 500 wattswhile a human being for a more demanding walk Consume 310 watts. The clumsy that they are is increasingly evident. The famous Optimus video folding a shirt It is, in reality, a demonstration of its great physical weakness. A human can fold the shirt almost without looking, using the touch to feel the key and guide their movements. Optimus with his rigid hands depends on his powerful vision and his brain to meticulously plan every tiny movement. The same goes for Atlasthat although it makes spectacular acrobatics, I could not walk safely on a rock covered in moss because the feet cannot feel the surface to adapt to it. {“Videid”: “X83kba5”, “Autoplay”: True, “Title”: “Tesla Bot: This is the humanoid robot that is creating Elon Musk”, “Tag”: “”, “Duration”: “135”} The solution is already explored: mechanical intelligence. This It is a concept that nature perfected millions of years ago and that researchers around the world are beginning to apply in robotics. The idea is simple: design the physical structure of a machine to perform ‘calculations’ and passively adaptations without the need for a central brain or extra sensors. In nature there are many examples of this. For example, the tendons of a hare act as intelligent docks that absorb the impact by landing and release that energy to boost the next stride. The human hand is also able to passively adapt to any object and the yolks of our fingers conform to moisture to achieve the perfect friction level. The investigation is already demonstrating the value of this approach. For example, there are robots with legs inspired by the tendons of a cheey that can run with notable energy efficiency. In Xataka We do not need necessarily humanoid robots. We need machines that do what we can’t even imagine The efforts are put to increase their presence. Companies are clear that humanoid robots are the future. Some like figure They have already created a system to make large -scale robotsor even China is doing exhibition of your best models To make it clear that they have gone from theory to practice, and even They put them on sale. And such is the number of companies that have been launched towards this market, which It costs to differentiate each other. But they already do very common tasks such as Play football or participate in Kickboxing tournaments between robots. And even work for an hour remembering exactly what their hands ‘feel’. Images | Julien Tromeur In Xataka | “I can’t stop”: addiction to talk to AI is already here and there are even help groups to leave it (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news Humanoid robots impress at first glance. Sony is clear what reality is: they still do not know how to move well It was originally posted in Xataka by José A. Lizana .

China has just opened the first megatienda of humanoid robots. What comes later promises even more

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What will it be to buy a robot like who buys a car? China responds with “Robot Mall”a megatienda in Beijing that its promoters present as the first 4S for humanoids: sales, spare parts, service and feedback of the user under the same roof. The idea is simple and ambitious at the same time, converting curiosids for daily use and maintenance contracts. What is a 4S (and why does it matter now). In China, the 4S was the answer to a simple question: what if I buy and maintain my car in the same place? This model is now exported to robots: a place to see what they do, how much they cost and how they remain with spare parts and technical service, in addition to measuring the customer experience. If it works, it converts curiosids for humanoids into informed purchase decisions. The appointment is in Yizhuang, the Beijing Alta District also known as Beijing E-Town. He opened on August 8, in parallel to the World Robot Conference (from August 8 to 12), and occupies four floors with about 4,000 square meters. On the ground floor, Immersive demonstrations of real uses in industry and health Together with reference humanoids such as Unitree G1, Ubtech Walker S or “Tiangong”. The second level is more interactive, with brain-machine interfaces, robotic arms and participatory exhibitions; the third centralizes diagnosis, replacement of components and remote operation and maintenance; The fourth floor is designed to close B2B agreements in negotiation rooms. What can you see and do there. There are seven major categories: medical, industrial, company, bionic, integrated, biped and wheels. Among the demonstrations, a robotic dog dressed in lion, a humanoid that dispenses traditional Chinese medicine, arms that paint, machines that brings or prepare coffee, and others that remove pharmacy boxes or serve drinks from a bar. Scenes that are a reflection of how advanced this technology is, but also of the path that still has. Are they sold to the public? Not all robots are ready to leave the store towards a living room or factory, but many can be bought or hired. Prices start around 260 euros (2,000 yuan) – thought for simple company or educational models – and scale up to several million yuan, a high range that is equivalent to several hundred thousand euros according to the platform and its configuration. In most cases, the sale includes installation, training and technical service. In the 4S format, the last “S” refers to Survey, which in this context means collecting the opinion and experience of the customer after the purchase. In Robot Mall this translates into periodic reviews, remote diagnosis, parts replacement and technical assistance, but also to collect data on how robots are used on a day -to -day basis. That information returns to the manufacturer to refine functions, improve reliability and prepare future versions. Why now. In 2024, China manufactured 556,000 industrial robots and concentrated two thirds of the world’s robotics patents, according to data from the Xinhua news agency. With figures thus, the opening of Robot Mall is no accident: it is part of a strategy to get the humanoids from the laboratory, put them in real environments and reinforce a sector that in Yizhuang already moves more than 10,000 million yuan in annual production value. What comes later. Robot Mall will not stay in this initial version. According to those responsible, in November 2025 they promise a 2.0 version, with more types of more varied robots and use scenarios. The idea is to expand demonstrations to more realistic environments and add manufacturers, reinforcing the role of Yizhuang as a nerve center of robotics in China. The images speak for themselves. The AP agency has prepared a photographic gallery with some of the best moments of the opening of Robot Mall. You can enjoy them directly from your website. Images | Xinhua In Xataka | China’s first avant -garde lithography machine is not the biggest US problem. They will be the other two that are on their way

You cannot climb to the Madrid subway with an electric scooter. In China’s, robots are already a passenger

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In October 2023, An incident with the battery of an electric scooter It caused the closure of a subway line in the capital of Spain for three hours. That led the authorities to prohibit The entrance of these devices to public transport Until 2027. In China, there are other battery devices that are already driving at ease by the subway network: robots. Which until not long ago was science fiction material, Today is a reality. The world is pushing the development of robots and, while until recently the demonstrations by companies such as Boston Dynamics They were limited to bailongos robots focused on professional environmentstoday what come to us are machines created for all types of ends. Boxing robots, football robotshumanoid robots that We can buy for what a car costs and even Robot dogs for blind people. And something that everyone has in common is that they are already being tested, one way or another, In China. The latter is an army of robots that already go from side to side for the Shenzhen subwaytaking trains and rising in elevators. And it has all the meaning of the world. Robots assault the subway A few days ago, 41 company robots VX Logistics They began to circulate through different Shenzhen Metro lines. They have a processor that allows artificial intelligence tasks, have Lidar sensors With “viewing” panoramic and that AI work allows them to make decisions in real time to make the best decision when it comes to their destination. The goal of this robot squad is to bring supplies to stores 7-Eleven located inside the stations and, for this, they not only take the subway: they are also capable of going up and down in a totally autonomous way and without supervision by the elevators of the stations. With considerable size and an aesthetic that resembles that of Robots-Camareros They are appearing in some Spanish restaurants, these machines They can load up to 130 kilos of weight. At the moment, it is a pilot program to see how they manage to distribute among the more than 100 stores 7-eleven distributed by the Shenzhen network, with nine million of daily customers, but the goal is to expand their scope. There are elements to take into account in all this. VX Logistics is part of Vanke, a Chinese real estate giant who is also co -owner of the Shenzhen Metro. But, beyond the marketing that has “free” more than 40 autonomous robots for the subway, as we read in SCMP It is something focused on solving a classic network problem: the refueling of stores. Li Yanyan is a manager of one of these stores and, as he explains to the local medium SZ News, “the distributors had to park on the surface, download the merchandise and take it manually to the inside. Now, with the robots, it will be easier and more comfortable.” They don’t say What will happen to those deliverymenif they will be in charge of providing the goods to the robots or if their function will be reduced more. What is known is that, as the company itself has communicated, the robots will be perfected based on their real -world performance. Now, apparently, These robots only operate in valley hoursin which less people are using the network. And less bad that they only operate in valley hours, because agile, what is said agile, are not. What has caused is that the first days of robots work, travelers are They will look or take pictures. The robots were already prepared for this, with a screen that shows a friendly “face” when it crosses someone. We will see how they develop and how long it will take to see similar robots in other stations, but what is clear is that China is pushing strong in the robotics segment For the “day to day” and Shenzhen is one of the lungs of his industry, with approximately 1,000 robotics companies only in that city, 18 of them Focused to humanoid robotics. Images | VX Logistics In Xataka | A Chinese firm has just presented a quadruped that challenges the limits. Boston Dynamics no longer has a clear path

The artificial skin that feels heat and cuts is already real. It is the first big step for robots to look more like us

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Can a robotic hand like that of Optimus or that of 1x get to feel like ours? Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University College London believe they have taken an important step in that direction. They have developed one Artificial skin Composed of a single flexible material, capable of detecting temperature, pressure, cuts and multiple simultaneous touches. All without rigid layers or sensors distributed inside. And the most promising, according to its creators, is that it can adapt to complex forms and promises a relatively simple manufacturing process: it is enough to melt it, pour it into a silicone mold, remove the internal positive and place it as a glove on a robotic structure, as shown in This demonstrative video. The nucleus of this technology is a driver hydrogel that, when combined with electric impedance (EIT) tomography, allows you to continuously register what happens on its surface. When a stimulus occurs – contract, heat or pressure – the fields are altered. The system detects not only the type of stimulus, but also its location and environmental conditions. All this is interpreted through automatic learning, with latencies that depend on the number of active channels, explain in the article published in Science Robotics. A soft membrane, millions of data The best example of the system is a robotic hand of real size, hollow inside, fully covered with this artificial skin. Instead of distributed sensors, use exclusively 32 electrodes placed on the wrist. This configuration was sufficient to extract more than 1.7 million information channels, derived from 863,040 different combinations. During the tests, the hand was exposed to different stimuli: a human finger, a thermal probe, the impact of a scalpel. In all cases it was able to distinguish the type of interaction and locate it with an average precision of about 25 millimeters above its entire surface. The interesting thing is that a sensor is not necessary for each type of stimulus. The membrane itself reacts differently depending on the intensity or nature of the contact, and it is the model of the one that identifies the most relevant signal between hundreds of thousands of possibilities. In addition to touch, this skin is able to monitor the environment. During a 100 -hour test, the system registered variations between 19 and 25 ° C and between 38 and 72% relative humidity, as details The official note of the University of Cambridge. All this with a design without rigid components, which facilitates its integration into Prosthesis, technical clothing, control surfaces or collaborative robots. Applications ranging from rehabilitation and remote exploration to the automobile sector. Of course, this development does not start from zero. In recent years we have seen other proposals that seek to endow robot sensitivity, such as This synthetic skin capable of replicating pain, This other that presumes to approach human skin as never beforeeither A capable of self -backing and recycling. What distinguishes the work of Cambridge and UCL is its radically simplified approach: a single flexible layer, without mechanical components, which centralizes all sensitivity and interprets it by software. Challenges remain in front: improve the resolution in areas far from the electrodes, reinforce the resistance of the long -term hydrogel. But paradigm shift seems to be underway. Everything indicates that it is a matter of time until we see robots not only more advanced in mobility and interaction, but also closer to us in appearance and physical sensitivity. An artificial skin like this opens the door to a new generation of machines that not only execute tasks, but also “feel” the surrounding environment. Even so, we are far from reaching the level of realism that proposes’Detroit: Become Human‘. Images | Cambridge University (1, 2, 3) | Quantic Dream In Xataka | Figure 02 has worked only for an hour. The shocking thing is that your brain already remembers and your hands “feel”

The war enters the field of science fiction. Ukraine has captured Russian soldiers without humans: the robots did it

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In the last hours two unpublished facts have been known in the Ukraine War. The first of all occurred a few hours after Trump announced the Partial resumption of sending weapons to kyiv and criticize hard To Putin. Then Russia launched The biggest attack with long -range drones from the beginning of the war. The second goes directly to History booksbecause Ukraine has stopped Russian troops only through machines. Drones and robots on the front line. In an unparalleled event in modern military history, the 3rd separate assault brigade of Ukraine managed to capture Russian soldiers Without using infantry human, using exclusively aerial drones and terrestrial robotic platforms. The operation, announced on July 9 by official Ukrainian sources, represents a unprecedented milestone In the evolution of automated combat, marking the first time enemy soldiers surrender directly to unmanned systems. According to The statement of the brigade, the terrestrial drones were the immediate receptors of the surrender, an event that until now belonged to the science fiction and that has now materialized in the context of the war in Ukraine. Asymmetric technology and war. The operation took place in the Járkov region, northeast of the country, an area high intensity on the front from the beginning of the large -scale invasion by Russia. The Ukrainian unit deployed FPV drones and robotic platforms Kamikaze -type terrestrial to assault Russian fortifications that had resisted previous attacks from other units. These tools, developed as part of a national strategy to reduce human casualties and adapt to a saturated artillery and surveillance war theater, allowed Ukrainian forces to execute an offensive Without exposing directly to your soldiers. According to Brigade’s storythe drones destroyed several Russian positions, and as a terrestrial robot approached a partially damaged shelter, the Russian soldiers entrenched there chose to surrender, without there being human presence in the immediate vicinity. An automated capture. After the surrender, the prisoners were guided outside the fighting zone by The same drones Ukrainians, in a sequence more typical of fantastic literature that demonstrates not only the offensive capacity of these systems, but also their effectiveness to operate complex tasks such as custody and remote control of enemy movements rendered. Subsequently, the Russian soldiers were taken in custody by Ukrainian forces. The success of this maneuver, they tell, not only allowed capture without direct physical contact, but also facilitated the taking of the fortifications previously defended, as well as the control of a adjacent forest line of considerable tactical value. New military paradigm. No doubt, the episode not only shows the degree of sophistication achieved in Ukraine in the matter of Automated warbut also raises fundamental questions about the future of land combat. The Rendary against drones Terrestres is a radical turn in the psychological dynamics of the battlefield: the soldiers, in this case Russians, did not face visible, human enemies, but to silent machines that approached relentlessly, having destroyed all previous defenses. This type of deployment, which mixes destructive capacity with occupation and control functions, anticipates a new paradigm where direct human interaction could become exceptional even in capture operations. Russia attack in Ukraine An unprecedented offensive. But as we said, if the capture of Russian soldiers was a historical fact of modern wars, Russia’s attack It is not precedents From the beginning of the invasion. On one night that could redefine the limits of the unmanned air war, Russia unleashed the greatest drone attack, launching 728 Shahed drones (including lures) and 13 missiles, including feared Kinzhalagainst 741 objectives throughout the country. The epicenter of the attack was the city of Lutsk, in the Ukrainian northwest, a few kilometers From the border with Polandwhich caused the Polish and NATO Air Forces to be deployed in maximum alert. According to kyivmost of the projectiles were intercepted, especially thanks to electronic warfare systems, although hypersonic missiles managed to cause unspecified damage. War in the front and in court. While the sky becomes a network of autonomous swarms, the situation on land remains marked by intense fighting No significant advances. Russian troops They continue to press In Sumy, Járkov, Luhansk and Donetsk, although reports indicate that Ukraine has contained attacks on most of those fronts. In parallel, a Russian soldier belonging to a criminal battalion He denounced publicly Inhuman conditions and the lack of gunner support, describing suicidal assaults in improvised vehicles and without air backup. On the legal level, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia has systematically violated human rights Since 2014including extrajudicial executions, torture, forced deportation of children and forced labor. The Kremlin, on the other hand, dismissed the ruling as “null and without effect.” Plans. They counted the Twz analysts that kyiv, anticipating a large -scale response, would be preparing a thousand drones long range against Russian objectives, including areas near Moscow. In addition, the Ukrainian Secret Service arrested Two Chinese citizens accused of trying to spy technologies of the Neptune missileused in the Moskva’s sinking and now adapted for long -range terrestrial attacks. On land, the proliferation of unmanned land vehicles, such as New UGV “Snail” Or improvised models with wheels made of mines, shows that automation not only dominates the heavens, but also advances on the mud and steel of the front. The war in Ukraine, ultimately, thus enters a phase every time More hybrid and technological of the traditional forms of combat. The contest, that already It had been a pioneer In use massive drones Of recognition and attack, another threshold has crossed, this time historical and unimaginable does not so much: the surrender of soldiers against machines. Image | Arx Robotics, Ukraine’s 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, Emergency Service of Ukraine In Xataka | The production of Russian drones was so huge that Ukraine has opened them looking for clues. The surprise is China In Xataka | We were accustomed to seeing strange things in Ukraine, but this is different: ships and bombers with no one behind the wheel

Kawasaki and Foxconn already try nursing robots in Taiwan. The really ambitious is what comes after

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Soon, in some Taiwan hospitals, you could cross with a robot that guides you through the halls, wears a tray with samples or accompanies you to the consultation. It is not a prototype locked in a laboratory: it is already being tested with real patients. Behind the project are Kawasaki and Foxconn, and their idea is clear: that these robots are part of the health team since 2026. The robot that are developing part of an already known base: The Nyokkeya social model that the Japanese firm has used in residences, restaurants and even infrastructure facilities. This new version, which is being tested in the hospital Taichung general veterans From Taiwan, adapt that design to a clinical environment and gives it concrete functions designed to relieve part of the loading of health personnel. A Nurse Robot in Taiwan. The robot moves autonomously through the hospital corridors, thanks to a sensor system that allows it to dodge obstacles and avoid collisions. It has two arms with the capacity to hold objects, a compartment to transport samples or medication, and can guide patients by facilities. The Register points out that it could also Explain basic hygiene standards to users, although it is not clear if that function is part of the model that will be displayed soon. Everything indicates that the immediate objective is not to replace medical staff, but to assist it in routine tasks that consume time and resources. In a context like Taiwanese, where the shortage of nursing personnel is a real concern –and shared by many other countries-, The presence of these robots could relieve part of that pressure. Foxconn estimates thattaking care of transporting medications, samples or kits, Nurabot could reduce staff workload by up to 30 %. Who are behind the robot? The collaboration between Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Foxconn is not accidental. The first was a pioneer in industrial robotics in Japan and today manufactures automotive systems, the semiconductor industry and even surgery. The second is the largest electronics manufacturer for the world’s contract, and it has been betting on robotics and artificial intelligence as new growth engines. In this project, in fact, Foxconn has had Nvidia technology For the entire artificial intelligence ecosystem, from the training of models in data centers to the execution of algorithms in the robot itself. According to Nikkei Asiaboth companies are negotiating how production, technical support and the marketing of the robot are divided once it reaches the market. What comes after. At the moment, the robot is focused on hospital environments, but both Kawasaki and Foxconn have already shown interest in expanding their use to other sectors. The final idea is to build a versatile platform that can adapt to different environments and needs. In that scenario, the experience accumulated in clinics would serve as a test field for a future generation of multifunction robots. A kind of technological staff on which to build other more specialized models: customer service assistants, guides in public spaces, logistics assistants. What is trying today in a Taichung hospital could become the basis of a new category of robots designed to live with us on a day -to -day basis. OBJECTIVE: Get to the market in 2026. If everything goes as planned, the robot will arrive on the Taiwanese market in fiscal year 2026. Kawasaki and Foxconn have marked an ambitious goal: to reach accumulated sales of 200 units in the following year, that is, before the end of 2027. Yes, the price has not yet been revealed. Images | Nvidia In Xataka | The agents were supposed to go for AI in another dimension in 2025. As with other things of AI, it was only supposed to

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