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☆ Robotics engineers are in high demand — so what is the job like?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Nessa Anwar | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

So, perhaps it is no surprise that robotics engineers are highly sought-after, with the United States alone expected to add 9,000 robotics engineers by 2032, according to Sokanu's Career Explorer. Another hotspot for robotics engineers is the island-nation of Singapore, the second most automated country after South Korea. Kelvin Ching is a Senior Robotics Engineer for Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS), the country's first EV factory. He leads a team of robotics engineers that are overseeing the close to 200 robots assembling Hyundai's Ionic 6 model. Sean Sabastian is Dyson's Robotics Research Manager, managing a team of roboticists who are looking to integrate robots into the home environment.

Persons: CNBC's, Yew Lam, Singapore's Tan, Kelvin Ching, Sean Sabastian, roboticists, Dyson Organizations: International Federation of Robotics, Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center, EV, Robotics Research Locations: United States, Singapore, South Korea

☆ This robot amputates its own limbs to survive
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Yale’s gecko-inspired robot’s ability to reconfigure itself creates a soft robot that’s even more adaptable. Tan, who works on materials for soft electronics and soft robotics, says that Yale’s robot is the first self-amputating, self-reconfigurable soft robot she’s seen. “What if a soft robot is just minding its own business walking in the wild, but then some part of it is trapped under a rock?” he questioned. “How does the rest of the robot continue on to finish its mission?”Three soft robot modules join to cross a gap that’s too wide for one to bridge on its own. “We can now adapt soft robots … after the robot is underway for its tasks,” he said.

Persons: Bilige Yang, ”, Yu Jun Tan, Tan, Yang, Yale University Yang Organizations: CNN, Yale University, Yale, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Materials, National University of Singapore, NUS Locations: Connecticut

☆ The AI boom turned Nvidia into a trillion-dollar giant. Its next big bet is even more complex.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

In addition to the Computex display, humanoid robots have come up on Nvidia's last two earnings calls. The first is self-driving cars and the second is likely to be humanoid robots. Project Groot, which the company refers to as a "moonshot" initiative, is a foundation model for humanoid robots. AdvertisementIt feels like every player aiming for humanoid robots is in it for themselves, Kapoor said. Simulators are an essential stop on the path to humanoid robots, but they don't necessarily lead to human-like perception.

Persons: Jensen, —, Jensen Huang, gesturing, Elon Musk, Huang, Raul Martynek, Databank, Isaac, Tesla, That's, Sophia Velastegui, who's, William, Omniverse, Ashish Kapoor, Kapoor, Jonathan Stephens, Martynek, Velastegui Organizations: Service, Nvidia, Apple, Google, Microsoft, BMW, Boston Dynamics, BYD Electronics, Siemens, sunsetted, Foundations, Grid, Scaled Foundations, Star Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Computex

☆ Microsoft and OpenAI are in talks to inject $500 million into humanoid robotics startup Figure AI, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft and OpenAI could be investing in a humanoid robotics startup, Bloomberg reported. The companies might be putting up to $500 million in Figure AI, the report says. AdvertisementMicrosoft and OpenAI are said to be exploring options to invest up to $500 million in a humanoid robotics startup, Bloomberg reported. OpenAI has previously invested in another humanoid robot startup called 1X Technologies, per Bloomberg. Figure AI was founded in 2022 by CEO Brett Adcock, per an Axios report.

Persons: —, OpenAI, It's, Brett Adcock, He's, Jim Fan Organizations: Microsoft, Bloomberg, BMW, Service, Technologies, Boston Dynamics, Robotics, Nvidia, Business Locations: Tesla, LLMs

☆ Elon Musk says Tesla's Optimus lab looks like something out of 'Westworld'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk told Tesla investors the Optimus robot lab looks like something out HBO's "Westworld." Musk recently posted a video of its Optimus lab showing a robot folding a shirt. AdvertisementElon Musk said Tesla's humanoid robot lab looks like something out of the HBO drama "Westworld." The caption says the Optimus lab team is made up of "roboticists" including engineers, technicians, actuator designers and robot design modelers. While little detail is known about the Optimus lab, Tesla was hiring for more than 50 robotics roles last year and many of the jobs were based in Palo Alto, California, its careers page showed.

Persons: Elon Musk, there's, Musk, —, he's, Tesla, Drew Baglino, 3F5o3jVLq1 — Elon, Optimus Organizations: Optimus, Service, YouTube, Investors, Business Locations: Palo Alto , California

☆ A viral TikTok video of a strap-on shoe that helps you walk faster has gotten 25 million views. The founder says it's designed for everyone — even though it costs $1,400.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A TikTok video of shoes that claim to help you walk 250% faster went viral earlier this year. That's because the shoe will make you walk 250% faster, according to Xunjie Zhang, who developed it. An average person can cover about three miles per hour at a walking pace, Zhang says in the TikTok video. "The faster you walk, the faster the shoes walk with you," Zhang said. "For the small small price of $1399," a sarcastic comment read on the viral TikTok video.

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