u/bb-wa

Source: https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix

Direct Perception Control Model / SYMBIOSIS Research

Do you think this is legit? Of course, the video is heavily edited, but could the the robot actually drive the kart in full autonomy?

The company seems to have come out of nowhere, I am voting for fake, what do you think?

So apparently, power outlets in Libya can be 127v or 230v depending on where you are. If you live in Libya, can you confirm if this is true? I am not travelling to Libya, I'm just curious to know.

https://www.power-plugs-sockets.com/sy/libya/

- 25 degrees of freedom: 22 fully actuated in the fingers and palm, plus 3 at the wrist.

- The DoF are distributed anatomically rather than evenly, deliberately biased toward a thumb that genuinely opposes the fingers.

- In-house tendon-driven, quasi-direct-drive running low gear ratios of ~5:1 to 15:1 vs the typical 100:1–200:1.

- Motors live in the forearm and pull tendons through the wrist. This keeps the hand light and its inertia low while producing high forces.

Sensing

- All 25 DoF are natively force-controlled and fully backdrivable. Every joint doubles as a force sensor.

- Very important, closed-loop proprioception: it always knows its own pose and effort without looking.

- Tactile skin across the fingertips and surfaces measuring contact and shear. This helps with adaptive gripping in real time.

Safety and durability

- IP68 waterproof and food-safe, so it can wash its own hands.

- Compliant by construction: the low gear ratios, tendon drive, and low distal inertia let external impacts safely backdrive the fingers. It yields when hit by a hammer or caught in a drawer.

- Full finger assemblies validated to millions of cycles.

Manufacturing

- Deep vertical integration: in-house motors, custom electronics, and tendon systems.

- Hundreds built already, with capacity to produce 10,000 hands this year.

from @TheHumanoidHub

Source: https://x.com/clankrmedia/status/2074910994334191766

Robbyant's LingBot-VLA 2.0 demo shows one trained policy driving everything from a Franka single arm up to Fourier GR-2 and Unitree G1 humanoids with dexterous hands. The clip is all marked 1x speed and fully autonomous. Training mix is about 60k hours, 50k real robot across those 20 configs and 10k egocentric human video. The honest numbers are what make this worth watching though. Generalist success on the Agilex bimanual setup sits around 34 percent, drops to about 15 percent on Galaxea R1 Pro, and some tasks flatline at zero. The authors themselves note it often gets most of the way through a task then fumbles the final precise placement or release. That gap between looking capable and actually finishing the job feels like the real story for VLAs right now.

Source: https://x.com/CyberRobooo/status/2073984974278234234

The BMW Group said it gained important experience with humanoid robots at Plant Spartanburg in 2025. Figure 02 supported the production of more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles. In the body shop, the robot inserted sheet-metal parts for the welding process, a task that demands high speed and accuracy and that can be physically demanding.

“Our 11-month deployment of Figure 02 proved that humanoids are no longer lab experiments — they can be a valuable asset in establishing a flexible, reliable manufacturing workforce,” stated Brett Adcock, founder and CEO of Figure AI. “We are excited to continue our work in Spartanburg as Figure tackles the complexity of the assembly and logistics hall.”

https://youtu.be/Eu5mYMavctM?is=kDPp80bhnOhexGFR

The automaker last week announced that, following its successful deployment with Figure 02 at its plant in Spartanburg, S.C., it will deploy the company’s latest Figure 03 robot.

“The robot introduces several new features for expanded applications. These include soft components designed for enhanced safety, wireless charging designed for higher availability, and audio functions for speech-to-speech communication, along with improved hands with tactile sensors and palm cameras designed to increase precision and dexterity."

https://www.therobotreport.com/bmw-group-deploys-figure-03-humanoid-after-tests-previous-version/