🤖 Robot Reflexes Hit 300 FPS
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Robots are crossing the front door again as cleaners, companions, auction items, and delivery infrastructure.
Robot Reflexes Hit 300 FPS
TL;DR: Horizon Robotics released HoloMotion-1, an open-source 4-billion-parameter model built for whole-body humanoid control. The company says the robot cerebellum model can run real-time inference at 300 frames per second on edge devices, giving humanoids faster, lower-latency motion without relying on cloud processing. Read more →
Homes Get Their First Humanoid
TL;DR: Gatsby sent an autonomous humanoid into a San Francisco apartment on May 14, completing what it calls the first residential humanoid cleaning job for a US consumer. Booked through Gatsby's iOS app, the $150 service marks the startup's push to turn general-purpose robots into ordinary housework labor. Read more →
Matrix Prices the Body
TL;DR: Matrix Robotics unveiled the MATRIX-3 humanoid at AI Day 2026, pricing the MATRIX-3 PRO with MATRIX HAND from $99,000. The Shanghai startup says the robot has 27-DoF dexterous hands, 0.1N tactile sensors, 30 kg payload capacity, four-hour runtime, and a first-year factory target of 10,000 units. Read more →
Home Robots Want Feelings
TL;DR: UBTECH Robotics launched UWORLD, a new consumer humanoid brand aimed at household and family scenarios. Announced on China's May 20 May 20 520 romantic holiday, the brand shifts UBTECH beyond industrial Walker deployments and toward companionship, assistance, and lower-cost civilian robots, though hardware specifications, pricing, and delivery timing remain undisclosed. Read more →
Robot Legs Learn Grass
TL;DR: Generative Bionics showed new leg-only bipedal prototypes walking outdoors on uneven grass, with CEO Daniele Pucci saying the systems were designed and pushed to batch production in three months. The Italian startup also partnered with Italdesign to industrialize the GENE.01 humanoid exterior before planned shipyard welding tests in late 2026. Read more →
Moon Bots Move Dirt
TL;DR: University of Virginia students built an 80-pound robot for NASA's Lunabotics Challenge, where machines excavate simulated lunar regolith and build protective berms. The MARS team tested its single all-in-one robot on a beach volleyball court while awaiting an $86,000 regolith facility, aiming to support future Artemis moon-base construction. Read more →
Humanoids Go to Auction
TL;DR: JD.com plans to launch what it calls the world's first humanoid robot auction during China's 618 shopping festival. The e-commerce giant says the event fits a broader robotics push that includes integrating Unitree and Noetix into its JoyInside platform and pursuing massive robot, autonomous vehicle, and drone deployment over five years. Read more →
Drones Finally Plan Fast
TL;DR: MIT and the University of Pennsylvania introduced MIGHTY, an open-source trajectory planner that helps UAVs react to obstacles in milliseconds while keeping smooth, time-efficient paths. Tested on real robots at 6.7 meters per second, the system could support disaster recovery, last-mile delivery, and industrial inspection without expensive proprietary software. Read more →
Doosan Plants a Flag
TL;DR: Doosan Robotics relocated and expanded its European subsidiary in Frankfurt, Germany, adding sales, service, training, and showroom functions. At the opening ceremony, the company showcased palletizing, machine tending, AI vision pick-and-place, and cocktail-making robot solutions as it builds a stronger local base for Europe's cobot market. Read more →
Groceries Get Robot Lockers
TL;DR: Robomart unveiled RM5, a shuttle-sized autonomous grocery delivery vehicle built around ten climate-controlled lockers. The Level 4 vehicle can carry up to 500 pounds, travel 112 miles, reach 25 mph, and build multi-stop delivery routes in real time ahead of a service launch later this year. Read more →
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