Technology & AI - Part 2
263 reports
Plastic Joints Aim to Cut Humanoid Robot Weight by Over 30 Percent
Celanese Corporation and Vigor Precision have announced a collaboration to develop lightweight plastic joint components for humanoid robots, targeting significant weight reduction while maintaining mechanical durability and precision under demanding conditions
Quantum Motion Opens Maryland Hub for Silicon Spin Qubit Development
Quantum Motion has established a U.S. base in Maryland's Discovery District to advance silicon spin-qubit quantum processors, aiming to integrate with U.S. defense research and regional quantum industry clusters while leveraging standard semiconductor fabrication
NTT DOCOMO Deploys Quantum Annealing for Live Network Optimization
NTT DOCOMO has integrated a D-Wave hybrid quantum annealing application into its operational mobile network, targeting signaling load reduction across hundreds of base stations and demonstrating measurable improvements in network efficiency
US Army to Field-Test Hunter WOLF Robotic Vehicle With 82nd Airborne
The US Army will conduct field trials of BLADE's Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicle with the 82nd Airborne Division, assessing its ability to support equipment transport and casualty evacuation in demanding operational scenarios
Robotic 3D Printing Scales Up in Colorado Housing Development
A 55-acre project in Salida, Colorado, is deploying autonomous 3D-printing robots to construct more than 65 homes, testing whether robotic construction can deliver full-scale residential communities with integrated infrastructure
Feagine's Fi0 Model Tested for Cross-Body Robot Task Transfer
Feagine Robotics has introduced Fi0, a foundation model designed to transfer task knowledge across different soft robot arms, aiming to reduce retraining when hardware changes. Early tests used three tendon-driven manipulators with varying morphologies
Molex Backs Active Liquid Cooling Startup for AI Data Center Heat
Molex has invested in CAEPlus to develop BoundaryCool, an active liquid cooling system designed to manage the rising heat loads from advanced processors in AI and high-performance computing data centers
Assessing Quantum Startups as Industry Shifts Toward Engineering Scale
Serendipity Capital's Rob Jesudason discusses how investors and governments can evaluate quantum computing, sensing, and communications companies as the field moves from laboratory science to large-scale engineering and operational execution
QpiAI Opens Bengaluru Foundry for Superconducting Quantum Processors
QpiAI has launched an 8-inch quantum chip fabrication facility in Bengaluru, aiming to manufacture superconducting quantum processors with up to 128 physical qubits and expand to 10,000-qubit devices by 2027. The site integrates full-stack device manufacturing and R&D.
BYD Deploys Xiao Di Humanoid Robots in Chinese Car Showrooms
BYD has begun introducing its humanoid robot Xiao Di in select showroom experience centers across China, aiming to enhance customer interaction as domestic car sales decline and regulatory scrutiny of advanced robotics intensifies
Google Deploys SL2T Model for Real-Time Sign Language Translation
Google has introduced SL2T, a sign-language-to-text model trained on over 100,000 hours of data, enabling American Sign Language users to translate gestures into English text on Pixel 11 devices using Gboard and Live Transcribe
DEEP Robotics Deploys Quadruped Robots for Hazardous Fire Response
DEEP Robotics has begun deploying its X30 quadruped and Lynx M20 wheeled-legged robots to perform initial reconnaissance in hazardous firefighting and emergency environments, aiming to reduce human exposure during early assessment and support operations
Humanoid Robot Demonstrated for Border Surveillance in Rugged Terrain
A US robotics company has presented its Phantom humanoid robot to federal agencies, showing it can traverse uneven ground and identify potential border crossings, but deployment remains limited and key technical and regulatory questions persist
Humanoid Robots Struggle With Real-World Firefighting Tasks in Beijing Test
A large-scale robotics competition in Beijing tested 23 humanoid robots in a simulated firefighting and rescue scenario, revealing persistent challenges in perception, manipulation, and reliability outside controlled laboratory settings
SMIC Struggles to Meet AI Chip Demand as Capacity Hits 93.7 Percent
China's largest contract chipmaker, SMIC, reports near-maximum factory utilization as demand for mature-node chips supporting AI infrastructure outpaces supply, prompting price increases and plans for further capacity expansion
CO.LAB Q Studio Targets Quantum Commercialization in Chattanooga
A new 12-month program in Tennessee aims to bridge early-stage quantum research and market deployment, offering startups access to quantum processors, network infrastructure, and pilot projects across computing, sensing, and cybersecurity
Lam Research to Expand Semiconductor R&D Labs with $3 Billion Investment
Lam Research has announced a $3 billion plan to expand its global semiconductor research labs, aiming to accelerate development cycles and support new chip architectures for advanced computing applications
Quantinuum and SIT Launch Quantum Workforce Training in Singapore
Quantinuum and the Singapore Institute of Technology have agreed to develop hands-on quantum computing training, aiming to prepare engineers and developers for work with advanced quantum hardware and software in Singapore
Record Number of Humanoid Robots to Compete in Beijing Games
Beijing will host the second World Humanoid Robot Games from August 22-26, bringing together over 2,000 robots from 16 countries to compete in 51 events, with stricter rules and expanded real-world challenge scenarios.
Deep Robotics DR02 Demonstrates Outdoor Stair Climbing in Field Test
Deep Robotics has released new video of its DR02 humanoid robot climbing outdoor concrete stairs, providing evidence of its mobility on uneven terrain as the company seeks to commercialize the platform for industrial and hazardous environments
Humanoid Robots Learn Agile Moves from Human Motion Data with ZEST
A new control framework called ZEST enables humanoid and quadruped robots to perform complex, agile movements by learning from human motion capture, video, and animation data, reducing the need for task-specific engineering
Samsung Develops Advanced Humanoid Robot Using Appliance Motor Technology
Samsung Electronics is developing a humanoid robot that leverages motor technology from its home-appliance division, aiming to reduce actuator costs and compete with domestic robotics firms. The project remains internal and separate from its public robotics subsidiaries
Quantum Optimization Benchmarking Library Sets New Standard for Fair Comparison
A global consortium has released the Quantum Optimization Benchmarking Library, providing a model-independent framework to compare quantum, classical, and hybrid algorithms on hard combinatorial problems. The open-source platform aims to clarify claims of quantum advantage.
Strategic Shifts in Quantum Leadership Signal Industry Priorities
Recent appointments at PsiQuantum, EigenQ, Qunova Computing, and Optica Quantum highlight the evolving leadership landscape in quantum computing and photonics, as companies position themselves for the next phase of technical and commercial development
Nvidia Reduces Financial Guarantee for OpenAI's Ohio Data Center
Nvidia has scaled back its proposed financial guarantee for OpenAI's planned 10-gigawatt data center in Ohio, responding to investor concerns about risk exposure and the unprecedented scale of the project's financing requirements
Tamil Nadu Launches Quantum Hardware and R&D Hubs with Industry Partners
Four quantum technology ventures have signed agreements to establish operational bases, R&D centers, and control system manufacturing in Tamil Nadu, aiming to expand the region's quantum hardware and software capabilities
Quantinuum and Quanta Computer Target Scalable Trapped-Ion Hardware
Quantinuum and Quanta Computer have agreed to co-develop manufacturing processes for modular trapped-ion quantum computing hardware, aiming to move beyond laboratory prototypes toward standardized, enterprise-ready systems
EPFL Connects Trapped-Ion Quantum Hardware to Supercomputing Platform
EPFL has integrated cloud-based access to Quantinuum's trapped-ion quantum processors into its SCITAS supercomputing platform, enabling researchers and students to run quantum algorithms and simulations directly from established high-performance computing workflows
AI-Generated Quantum Circuits Tested on 98-Qubit Trapped-Ion Hardware
A collaboration between Quantinuum, NVIDIA, and Pfizer has demonstrated an AI-driven framework for generating quantum circuits, executing them on a 98-qubit trapped-ion processor to model pharmaceutical molecules
Quantinuum Helios Benchmarked for QFT with Physical and Logical Qubits
Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Electric have published experimental benchmarks of the Quantum Fourier Transform on Quantinuum's 98-qubit Helios trapped-ion processor, testing both approximate and error-corrected logical circuits
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