AI·A University of California San Diego team used two teleoperated Unitree G1 humanoid robots in preclinical trials to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomies on live pigs: one with a human surgeon as assistant, and one with two robots collaborating, marking the first use of general-purpose humanoids in live surgery.
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AI·Unitree G1 humanoid robot completed live cholecystectomy on two pigs using standard laparoscopic tools under remote doctor control, with the lead author being a 00-after PhD from UCSD; results published in Nature.
AI·Alibaba's Lingbo released six embodied AI models from July 7-10, 2026, introducing 'Embodied Native' — a new paradigm that trains foundation models from scratch on physical-world data, interactions, and causal physics rather than migrating internet LLMs, with LingBot-VA 2.0 as the flagship VLA model achieving real-time 150Hz inference and strong generalization.
AI·Upstart PhD founder of Eaglewing Zhiwei completes third funding round in three months for a bio-inspired flapping-wing robot that learns to understand and drive fluid dynamics via self-developed simulation engine.
AI·1X Technologies released an update for NEO robot's 25-DOF hand with tendon-driven actuators, high-resolution tactile skin, and IP68 safety rating, enabling complex tasks like bulb tightening and grape picking.
Generating realistic 3D human motions in real-time within interactive applications is key for animation, simulation, and humanoid robotics. While recent offline motion generation approaches offer precise control via text and kinematic constraints, they lack the inference speed required for interactive settings. Conversely, existing online methods enable real-time synthesis but often sacrifice controllability or struggle with complex text semantics and long-horizon goals due to limited context w…
Gemini Robotics ER 1.6: Enhancing spatial reasoning and multi-view understanding for autonomous robotics.