Hi Guys!

I will not beat around the bush here. I WAS GONE FOR A WHILE. Daily life as a father and husband completely swallowed me. Apparently being an influencer does not forgive, and because of that I might be sent down to the 10th circle of LinkedIn hell, one that even Dante never dreamed of.

Well. I will take it on the chin 🙂

It does not change the fact that the robotics world was still moving forward, and another pack of news is waiting for us, so we can be ready for tomorrow.

After this slightly too long intro, enjoy reading!

Let’s go

Flexiv Robotics presented MICO. A robotic system that has two 7-axis arms, which synchronize during work. Its two arms and its look suggest that it may connect somehow to humanoids, but everything else is much closer to a platform with two cobots than to a humanoid.

MICO is supposed to be used for testing Physical AI. What makes it different from other similar solutions is that it feels with its whole body, not only at the end effector.

Sounds badass.

For me, dual-arm designs that look a bit like humans are really cool solutions, and they definitely have their place in this space ;)

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I stopped getting excited about videos with humanoid robots a long time ago. Well, unless they make some spectacular fail that ends with the robot completely falling apart… BUT! If I had to recommend something to you, it would be watching the first 4 seconds of the video showing this running robot.

Why?

The way humanoid robot running algorithms have developed in such a short time is almost impossible to believe. I watched it 10 or 15 times and I still feel like it cannot be real, because it looks that unreal.

Still, if humanoids keep developing at this speed, I will honestly have to rethink my approach to this topic ;)

Is Mitsubishi Electric showing where industry is going?

Mitsubishi Electric opened Serendie Street Boston. A hub for developing digital transformation, AI, and new data-based solutions.

And for me, this is a very interesting signal.

Because we are talking about a company that for years has been mainly connected with hardware.Robots. PLCs. Drives. Automation. Energy. Building systems.

So, the hard, physical world of industry and now this giant is moving exactly in the direction the whole world is looking at.

Hardware alone will not be enough anymore.More and more value will be created where physical devices meet software, AI, and data.

Serendie Street Boston is supposed to be a place where Mitsubishi will test new ideas, work with customers, partners, and startups, and then move these ideas faster into the real world.

Sounds very reasonable.

Because the future of industry will not only be about who has the best product in the catalogue.

It will also be about who can connect a machine, data, and smart decisions into one working system. And it looks like Mitsubishi Electric wants to be exactly in that place.

Generalist raised $400 million to develop AI models for robots. They want every robot in the world to work with their AI brain.

GEN-1, their model, is supposed to teach robots how to work with real objects. So basically, give them the ability to understand the task, contact, position changes, and all the chaos that usually kills a beautiful demo after 5 minutes.

Generalist is not trying to build the perfect robot. These guys focused only on building one Zordon that can control every robot on Earth. Small, big, humanoid, industrial, and even a super AI toaster that makes your toast perfectly!

If Physical AI is really supposed to move beyond lab videos, then a model that starts to understand the physical world a bit more like a human will be needed like a bottle needs a cap.

So, as we say in the EU, these systems will be inseparable ;D

Where would they put AI into a cockroach, if not in Japan?

They had Godzilla. They had kaiju. They had giant monsters destroying cities.

So now they can also have an AI-powered cockroach.

Scientists from Osaka built a system for a cyborg cockroach. They put a small electronic backpack on it, which collects data from its body and helps check the condition of the insect.

The system analyzes body movement, heart activity, and nerve signals. Then AI decides whether to gently stimulate the insect or give it a moment of peace.

To control it, they used things like UV light and vibrations.

Sounds like the beginning of a movie where scientists say:

“Don’t worry, everything is under control.”

And then, of course, nothing is under control.

Of course, the goal makes sense.

Such biohybrid robots could one day help in places where regular machines struggle. For example, in rubble, tight spaces, or after disasters.

And from a technology point of view, this is really interesting.

But I will put it this way.

While an AI toaster does not impress me that much anymore, I would never want to meet an AI-boosted super cockroach in real life.

Humanity has not invented a weapon for this kind of nasty thing yet.

And regular Raid might not be able to handle this system anymore.

And that is all for today!

What shocked you the most? I think I vote for the robo-cockroach..

I am going to order an electric bug zapper racket.

Have a good one!

Cheers, Jacek!