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➡ Three humanoid robots have received significant upgrades from Nvidia, enhancing their abilities and features. The Neo Gamma robot from 1X Robotics now has improved movement, manipulation, and communication abilities, along with a more pleasing design and increased hardware reliability. Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot has been adapted for use in film production, able to carry heavy camera equipment across challenging terrains. Lastly, Unitree’s G1 humanoid robot demonstrates impressive balance and precision, performing complex movements like martial arts. These advancements in AI technology bring us closer to a future where robots can perform a wide range of tasks, from household chores to specialized jobs.

Hi there news, and these three humanoid robots just got several generalist AI upgrades from Nvidia and today I’m going to show you their newest, most impressive features and what they can now do as a direct result starting with number three, Neo Gamma from 1X Robotics. In fact, this humanoid has nine new upgrades compared to its original Neo Beta version starting with number nine, its multi-purpose whole body controller. This whole body controller is made for natural human-like movement with synchronized arm swings and it allows the robot to squat, pick up objects and sit in chairs and mimic other forms of human motion very closely and it operates at 100 Hertz and uses reinforcement learning that’s trained from human motion capture data and this provides for more dynamic levels of control and an expanded range of motion.

This leads us to number eight, its improved general purpose manipulation which is thanks to Neo Gamma’s new visual manipulation model that enables it to pick up a wide variety of objects in diverse, untrained environments and it’s powered by end-to-end neural networks that predict teleoperated actions directly from raw sensor data which enhances its overall adaptability and versatility in real-world environments. Then there’s upgrade number seven, its large language models and these are newly developed LLMs that drive Neo Gamma’s newest companion feature which allow for more natural conversations and this goes into feature number six which is its redesigned head.

Basically, the Neo Gamma sports a new head design that’s intended to evoke more comfort and familiarity from humans because it’s apparently supposed to be more aesthetically pleasing and this brings us to upgrade number five which is its 3D printed knit suit and shoes and this is another aesthetic feature that is knitted from Japanese nylon using a shimiseki machine to make a whole garment knitted for the entire body without impeding any performance. Then there’s upgrade number four which is the robot’s tendon-driven joint actuation and soft covers. See, unlike other robots with traditional electric drives, Neo Gamma uses a tendon drive system for joint actuation encased in its soft covers which enhances its passive safety for human interactions to prioritize household compatibility.

This brings us to upgrade number three which are its emotive earrings. This is its newest addition to improved communication providing real-time visual feedback for more intuitive and interactive experiences and this brings us to upgrade number two which is the robot’s hardware reliability and its noise reduction. Basically, Neo Gamma boasts a 10 times increase in its hardware reliability ensuring that it can withstand prolonged use in homes and it features a total of 10 decibels decrease in noise making it as quiet as a refrigerator which is approximately 40 to 50 decibels compared to its noisier beta predecessor and this goes to upgrade number one which is the robot’s advanced audio system.

Now the robot includes four microphones one in the front back left and right with beam forming and echo cancellation for crystal clear audio capture which is another newer feature for enhanced audio perception with its three speaker system comprising one in the chest and two with the pelvis for outward facing speakers providing a 360 degree sound effect for music as well as for conversation and collaboration and the Neo Gamma is now able to generalize for unseen objects thanks to 1x’s partnership with Nvidia where the two companies worked on an extensive week-long experiment together to tackle the intricate challenges of robot autonomy and in this case their focus was on 1x’s Neo Gamma humanoid and the result of these experiments were that in just one week the robot was able to exhibit a shocking level of progress for instance one of its key breakthroughs came when it was successfully able to pass objects between its hands without being explicitly trained to do so which is a task that requires both extreme force control and real-time awareness but there’s another robot that’s pushing the boundaries even further and that is number two boston dynamics newest atlas as this week another brand new real world application was revealed for boston dynamics atlas robot thanks to a new partnership with marketing company wpp which aims to use atlas as a dynamic mobile camera platform for production crews and atlas is the perfect cameraman standing at just 150 centimeters or five feet tall and weighing 89 kilograms the robot has 28 degrees of freedom to give it unparalleled flexibility and unlike most robots it can lift a huge payload of 20 kilograms and hold it completely steady for extended periods in awkward positions while maintaining its balance and navigating uneven terrain this was demonstrated multiple times by having atlas carry entire camera rays across film sets offering repeatable long-duration shots that outpace bulky track-bound robotic systems or stationary cranes plus atlas compact track-free design allows for access to tight or hazardous locations whether they’re volcanoes or deep caves it allows for the atlas to do things that may be too dangerous for human operators but the real challenge of adapting atlas to filmmaking was in its training data because general purpose robotics platforms require vast data sets which are often unavailable for niche applications like filming and this is where nvidia’s cosmos came into play with the suite of world foundation models to generate simulated environments for training and in this case nvidia’s omniverse platform used rtx GPUs to simulate camera movements through a chaotic set adjusting the obstacles in real time using reinforcement learning and nvidia’s isaac sim robotics engine then in the real world atlas uses its onboard lidar stereo vision and force torque sensors with its battery to sustain it for just 60 minutes of runtime additionally the robot’s ai processes visual inputs at 30 frames per second and it operates super quietly at just 45 decibels so as not to disturb film crews and this last robot is using nvidia’s general ai for entertainment rather than work this brings us to number one unitries g1 humanoid in its latest robot demonstration we can see it first jumping up from a laying position straight into a standing position like a kung fu move and in another demonstration it’s seen doing a sweeping kick as well as striking an object with precision in yet another demonstration the g1 is doing competitive tai chi and it’s moving much like an actual human without any awkward jumps and finally there is a demonstration of the robot standing up from a laying position with a bag weighing it down and there is a video of the robot taking a serious kick to the back while still maintaining its balance which is something that hasn’t been seen quite yet to this level and this is all thanks to nvidia’s newest generalist ai being implemented in all of these robots and finally so once you have self-driving cars and you have autonomous humanoid robots where everyone can have their own personal c3po and r2d2 but even better than that that’s optimus you can imagine like your own personal robot buddy that is a great friend but also takes care of your house we’ll clean your house we’ll mow the lawn we’ll walk the dog we’ll teach your kids we’ll babysit and and we’ll also also enable the production of goods and services basically with no limit and when you combine that with sustainable energy from the sun and batteries we can also at the same time also maintain a great environment so that i think is the future that we that we want a future where nobody’s nobody’s in need you can have what you want and we still but we still have nature we still have you know the the beautiful parts of nature that we like i think that’s probably the best future again i think what other future would you want i think that’s like the cool future and also space travel let’s not forget that um so if you can have basically anything you want and travel to space and go to mars and that’d be it’s about as good as it gets you know it’s like that’s it
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