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Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Yahoo
China launches world's first robot that can run by itself 24/7 — watch it change its own batteries in unsettling new footage
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. There are many weird and wonderful humanoid robots out there, but one of the most eye-catching machines launched this year can change its own battery pack — making it capable of running autonomously for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Walker S2 robot, made by the Chinese company UBTECH, is 5 foot 3 inches (162 centimeters) tall and weighs 95 pounds (43 kilograms) — making it the size and weight of a small adult. Using a 48-volt lithium battery in a dual-battery system, the robot can walk for two hours or stand for four hours before its power runs out. The battery takes 90 minutes to fully recharge once depleted. Its most interesting feature — which UBTECH representatives say is a world first — is that instead of relying on a human operator to remove and recharge its battery pack, the machine can perform this task entirely on its own. In new promotional footage published July 17 on YouTube, the Walker S2 robot is seen approaching a battery charging station to swap out its battery supply. Facing away from the station, it uses its arms to remove the battery pack fitted into its back and places this into an empty slot to recharge. It then removes a fresh battery pack from the unit and inserts it into its port. RELATED STORIES —Watch humanlike robot with bionic muscles dangle as it twitches, shrugs and clenches its fists in creepy video —Watch humanoid robots waltzing seamlessly with humans thanks to AI motion tracking software upgrade —Intrepid baby-faced robot dons a jetpack for its next adventure — becoming the first humanoid robot to fly The robot will swap out its own battery in the event that one of its batteries runs out of power. It is also capable of detecting how much power it has left and decides whether it is best to swap out one of its batteries or charge based on the priority of its tasks, company representatives said, as reported by the Chinese publication CnEVPost. The Walker S2, which is designed to be used in settings like factories or as a human-like robot to meet and greet customers at public venues, has 20 degrees of freedom (the number of ways that joints or mechanisms can move) and is also compatible with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
University team compete in robot football contest
A team from the University of Hertfordshire have travelled to Salvador in Brazil to take part in a global football competition involving autonomous robots. The aim of RoboCup 2025 is to develop humanoid robots capable of defeating the human FIFA World Cup champions by 2050 in a fair match. Daniel Polani, a professor of artificial intelligence at the university and part of the team, said the AI robots "are nowhere close to the ability of a Messi or a Ronaldo because running is a very difficult task". He added: "At this stage we are happy if they can walk without falling down." RoboCup, which first started in 1997, has long served as a proving ground for AI and robotics researchers and this year's competition involves 250 teams from 37 countries. "We have been playing with humanoid robots which look like humans and the robots we use are not allowed to use anything that humans don't have," said Mr Polani, who is also on the Board of Trustees of the RoboCup Federation. "The robots are independent - they are not remote controlled because it is a competition where AI does everything," he said. The only remote aspect is the whistle to stop and start the game, he added. Mr Polani said the idea behind the competition was if you want to make intelligent machines you have to put them in the real world and "if they mess up they mess up themselves". "It is a really difficult task to kick and not fall down and you have to contend with 22 different robots working in a coordinated fashion," he added. The University of Hertfordshire sent its first team to RoboCup in 2002, as it believed it was "where the future of robotics will lie", said Mr Polani. He said the French and Japanese teams were good, but he did not think that they would do well this year. RoboCup takes place from 17-21 July alongside other competitions such as where robots are tested in rescue situations and perform household tasks. Organisers said the competition was expected to attract 150,000 spectators. Livestream coverage was also available throughout the event on Twitch and YouTube. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. More on this story Robots could 'act on intuition' due to new algorithm University spends £2m on wind tunnels for students Plans to expand university backed by council Related internet links University of Hertfordshire RoboCup
BBC News
18-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
University of Hertfordshire team compete in robot contest
A team from the University of Hertfordshire have travelled to Salvador in Brazil to take part in a global football competition involving autonomous robots. The aim of RoboCup 2025 is to develop humanoid robots capable of defeating the human FIFA World Cup champions by 2050 in a fair Polani, a professor of artificial intelligence at the university and part of the team, said the AI robots "are nowhere close to the ability of a Messi or a Ronaldo because running is a very difficult task".He added: "At this stage we are happy if they can walk without falling down." RoboCup, which first started in 1997, has long served as a proving ground for AI and robotics researchers and this year's competition involves 250 teams from 37 countries. "We have been playing with humanoid robots which look like humans and the robots we use are not allowed to use anything that humans don't have," said Mr Polani, who is also on the Board of Trustees of the RoboCup Federation."The robots are independent - they are not remote controlled because it is a competition where AI does everything," he said. The only remote aspect is the whistle to stop and start the game, he Polani said the idea behind the competition was if you want to make intelligent machines you have to put them in the real world and "if they mess up they mess up themselves"."It is a really difficult task to kick and not fall down and you have to contend with 22 different robots working in a coordinated fashion," he added. The University of Hertfordshire sent its first team to RoboCup in 2002, as it believed it was "where the future of robotics will lie", said Mr said the French and Japanese teams were good, but he did not think that they would do well this takes place from 17-21 July alongside other competitions such as where robots are tested in rescue situations and perform household said the competition was expected to attract 150,000 coverage was also available throughout the event on Twitch and YouTube. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
CNA
06-07-2025
- Business
- CNA
Autonomous robots and AI chatbots used to help speed up last mile deliveries
Logistics firms in Singapore are ramping up innovation to tackle last-mile delivery challenges. As e-commerce volumes soar, some are turning to autonomous robots and AI-driven solutions to boost efficiency. Kate Low with this report.
South China Morning Post
01-07-2025
- Science
- South China Morning Post
China's Tianwen-2 returns Earth, moon images as land team simulates lunar lava cave probe
China's space agency on Tuesday released images of the Earth and moon captured by its asteroid-sampling Tianwen-2 spacecraft, while confirming that the probe was in good condition after more than a month in orbit. Advertisement The images were taken by the Tianwen-2 spacecraft's narrow field-of-view navigation sensor on May 30, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), which released them after image processing on the ground. This comes days after state media reported that researchers in northeastern China were testing autonomous robots in underground lava caves to simulate the terrain these may explore during future lunar missions. The Tianwen-2 spacecraft has been in orbit since it was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwestern China on May 29. The probe was orbiting at a distance of more than 12 million kilometres (7.5 million miles) from Earth and was in 'good working condition', CNSA said in a news release on its website on Tuesday. The moon as pictured by the Tianwen-2. Photo: Xinhua The first image of the Earth was taken when the spacecraft was 590,000km from the planet, and the image of the moon was taken several hours later at a similar distance from the lunar surface.
