Microduck Robots Hit 20,000 Preorders After Jensen Huang’s Viral Demo

Pollen Robotics Microduck tiny biped robot

Tiny open-source Microduck robots surged past 20,000 preorders after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang showed off their adorable AI-powered tricks in Berlin.

Eka Robotics under a Eka Robotics license

Eka Robotics raises $150 million at a $1.45 billion valuation with a force-first AI model designed to make robotic arms faster, safer, and more capable.

South Korea Artificial Intelligence AI robot dog

South Korea’s RAIBO2 robot dog just finished a hilly full marathon on one battery charge, setting a new efficiency benchmark for legged machines.

XPeng’s IRON humanoid strides off an automated production line under its own power, marking a bold step in the robot race with Tesla and beyond.

DJI’s Romo 2 robovac line debuts with stronger suction, spider-like legs for steps, and a new local data mode aimed at fixing the first model’s privacy woes.

At Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games, Chinese humanoid sprinters Tiangong Ultra and Lightning just outran Usain Bolt’s legendary 100m record.

imgi 20 img v3 02lp 78141fed 4d03 43ea 820c a2c23dbff07g

It’s finally here! Sirius is an advanced AI-powered robotic dog developed by Hengbot Innovation Ltd., designed to blend cutting-edge robotics with emotional intelligence and high customizability. Unveiled at CES 2025, Sirius became a star for its lifelike agility, expressive movements, and multimodal interaction capabilities, setting a new benchmark for consumer robotics.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence

Most ML models are built in virtual worlds, such as video games. They can train on massive datasets, but for physical applications, they are missing vital information.

Atlas is a humanoid robot made by Boston Dynamics (the makers of the ever-popular BigDog military robot). Atlas can walk on two legs and use its “arms” to lift, carry, and climb (and maybe one day, fight back against robot bullies). Atlas is even sophisticated enough to adjust and navigate through tight, cluttered places.

Regular visitors to Geek Slop’s Mad Scientist Lab know Geek Slop loves robots. In fact, he’s pretty much fanatical about Boston Robotics’ four-legged dog robots (fanatical enough that some of us are beginning to worry). Check out the public service announcement call-to-action to stop the abuse of robot dogs.