Tag: Teleoperation

1X's Børnich sees a "hard takeoff" in 3 years, details NEO

1X CEO Bernt Børnich predicts a robotics "hard takeoff" in three years and lays out NEO as an open platform with a four-tier data pyramid. The humanoid is set at $20,000 or $499 a month, shipping in 2026.

MIT wristband controls a robotic hand using wrist movements

MIT engineers built an ultrasound wristband that tracks 22 degrees of freedom of hand movement in real time and wirelessly transmits the data to a robot or VR environment. Results published July 13, 2026 in Nature Electronics.

Ukraine is building an unmanned front line — UGVs instead of soldiers

Ukraine has ordered 50,000 unmanned ground vehicles by end of 2026. RoverTech and DevDroid vehicles operate in the kill zone — from logistics to assault — and one unmanned operation has already forced Russian soldiers to surrender.

Robot surgeon: first humanoid surgery on live animals confirmed by Nature

UC San Diego researchers performed the world's first laparoscopic surgeries using teleoperated Unitree G1 humanoids on live pigs. Results published in Nature. The robot costs a fraction of the da Vinci price and could operate where specialized surgical equipment never reaches.

Unitree G1 in the OR: humanoid robot performs world-first live surgery

Surgeons at UC San Diego performed the world's first live-animal surgery using a humanoid robot. A teleoperated Unitree G1 removed the gallbladder from two live pigs — results published in Nature.

Forterra reveals 105 autonomous Lancer UGVs fighting in Ukraine

U.S. company Forterra revealed for the first time that it delivered 105 autonomous Lancer vehicles to Ukraine. The firm calls it the largest combat deployment of ground autonomy by a U.S. defense-tech company — with one catch, which is teleoperation.

Ultradźwiękowa opaska z MIT: Nowa era precyzyjnego sterowania robotami

Titan o1: Westlake Robotics wprowadza humanoida z systemem natychmiastowej imitacji ruchu