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Chinese Robot Dog Embarrasses India
TL;DR: At the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Galgotias University was kicked out after a professor presented a Chinese-made Unitree Go2 robot dog as if it were developed by the university. Online users quickly exposed the claim. The university apologized, blaming confusion, but the incident embarrassed India as it promotes itself as a serious AI and manufacturing power.
Amazon’s Humanoid Parkour Leap
TL;DR: Amazon’s Frontier AI & Robotics team, with UC Berkeley, Stanford, and CMU, introduced Perceptive Humanoid Parkour (PHP), enabling Unitree’s G1 robot to vault, roll, and climb walls up to 1.25 meters—96% of its height. By combining imitation and reinforcement learning, PHP achieves reliable zero-shot sim-to-real transfer without task-specific fine-tuning.
Robot Boxing Debuts in SF
TL;DR: A San Francisco startup, Rek, hosted a ticketed robot boxing match featuring modified Unitree G1 humanoids controlled by human pilots through VR headsets. Spectators paid $60 to $80 to watch the 4.5-foot robots trade punches under referee supervision. Buoyed by strong turnout, Rek plans to launch a professional league with larger, purpose-built combat robots.
Robot Dog Guards Factory
TL;DR: ST Engineering MRAS has deployed Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot to patrol its 1.5-million-square-foot aerospace factory, inspecting hazardous equipment with thermal and acoustic sensors. The quadruped captures 3D scans using Leica’s BLK ARC to build a digital twin, helping engineers predict failures, reduce downtime, and document layout changes as part of a broader digital transformation strategy.
Curling’s Rise of Robots
TL;DR: Researchers have developed AI-powered curling robots such as Korea University’s “Curly” that can read the ice, calculate collision paths, and deliver competition-level shots with machine precision. Trained through physics simulators and reinforcement learning, these systems have beaten elite players in tests. Beyond exhibition, they’re reshaping training, strategy modeling, and debates over how much automation belongs in a trust-based sport.
Ottumn.AI Unveiled in India
TL;DR: At the India AI Summit, Ottonomy.IO unveiled Ottumn.AI, a cloud-based orchestration platform designed to connect robots, drones, and smart infrastructure across healthcare, manufacturing, and local e-commerce.
Unitree Eyes 20,000 Humanoids
TL;DR: Unitree Robotics plans to ship about 20,000 humanoid robots in 2026, nearly quadrupling last year’s 5,500 units. The push follows a high-profile Lunar New Year Gala performance where its G1, H1, and H2 robots executed complex kung fu routines, aerial flips, and parkour moves. CEO Wang Xingxing says large-scale real-world deployment is the next hurdle.
LG Builds Brain for Humanoids
TL;DR: LG launched a new Physical Intelligence Lab under LG AI Research to adapt its Exaone large language model into a robot “brain” for humanoids. Expanding beyond vision systems, the lab will develop behavior models that translate perception into action.
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