China’s Midea Group made its formal offer to take over Germany’s Kuka in the face of criticism by some of the robot maker’s investors and German politicians that management hasn’t done enough to find another suitor.
“SceneSmith” system uses collaborative AI agents to create realistic 3D environments of places like kitchens, hotels, and living rooms, where robots can simulate everyday chores.
Researchers have developed a soft robotic model of the human heart that can mimic disease and provide a realistic environment for testing the next generation of cardiac devices.