Sony has filed a US patent application for a robotic hand featuring a human-like opposable thumb, providing another intriguing indication of the electronics giant’s continuing research into humanoid and embodied robotics. The application, US 2026/0225261 A1, was published by the US Patent and Trademark Office on August 6 and describes a robot hand designed to […]

Google DeepMind has launched Gemini Robotics 2, a new suite of AI models designed to give humanoid and other robots greater autonomy through whole-body control, advanced dexterity and multi-robot collaboration. The system is being demonstrated on Apptronik‘s Apollo 2 humanoid robot, which Google DeepMind says can now perform full-body autonomous movements, including walking, crouching, bending […]