Today in Robotics — Wednesday, October 7, 2026
The data problem behind humanoid learning takes center stage today, with a new motion-capture benchmark and fresh work on adapting whole-body references to real terrain. Elsewhere, a cobot legal spat finally quiets down, soft robots borrow tricks from marine invertebrates, and autonomy gets both smarter flight planning and cheaper hardware.
- 01 Teradyne Robotics, Elite Robots settle cobot dispute
Teradyne Robotics and Elite Robots have resolved their software dispute on undisclosed terms, closing a chapter in the collaborative-robot market's competitive maneuvering.
Read at source ↗ - 02 Feather star-inspired underwater robot gets 3D maneuverability from only two actuators
Inspired by feather stars, this soft swimmer achieves full three-dimensional movement with just two actuators, a tidy lesson in doing more with less.
Read at source ↗ - 03 HiPHI: A Large-Scale Benchmark for High-Precision Human Motion and Object Interaction
HiPHI offers a large-scale motion-capture dataset aimed squarely at the data gap holding back humanoid learning, with policies trained on it to prove the point.
Read at source ↗ - 04 Harmonic Drive to share how integrated actuators can reduce engineering at RoboBusiness
Harmonic Drive will make the case at RoboBusiness that integrated actuators simplify system integration and cut engineering effort.
Read at source ↗ - 05 'SANDO' system ensures a robot's flight path will remain collision-free in uncharted territory
The SANDO system promises collision-free flight paths in uncharted environments, opening the door to drones that can venture into wildfires for rescue data.
Read at source ↗ - 06 China’s new 98.5% efficient wireless EV charging system to support EVs, autonomous fleets
A China-UK team's 20 kW wireless charger hitting 98.5% efficiency could ease charging for both EVs and the autonomous fleets that depend on uptime.
Read at source ↗ - 07 Want a DJI drone? This $139 Neo deal is tempting
The DJI Neo's price has dropped to the point where a capable drone becomes an impulse buy, lowering the barrier for newcomers.
Read at source ↗ - 08 BRACE: Adapting Whole-Body References for Force and Terrain Aware Humanoid Motion Tracking
BRACE tackles a practical gap in whole-body tracking by adapting level-ground references for the forces and uneven terrain humanoids actually encounter.
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