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Zahlen, bitte! Medizinische Hilfe in 2 Stunden an jeden Ort im Outback: Der RFDS
Wie schafft man schnelle ärztliche Versorgung im riesigen Outback? Das sichert der Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia per ausgeklügeltem Flug-Netzwerk

Bedrock Robotics raised $80M from Eclipse and 8VC to develop retrofit self-driving kits for construction and worksite vehicles, in testing with five companies (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/16/ex-way…

Ex-Waymo engineers launch Bedrock Robotics with $80M to automate construction | TechCrunch
Former Waymo engineers have launched an autonomous vehicle startup with $80 million in venture funds.

RobotSmith: Generative Robotic Tool Design for Acquisition of Complex Manipulation Skills
Chunru Lin, Haotian Yuan, Yian Wang, Xiaowen Qiu, Tsun-Hsuan Wang, Minghao Guo, Bohan Wang, Yashraj Narang, Dieter Fox, Chuang Gan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14763

RobotSmith: Generative Robotic Tool Design for Acquisition of Complex Manipulation Skills
Endowing robots with tool design abilities is critical for enabling them to solve complex manipulation tasks that would otherwise be intractable. While recent generative frameworks can automatically synthesize task settings, such as 3D scenes and reward functions, they have not yet addressed the challenge of tool-use scenarios. Simply retrieving human-designed tools might not be ideal since many tools (e.g., a rolling pin) are difficult for robotic manipulators to handle. Furthermore, existing …

This looks like great fun; big big construction machines driven by AI - that's what we want our AI to be doing, driving huge machines with shovels on.
That must be great fun to debug.
https://bedrockrobotics.com/news/introducing-bedrock-robotics…

Bedrock Robotics

German Quantum Systems takes 10% ownership in Ukrainian defense robotics firm Frontline: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/16/german-quantum-systems-takes-ownership.html

Uber will Robotaxi-Fahrten mit Baidu aus China bald weltweit vermitteln
Die Uber-App könnte künftig zur Robotaxi-App werden. Denn der Fahrdienstvermittler kooperiert mit Baidu und plant die Expansion autonomer Fahrten weltweit.

Waymo expands its coverage area in San Francisco and LA by 80 square miles each, bringing its total coverage area in California to 250 square miles (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/688202/waymo-sf-la-service-area-expand-robo…

Waymo is gradually expanding its borders in California
The company’s robotaxis are now operating across 250 square miles of San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The Developments and Challenges towards Dexterous and Embodied Robotic Manipulation: A Survey
Gaofeng Li, Ruize Wang, Peisen Xu, Qi Ye, Jiming Chen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11840

The Developments and Challenges towards Dexterous and Embodied Robotic Manipulation: A Survey
Achieving human-like dexterous robotic manipulation remains a central goal and a pivotal challenge in robotics. The development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has allowed rapid progress in robotic manipulation. This survey summarizes the evolution of robotic manipulation from mechanical programming to embodied intelligence, alongside the transition from simple grippers to multi-fingered dexterous hands, outlining key characteristics and main challenges. Focusing on the current stage of embodie…

Mittwoch: Wetransfer zieht Nutzungsrechte zurück, Robotaxis aus China per Uber
Druck auf Wetransfer erfolgreich Uber-App für Robotaxis Drohnenangriffe kein Grundgesetzverstoß Kartellamt für Mindfactory-Übernahme Bit-Rauschen zu KI

Hyundai testet deutschen humanoiden Roboter Neura 4NE1 im Schiffsbau
Hyundai will zusammen mit dem deutschen Robotikunternehmen Neura Robotics, deren Roboter fit für schwere und risikoreiche Arbeiten im Schiffsbau machen.