We are at the dawn of the age of humanoid robots. To mark the completion of my book HOMO SYNTHETICUS: How Man and Machine Merge (in German), I would like to give a brief insight into the history and current … Continue reading Talk: Humanoid Robots – Part 1
In order for humanoid robots to be used sensibly, they need “range,” similar to electric cars. How long can they work before they need to be recharged? And how quickly can a robot be ready for use again? The following … Continue reading Charging Concepts for Humanoid Robots
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Humanoid robots are on the rise, and I would like to illustrate just how much by providing an overview of the companies working on humanoid robots. Wikipedia defines a humanoid robot as follows: The term humanoid can basically be applied … Continue reading Humanoid Robots – An Overview
Humanoid robots are on the rise, if the countless videos currently appearing in social media feeds are to be believed. In preparation for my book Homo Syntheticus, which will be published in spring 2026, I have actually identified over 100 … Continue reading Is This Robotics Company Experiencing a Humane AI Pin Style Disaster?
With every new technology comes horror stories about dangers, energy or water consumption, and the negative impact it will have on children, young people, or society in general. In other words, every new technology leads to the downfall of civilization, … Continue reading The Water Consumption of AI Data Centers is “Slightly” Exaggerated
Figure.AI CEO Brett Adcock posted a video giving a sneak peek of the new humanoid robot Figure 03, which will be unveiled on October 9, 2025. What can be seen in this teaser video? Those are some interesting details that … Continue reading Figure Introduces New Robot
Contrary to all the doom and gloom and popular headlines about the imminent bursting of an AI bubble, investment in AI is greater than ever. Two tech podcasts have addressed this topic, and both conclude that there is no evidence … Continue reading AI Bubble? A Fairy Tale for Scaredy-Cats
Humanoid robots from Tesla, Figure.AI, and Boston Dynamics are currently receiving a lot of attention from experts and the interested public, and the progress they are making is impressive. But they have one thing in common: they are all quite … Continue reading Musculoskeletal Robots from Clone Robotics as an Alternative to “Stiff” Robots
Put away laundry, fold clothes, put away groceries, and now load the dishwasher. The robotics startup Figure.AI in San José has released a new video of its Figure 02 robot with the Helix vision-action language model, which shows the robot … Continue reading Figure Robot Loads the Dishwasher
A few weeks ago, I compiled a brief overview of a phenomenon that I hadn’t really noticed at first, but which now seems to be taking over the career platform LinkedIn. It involves posts by women (and a few men) … Continue reading Cutie Posts for Insubstantial Visibility?