➀ NVIDIA announced contributions to the ROS 2 robotics framework and the Open Source Robotics Alliance’s Physical AI Special Interest Group at ROSCon.

➁ NVIDIA is contributing GPU-aware abstractions directly to ROS 2 for high-performance robotic applications.

➂ NVIDIA is open-sourcing Greenwave Monitor, a tool for identifying performance bottlenecks in robot development.

➃ NVIDIA Isaac ROS 4.0, with GPU-accelerated libraries and AI models, is now available on the NVIDIA Jetson Thor platform.

➀ The Technical University of Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS) showcased collaborative robotics and mixed reality (MR) projects at the Cobots4You fair, emphasizing user-friendly programming to enable non-experts to work with cobots;

➁ Key innovations included a welding cobot using MR for intuitive path definition and MR-based training systems for assembly tasks, addressing skill shortages and improving workplace flexibility;

➂ The team also demonstrated a student-developed robotic arm for checkers gameplay, highlighting practical research and fostering future industry-academia collaborations.

➀ Figure AI's Helix model empowers humanoid robots to understand and interact with the world in real-time, handling new objects and tasks without pre-programmed instructions.

➁ The Helix model allows robots to pick up objects they've never seen before, coordinate with other robots, and understand natural language instructions.

➂ Helix's adaptability means robots can analyze their environment, adjust actions in real-time, and collaborate seamlessly, moving humanoid robots closer to true autonomy.

➀ Chinese robotics manufacturer UBTech is set to mass-produce AI-powered humanoid robots, delivering 500-1000 Walker S units by late 2025.

➁ The company plans to deliver between 500-1000 units of its Walker S series to clients including Apple supplier Foxconn, logistics firm SF Express, and various car manufacturers.

➂ UBTech aims to introduce humanoid robots to every family in China as part of a broader strategy to address labor shortages.

➀ China is rapidly integrating DeepSeek AI across key industries, including PCs, robotics, and EVs.

➁ Lenovo is one of the first Chinese firms to incorporate the technology into its Xiaotian AI assistant.

➂ UBTech is reported to be implementing DeepSeek's AI robots into its humanoid robots.

➀ A unique event will see 12,000 humans racing against bipedal robots in a long-distance competition.

➁ Engineers are required to ensure their robots have a humanoid appearance and are capable of bipedal movement.

➂ The robots can either be autonomous or remote-controlled, and battery swaps are allowed during the race.

➀ NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is collaborating with TSMC on robotics and autonomous vehicle development.

➁ NVIDIA's upcoming Jetson Thor SoC and Project GROOT robot are part of this collaboration.

➂ The collaboration includes a joint silicon photonics research project between NVIDIA and TSMC.