Robotics

Alan

Durham University Introduces Alan Humanoid Robot for AI and Assistive Research

Durham University has acquired Alan, a Unitree G1 Edu humanoid robot, to support cutting-edge AI research. The robot combines movement, vision, and decision-making to help researchers test real-world ideas. Alan will study how robots recognise people, copy human actions, and assist in everyday environments. The project strengthens Durham’s work in assistive robotics and visual computing.

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Agile Robots, DeepMind Partner on AI Robotics

Germany’s Agile Robots Teams with Google DeepMind on AI Humanoid

German robotics company Agile Robots SE is partnering with Google DeepMind to integrate Gemini Robotics AI models into its Agile ONE humanoid. By combining DeepMind’s foundation models with Agile Robots’ existing hardware—already deployed in over 20,000 systems—the partnership aims to create smarter, more adaptable industrial automation that can learn from real-world tasks.

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