Zahi Kakish
@zmk5.bsky.social
Robotics Researcher @ Sandia Co-Founder of Sol Robotics. I like robots and cooking. ن zmk5.github.io
I don’t know what it is about using twitter-like sites, but I can re-read a post like 50 times and only notice an error after I hit send on the stupid post…
Zahi Kakish@zmk5.bsky.social · 10h agoCute little robot, but it does make me question how the humanoid robot companies were touting low-cost humanoids is this is almost $5k…
Cute little robot, but it does make me question how the humanoid robot companies were touting low-cost humanoids is this is almost $5k…
Chris Paxton@cpaxton.bsky.social · 11h agoPantograph is releasing the Pandroid, a $4,199 robot designed to collect on-robot data at scale in the real world.
Pantograph is releasing the Pandroid, a $4,199 robot designed to collect on-robot data at scale in the real world.
Video Friday: Meet Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 2 https://spectrum.ieee.org/video-robot-gemini2-ai-robot
Video Friday: Meet Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 2
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Actuate 2026 : 18–19 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCO IROS 2026 : 27 September–1 October 2026, PITTSBURGH Humanoids Summit Seoul : 22–23 September 2026, SEOUL Enjoy today’s videos! Introducing Gemini Robotics 2—the intelligence layer powering the next generation of truly adaptable robots. As it takes its first literal steps, this major advance unlocks intelligent whole-body control, advanced dexterity, and multi-robot collaboration. [ Google DeepMind ] THE ROADMAP! NOOOOO! [ Agility ] Videos like this always make me wonder how repairable these robots are. Very, I would hope. [ Unitree ] Humans routinely communicate through abstractions of their bodies, including shadows, silhouettes, and reflections. Here, we present a robotic system capable of dynamic shadow expression using a 21-degree-of-freedom dexterous hand with compliant soft skin and a learned shadow self-model. [ General Robotics Lab ] Human to quadruped motion transfer is an odd concept but I’m here for it. [ Disney Research ] Meet Stretch 4.0 —The one-armed, three-wheeled robot that can navigate your home safely. Would you rather a humanoid robot or Stretch? [ Hello Robot ] And now, this, for some reason. [ PNDbotics ] I’m not sure we’re allowed to be impressed if you resize a badminton court to accommodate your robot. [ PHYBOT ] Golden eagles care not for drones . [ Team BlackSheep ] USC researchers work with NASA and others to train robot dogs for planetary exploration on Mars, the moon and beyond! [ Research in Applied Decisions: RAD Lab ] Thanks, Cristina! WABOT-1 was arguably the birth of the humanoid robot in Japan. We’ve come a long way, and it’s good to be reminded where we started. [ Takanishi Lab ] If only this video was at 1x instead of 5x we could have had 15 hours of Memo folding laundry. [ Sunday Robotics ]
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This is a robot failing to grasp a ball. Almost every robot lab produces clips like this daily… and almost all of them get thrown away. This is the most abundant but underused resource in robot learning. We’re collecting all of it now as “OopsieData”, please join us at oopsie-data.com! (1/13)
Just over a month later, I have now joined Physical Intelligence full time! Wrote a bit about why I'm excited to research simulation at Pi stoneztao.substack.com/p/joining-ph...
Joining Physical Intelligence to Work on Simulation
What makes researching simulation at Pi exciting!
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Stone Tao@stonet2000.bsky.social · 2mo agojust arrived in SF and excited to begin my research internship at physical intelligence working on simulation!
Support for bell-to-bell cellphone bans is growing, and more than three-quarters of American adults support in-class bans. www.theverge.com/policy/97260...
Full school day cellphone bans are more popular than ever
Most adults across age groups support an in-class ban.
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Gotta protect Brett at all costs! interesting that the are banning these when very few US companies even sell humanoids…
The Verge@theverge.com · last wk.The US is banning foreign robots
The Framework Laptop 13 Pro is almost everything we hoped for. @superantonio64.bsky.social says it has "the best haptic trackpad not made by Apple." Great battery life too. But that price... www.theverge.com/tech/971160/...
This is oh-so close to my perfect MacBook Pro alternative — then RAMageddon struck
The modular laptop meets Pro quality — and RAMageddon pricing.
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I think ppl forget that racism is a character flaw and not an identity flaw.
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 2w agoMichigan school board official Angie Smith says she’s supporting Haley Stevens because she thinks Stevens will represent everyone and “not just one race." "Don’t come out speaking only Arabic, don’t come out with your Arabic music on.” Video from reporter Sam Robinson:
Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world. Batteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Batteries based on sodium promise to be cheaper, safer and much more environmentally friendly than lithium-ion cells. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world
Batteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Some researchers say they could ultimately be a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium in electric cars and other energy applications.
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The search one doesn’t surprise me given how useless google search became for a while.
Semafor@semafor.com · 2w agoAmerica's apprehension towards AI isn't stopping them from using it at work, poll shows. Fifty-two percent of US workers reported using AI in their jobs during the second quarter of this year, according to Gallup, including 30% who said they used it frequently and 15% who turn to it daily.
Can't believe he literally said
Simpsons: Leonardo Nimoy's Work is Done
Alt: Simpsons: Leonardo Nimoy saying My Work is Done Here
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Pippa Crerar@pippacrerar.bsky.social · 2w agoEnd of the Keir Starmer era: ‘My work here is done’. … and what will he do next? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
They can’t risk all the money poured into this industry to be for nothing. they just use bullshit terms like “decel” to intellectualize and obfuscate their objections.
Christopher Mims@mims.bsky.social · 2w agoThere is a civil war happening in tech over Chinese / free to use / open weights AI? At least on X. I realize no one else cares, but this is my World Cup. tl;dr a former Trump official joined OpenAI, said some stuff about open models he's since walked back, everyone is losing their minds
There is a civil war happening in tech over Chinese / free to use / open weights AI? At least on X. I realize no one else cares, but this is my World Cup. tl;dr a former Trump official joined OpenAI, said some stuff about open models he's since walked back, everyone is losing their minds
Honestly kind of done with Macs At this point...
The Verge@theverge.com · 3w agoApple’s reportedly raising the price for AppleCare Plus on Macs and iPads
How do physical systems achieve collective intelligence and self-repair without a central brain? A new paper published in Nature Communications from Sakana AI, IT University of Copenhagen, Autodesk, presents a beautiful realization of biologically inspired robotics: Smart Cellular Bricks. Thread 🧵
Sakana AI@sakanaai.bsky.social · 3w agoWe are pleased to share our latest research, now published in Nature Communications: “Smart Cellular Bricks: Physical Modules That Recognize Their Own Shape and Repair Themselves.” Blog: sakana.ai/smart-cellul... Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Thread 🧵
I can’t believe I’m saying this…but I think I’m going to root for England for this next game.
Made a short (not really short) reading list of #ICML papers to keep up on robotics and RL. Check out the list here www.fracturedplane.com/blog/2026/07...
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