tag: Robots

Rethinking Robotics Reinforcement Learning: A Practical Humanoid Training Workflow
By Odin Shen - 09 Apr, 2026 - Comments: 0

Reinforcement learning (RL) for robotics is often associated with large GPU clusters, distributed infrastructure, and x86-based development environments. Training a humanoid robot with high-fidelity simulation is a resource-intensive workflow that runs in the data center. What if that workflow could run on a single workstation? In this blog post, we explore a complete robotics pipeline bu... » read more

Physical AI Takes Functional Safety Cues From Automotive
By Liz Allan - 04 Dec, 2025 - Comments: 0

Robots are becoming smarter, more capable, and more pervasive, setting the stage for a whole new round of growth that will touch nearly every part of the semiconductor and software industries for decades to come. Robots are at the core of physical AI, a broad segment of edge AI systems that interact with the world through artificial intelligence and sensors. This includes everything from hum... » read more

Enhancing Dexterous Humanoid Robot Hands With Superior Touch ICs
By Synaptics - 09 Jul, 2025 - Comments: 0

New Paths to Human-Level Dexterity Humanoid robots and other general-purpose robotic platforms have made astonishing progress in locomotion and perception. Some can now run, jump, and even perform flips, while advanced computer vision enables object recognition at scale. Yet true human-level dexterity requires more than just bipedal agility or high-resolution cameras: it demands a refined s... » read more

Pioneering The Cosmos With Physical AI: Robots Are Humanity’s Key Partners
By Steve Brown - 06 Mar, 2025 - Comments: 0

The stars have always fascinated us, sparking dreams of exploration and discovery. But now, as humanity steps further into the cosmos, a new hero takes center stage—physical AI. Robots, autonomous vehicles, and drones are transforming our ability to explore and settle other worlds, from navigating the alien terrain of Mars to constructing future bases on the Moon. These cutting-edge... » read more

Increasing Roles For Robotics In Fabs
By Gregory Haley - 19 Aug, 2024 - Comments: 0

Different types of robots with greater precision and mobility are beginning to be deployed in semiconductor manufacturing, where they are proving both reliable and cost-efficient. Static robots have been used for years inside of fabs, but they now are being supplemented by collaborative robots (cobots), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and autonomous humanoid robots to meet growing and widen... » read more

Enabling The Next Generation Of Smarter Self-Navigating Robots Using Hybrid ToF Technology
By Infineon - 03 Apr, 2024 - Comments: 0

Previous generations of robot vacuum cleaners have used a random pattern for cleaning that is inefficient and slow. Next-generation robots are much smarter and generate a map of the environment using sensors to localize themselves. This provides users with a floorplan of their home, from which the rooms and areas can be selected for cleaning or restricted from access. The new robots accomplish ... » read more

How Do Robots Navigate?
By Vinod Khera - 20 Jul, 2023 - Comments: 1

Have you ever been amazed by the graceful movement of robots and self-driving vehicles in unfamiliar surroundings? The latest technological advancements have introduced self-cleaning robots, autonomous vehicles with incredible navigation abilities. This entails navigating through unfamiliar surroundings, capturing clear video footage, and performing processing at the edge. What's truly remarkab... » read more

A New Class Of Actuators Mimicking Human Muscle
By Heidi Hoffman - 15 Jun, 2023 - Comments: 0

Developing robots with human-like muscles that produce autonomous movement is not possible using traditional rigid, high-voltage electronics. However, recent research funded by FlexTech, a SEMI Technology community, shows promise in incorporating microcircuits to do just that by directly controlling and operating HASEL actuators. The innovation could guide intelligent, goal-oriented robots in ... » read more

Robots Need More Human Skills
By Danie Schneider - 04 Aug, 2022 - Comments: 0

Robots need freedom. At least if they are working intelligently with humans. Out of the cage, into the open shop floor of a factory. However, with freedom, great challenges await robots, which previously only knew their small world behind protective grids and their highly specialized activities. Here they have to cope with humans who are vulnerable, sometimes unpredictable, but in any case al... » read more

New Robots Require New Ways To Think About Processors
By Lucas Bressan - 12 May, 2022 - Comments: 0

We’re on the cusp of a revolution in robots. After years of relatively moderate growth, sales of commercial and industrial robots are slated to grow by 25% to 35% per year over the next decade, according to Boston Consulting Group, and could reach $260 billion by 2030 to meet the demands of manufacturers, retailers and others to streamline supply chains, enhance safety and boost productivity.... » read more

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