Latest News

1. A group from PKU has released the simulation platform framework Roboverse, encompassing simulation platforms, synthetic datasets, and unified benchmarks. (Project link: https://roboverseorg.github.io/)
2. Tesla Optimus project engineer Shuo Yang has resigned and founded the consumer-grade robotics company Mondo Tech. (News link: https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/24546709658)
3. Shi Ma Notes interviewed Xiaoyang Shi, the first author of the PI team’s Hi Robot project, discussing the overall architecture, data collection methods, and more.(Link)
4. A group from HKU has open-sourced the training and testing code for the RoboDual project. This dual-system collaborative framework achieves lower inference latency compared to OpenVLA. (Project link: https://opendrivelab.com/RoboDual/)
5. Fourier has released its first open-source humanoid robot, Fourier N1. (Link: https://www.fftai.cn/open-source/18, Project Link: https://fourier-grx-n1.github.io/)
6. Hyundai and Boston Dynamics have strengthened their collaboration, planning to procure tens of thousands of robots, including models like Atlas, Spot, and Stretch, over the coming years.(Link)
7. The team led by Academician Ding Han has published a review article on dexterous hands, focusing on key technologies such as structural design, environmental perception, intelligent grasping, and in-hand manipulation. (Article link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2025.103021)

Featured Projects

1. A project that aggregates the latest robotics papers from arXiv and categorizes them into areas such as Manipulation, VLA, Humanoid, and Dexterous Hand. (Project link: https://github.com/jiangranlv/robotics_arXiv_daily, Thoughts:This is very similar to the idea I mentioned in the Weekly Report; for more features, refer to Stanford’s alphaXiv)
2. A group from UCSD has developed the teleoperation data collection exoskeleton system ACE, suitable for humanoid hands, end-effectors, quadruped actuators, and more. (Project link: https://ace-teleop.github.io/; Related Projects: GELLO, ALOHA, UMI)
3. The visuotactile sensor company Xense Robotics does not have an official website but has released a product manual. (Link: https://www.unifolm.com/#/topic/10026)
4. A Northwestern University team has released a 16-degree-of-freedom open-source biomimetic dexterous hand, which can be controlled in real-time using Meta Quest 3s to achieve mixed reality gesture shadow tracking. (Project link: https://github.com/wengmister/BiDexHand, Demo Video)
5. A technical review of the UniTree Dex5 dexterous hand by the main designer of XHand from Robotera.(Link)