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In a bold move that merges advanced robotics with emotional intelligence, Fourier Co. Ltd. has officially unveiled GR-3, the company’s first full-size “Care-bot” and the newest member of its cutting-edge GRx humanoid series. The unveiling marks a paradigm shift in robotics—from machines engineered purely for utility to emotionally responsive companions designed for real human connection. With the tagline “Love, above all functionality,” GR-3 seeks to redefine how we perceive robots—not merely as tools, but as empathetic, human-centered allies in daily life. A New Era of Companion Robots: Beyond Functional Design GR-3 represents a pivotal evolution in humanoid design, pioneering a…

Google has announced a landmark initiative offering a free one-year subscription to its Gemini AI Pro plan for eligible students in India. The initiative, launched on July 15, is targeted at students aged 18 and above, and provides access to a suite of cutting-edge AI tools valued at ₹19,500. Registrations must be completed by September 15, 2025, via the official Google offer page. Context and Significance As AI tools become essential for academic and professional development, Google’s move signals a broader push to democratize AI access in one of the world’s largest student markets. The Gemini 2.5 Pro model—one of…

BigID, the leading platform in data security, privacy, compliance, and AI governance, today unveiled its Prompt-Based Classification, the industry’s first natural language interface for data discovery and classification. This innovation replaces rigid, code-heavy systems—enabling teams to simply describe what they’re looking for in plain English and let AI find and classify the data accurately. Why This Matters: From Rules to Natural Language Traditional tools depend on complex rule-based logic, regular expressions, and predefined templates, making them cumbersome and inaccessible to non-technical users. With this launch, users can now express classification criteria using natural language, paste regulatory excerpts, or define AI…

San Diego, CA — Evofem Biosciences Inc. (OTCID: EVFM), a women-led biotech innovator in sexual and reproductive health, proudly announced today that CEO Saundra Pelletier has received the prestigious Trailblazing Female Founders Award at the 2025 STIMULATE Conference. The award ceremony, hosted in Nashville, Tennessee, celebrates visionary women shaping the future of sexual wellness and healthcare. Leading with Purpose in Sexual and Reproductive Health Held annually, the STIMULATE Conference is the only U.S. trade show exclusively dedicated to sexual wellness, women’s health innovation, and empowerment. This year’s theme resonates powerfully with Pelletier’s lifelong mission to destigmatize reproductive conversations and advocate…

Why Are US Professionals Pretending to Use AI? The dark side of AI adoption: When fear outpaces learning In the high-stakes world of AI-driven workplaces, a silent trend is spreading—one in three US professionals is pretending to use AI tools to appear relevant. With job security increasingly tied to digital fluency, employees are faking AI integration to meet rising expectations they don’t fully understand. In the new AI-driven economy, success isn’t just about what you do—it’s about what you appear to do. As artificial intelligence continues its rapid infiltration of modern office culture, a startling behavioral shift is emerging. A…

In a major milestone for the biopharmaceutical sector, Minaris Advanced Therapies has inaugurated its state-of-the-art GMP manufacturing facility in Taufkirchen, Munich, bolstering its role as a key global partner in the cell and gene therapy supply chain. This strategic expansion underscores Minaris’ commitment to supporting the growing demand for advanced therapies with scalable, high-quality, and globally integrated solutions. Strengthening Europe’s Therapeutic Manufacturing Capabilities The new facility positions Minaris as a central player in Europe’s biotech manufacturing ecosystem. Strategically located near the Munich International Airport, the plant ensures logistical efficiency, enabling timely delivery and smooth technology transfer for commercial-scale cell and…

Vision Meets Touch for Real-time Dexterity The recently released model ViTacFormer: Learning Cross‑Modal Representation for Visuo‑Tactile Dexterous Manipulation introduces a novel neural architecture that fuses high-resolution visual data and dense tactile sensing to enable agile, adaptive control of anthropomorphic robotic hands. Validated on real-world benchmarks, this architecture now achieves continuous, long-horizon manipulation—an industry first. Key Architecture & Strengths Cross-attention encoder merges visual and tactile streams at each timestep. Autoregressive tactile prediction head anticipates future contact dynamics, steering more informed action selection. Training leverages a curriculum-based approach that refines representations and boosts robustness across tasks. Real-World Long-Horizon Demo ViTacFormer stands as…

Advancing Human-to-Robot Motion Translation A groundbreaking paper titled “Robust and Expressive Humanoid Motion Retargeting via Optimization‑Based Rig Unification” has been officially accepted to IROS 2025, which will be held October 19–25 in Hangzhou, China. Led by Taemoon Jeong, the research—conducted in collaboration with NAVER LABS Corp. and Joohyung Kim at UIUC—introduces a powerful, versatile motion-retargeting pipeline that translates human movements into expressive and physically realistic robot motions across diverse humanoid platforms Key Innovations: Rig Unification Meets Real-Time Execution Rig Unification: The method maps human skeleton poses to a unified kinematic rig, regardless of robot morphology. Optimization-Based Refinement: Balancing, contact, joint…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed that the upcoming Optimus Gen 3 humanoid robot will exhibit agility on par with an agile human—a bold assertion that has teeth thanks to recent video evidence from Optimus 2.5 demonstrating notable mobility gains ahead of the Gen 3 rollout Recent Demo Highlights: Optimus 2.5 in Action A recent post shared by Humanoid Robotics Technology previews the Optimus 2.5, showing fluid movement patterns and keen responsiveness—fueling optimism about the upcoming Gen 3 release While details about full autonomy remain murky, the video shows marked improvement in balance, locomotion, and natural motion transitions. Musk’s Vision…

BLUETTI, the global clean energy leader, has officially launched the Apex 300 portable power station into retail, following an astonishing $5.4 million raised via its Indiegogo campaign—making it 2025’s top-funded energy project. This move brings high-performance, sustainable energy innovation into homes, RVs, and remote locations across the world. Crowdfunding Champion Enters Mass Market After receiving support from 2,564 backers as of July 20, the Apex 300 stood out as the most-funded campaign of the year in the portable power segment. As of August 1st, it is now available in retail via the official BLUETTI store and Amazon, starting at €1,799.…