Unitree News Summary - 2026-06-29

Researchers used Vision-Language Models (VLMs) to annotate over 50 robot videos, reducing costs by 19 times and enabling more granular learning signals for robot tasks.

ORCA Dexterity has open-sourced orcahand Touch and v2, offering 17 DOF robotic hands with tactile sensing, with kits starting at $1,700 and fully assembled units at $3,500.

China has developed 2 robot unicorns amid sustained sector funding, highlighting growth in robotics.

I'm planning to make a micromouse for a competition. I'm gonna use two 6v 500rpm n20 motors for the project. The weight of the robot will be around 200g. What will be the maximum speed that can reach? How will the acceleration be? Is the motor a good choice? submitted by /u/Turbulent-Dust-1590 [link] [comments]

Hello everyone, today we are opening Lucy to the r/robotics community. Lucy is an open-source robotics platform built on ROS 2 with a simple goal: One platform to rule them all. We've spent months building the foundation, and now we need your feedback to help shape what comes next. What is Lucy? Lucy provides a unified control layer for robotic systems, making it easier to configure, monitor, and control robots through a common ecosystem. The current beta includes: RViz and Gazebo integration URDF support 3D robot visualization Real-time joint control powered by ros2_control Anima

China births 2 robot unicorns as sector funding stays strong  Jing Daily

Follow-up to the v2 trajectory post and the noise characterization experiment. v3 adds image-based visual servoing. The problem with v1 v1 tracked horizontally by steering the car body. Ackermann steering has a minimum turning radius — if the tag moves outside a cone in front of the car, the only recovery is a multi-point turn. The camera was locked forward and the car had to point at what it wanted to see. IBVS decouples the camera from the chassis. The pan/tilt gimbal tracks the tag in pixel space regardless of where the car is pointing, and the car centering logic works from the gimbal's

Hello, I’m a 19-year-old student who recently graduated from high school and will be starting college this September. I’ve been thinking about creating affordable robotics kits and courses for children. I want to offer “build your own” projects, such as small cars, robotic arms, and other fun electronics projects. My idea is to create three levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced, so that kids of all ages and skill levels can learn and challenge themselves. My goal is to make these kits and classes as affordable as possible. In the beginning, I’m not focused on making a profit. When I

Hey everyone, I'm looking for a few people who enjoy robotics and might be interested in collaborating on an open-source robot project. I'm mainly looking for help with things like: PCB design 3D printable chassis Firmware/code Electronics planning I'll be sourcing the parts and assembling it myself. The goal is to create a low-cost robot that anyone can build and improve. This isn't a paid project, just something for fun and to learn together. If you've been wanting to work on a community robotics project or have ideas you'd like to contribute, I'd love to hear from you. Feel fre

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