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Browse past issues covering breakthrough research, new tools, and community highlights in robotics.

Issue #7
December 18, 2025

VL-JEPA, mini-VLA Training Guide, G1Pilot for Unitree

Vision-Language JEPA approach that learns continuous representations instead of token-by-token generation. Practical VLA training guide without massive compute. ROS 2 package for Unitree G1 humanoid.

AIVision-Language ModelsROS 2Humanoid Robots
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Issue #6
August 23, 2025

Genie 3, ROS 2 Project Builder, OpenArm Humanoid

Google DeepMind's world models generate interactive environments from text. Interactive CLI tool for ROS 2 projects. 7-DOF compliant humanoid arm with force feedback.

World ModelsROS 2Humanoid RoboticsDevelopment Tools
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Issue #4
July 2, 2025

Gemini Robotics SDK, Isaac Sim 5.0, Dex1B

Google's offline language models for robotics. NVIDIA open-sources Isaac Sim 5.0 with 10,000 FPS synthetic data. One billion dexterous hand demonstrations.

AI SDKSimulationDexterous ManipulationROS 2
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Issue #3
June 23, 2025

Isaac Sim Open Source, Quadruped Badminton, Tesla Robotaxi

NVIDIA opens Isaac Sim for embodied AI. Four-legged AI robot plays badminton. Tesla launches robotaxi pilot. Biodegradable soft robots from rice paper.

Open SourceQuadrupedsAutonomous VehiclesSoft Robotics
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Issue #2
June 14, 2025

TIER IV Self-Driving Kit, V-JEPA 2, LeRobot Hackathon

DIY autonomous vehicle kit with Autoware. Meta's revolutionary world model learns physics from videos. Hugging Face LeRobot hackathon and Nav2 multi-robot demo.

Autonomous DrivingAICommunity EventsMulti-Robot Systems
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Issue #1
June 8, 2025

SmolVLA, Hugging Face Hardware, ROS1 End-of-Life

Compact 450M parameter VLA model trained on open data. Hugging Face launches HopeJR and Reachy Mini humanoid robots. ROS1 officially reaches end-of-life after 15 years.

Vision-Language-ActionHardwareROS 2 Migration
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