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Unitree’s latest video shows its compact humanoid robot mastering kung-fu moves, including punches and roundhouse kicks, while maintaining balance.

The Chinese company constantly upgrades G1’s algorithm, enabling it to learn and perform virtually any movement. The most recent update seems to have expanded the humanoid’s balance capabilities and repertoire of movements.

In a video released last week, G1 showcased agility and balance, performing smooth dances, precise footwork, while being interrupted. Let's take a closer look at this Must Read.

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🥋 China’s humanoid robot turns into Kung-fu master after dancing debut

In its most recent video, Unitree’s G1 humanoid performs kung-fu movements with amazing balance, albeit it almost trips once. The new algorithm upgrade that powers these nimble movements improves the robot’s capacity to learn and carry out intricate tasks.

The G1 exhibits remarkable coordination and flexibility with 23 degrees of freedom (DoF) and enhanced stability.

The video concludes with a warning that users should not alter the robot in any way that could endanger others or teach it actual combat techniques.

🌋 Volcano eruption turned human brain into glass, scientists stunned

A rare form of dark-colored organic glass, discovered inside the skull of a victim from the 79 CE Mount Vesuvius eruption, likely formed when an intense but short-lived ash cloud superheated the individual’s brain before it rapidly cooled.

Glass is an uncommon natural material because its formation requires a precise combination of extreme heat and rapid cooling.

For organic matter to transform into glass, the temperature must be high enough to prevent crystallization during cooling, and the surrounding environment must be cold enough to solidify the substance almost instantly.

🎮 Nano-mixed reality: Scientists create world’s smallest video game

Japanese researchers have created the “world’s smallest shooting game” in which the targets are a billionth of a meter (3.3 billionths of a foot) small. The Nagoya University team has created this game that operates at the nanoscale.

With a standard controller, players pilot a miniature digital ship and launch nanoscale bullets to manipulate a physical ball, measuring only a few microns.

This development signifies a major advancement in “nano-mixed reality” (nano-MR), a technology that seamlessly merges the digital and the nanoscopic worlds.

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