DigiNews

Summary

WIRED’s Will Knight profiles Eka Robotics, showing a robot arm that manipulates objects with human-like dexterity and learning-based improvements. The piece contrasts older, clumsy automation with Eka’s approach—combining simulation-driven training, custom grippers with touch sensors, and a vision-force-action model—to push toward real-world, supermarket- and household-level automation. It highlights implications for the broader robotics AI race and the potential shift in how physical tasks are automated.