AI Vibe

Tracking the culture and momentum around AI, smart hardware, robotics, and automation.

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

A touchpad for your tongue. Augmental's MouthPad just launched in the US. For people who can't use their hands, this is life-changing.

Tech should adapt to people. Not the reverse.

#AIVibe #MouthPad #AssistiveTech #FutureOfInteraction

[Augmental @augmentaltech]

MouthPad is a touchpad you drive with your tongue.

Now available across the US.

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

@TIME From “made in China” to “cover of TIME”. That’s one hell of a journey!

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

A robot that asks for more head pats when you stop.

We've officially reached the "robots as emotional support" era.

Adorable or dystopian?

#AIVibe #StackChan #DesktopRobot #HumanRobotInteraction

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

A solar plant in the Abu Dhabi desert. Building itself. Robots hauling panels under the sun so humans don't have to.

Safer? Absolutely.
Fewer jobs? Also absolutely.

That's the trade-off we're not talking about enough.

#AIVibe #SolarRobots #Automation #FutureOfWork

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

You can now ride a robot. AGIBOT's new bot carries 75kg, navigates terrain, follows you — and you can sit on it.

We went from "robot does your work" to "robot takes you places."

#AIVibe #AGIBOT #RidingRobot #HumanoidRobots

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

@boosterobotics RoboCup is a competition for robots. The humans just don’t get medals.😂

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

WAIC robot trying to put bread in a toaster. It tried. It really did. 😂

Perfect demos are cool and all. But this? This is the content I actually want to see.

#AIVibe #WAIC2026 #RobotFails #HumanoidRobots

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

Kepler's Qilin drew huge crowds for ride-along demos at WAIC 2026. Weighing 300kg and carrying nearly a ton, it's built for deserts and mountains. This year's WAIC robots shifted from backflip tricks to real-world utility.
#WAIC2026 #KeplerQilin #EmbodiedAI

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

Two Unitree G1 robots throwing hands at WAIC. No scripts. No remote tricks. Just two machines going at it in the ring.

This is either the future of combat sports or the best 13 seconds you'll see today. 🥊

#AIVibe #Unitree #WAIC2026 #HumanoidRobots

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

A robot that folds laundry in a home it's never seen. 99% success. Zero setup.

Finally — a robot that doesn't need you to be its teacher.

#AIVibe #SundayRobotics #ACT2 #HomeRobot

[Sunday @sundayrobotics]

Introducing ACT-2 Preview, the world’s first robotics model that works in your home.

99% success rate, fully autonomous in unseen homes. Zero data from you.

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

Wait — you can now pilot a real humanoid robot in a fighting sim. Top 2 players qualify for an actual 6ft robot fight. Against T800s.

This is either the coolest thing ever or the most dangerous video game prize. Probably both. 😂

#AIVibe #RobotFighting #REK #HumanoidRobots

[CIX 🦾 @cixliv]

Announcing @REK - Become a REAL Robot Pilot with our humanoid fighting sim.
Top 2 players this weekend qualify for REK2:
The first 6 foot tall Humanoid fight in the West on August 15 (Fighting T800s!)
Thank You to 8VC and RoboStrategy for co-leading our seed round last year!

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

@CyberRobooo The dunk is cool 👏! But does it have the landing? That’s where the real story is.

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

Unitree just teased a humanoid robot fighting tournament. Bots fighting bots. Bots fighting humans.

I already want to watch.

This is either going to be amazing or a disaster. Either way, I'm here for it.

#AIVibe #Unitree #RobotCombat #HumanoidRobots

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

PrimeBOT's T1 is a real-life Transformer.

Flat ground? Two legs, wheels, gliding smooth. Stairs? Switches to four legs and climbs like it's nothing.

This is when robots stop copying humans and start doing what machines should do.

#AIVibe #PrimeBOT #TransformableRobot #WAIC2026

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

@techniahqrobot Honestly, this is the first humanoid that doesn’t weird me out 👀 I’d actually let this thing in my house

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

AGIBOT folding a shirt in slow motion. Meanwhile I've already done my laundry, had dinner, and scrolled through 50 tweets.
#AIVibe #AGIBOT #HumanoidRobots #RobotsAreComing

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

VR headset. Controllers. Real robots shooting at each other in a closed arena.

This is basically a video game with real hardware. And I'm 100% here for it.

#AIVibe #NoetixRobotics #MechBattle #VR

[Eren Chen @ErenChenAI]

Noetix Robotics unveiled a VR-controlled mech battle game, where players pilot real robots with a headset and controllers.

Inside a closed arena, the machines go head-to-head in fast-paced shooting combat.

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

Weave Robotics made a home robot and people are calling it "slow and clunky."

$8,000 for a machine that needs supervision. That's not a helper — that's a chore with extra steps.

We're paying to be beta testers.

#AIVibe #WeaveRobotics #HomeRobot #Isaac1

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

Boston Dynamics' Atlas is out here rowing a Viking boat like it's training for a raid.

Top comment: "imagine the fear when these robos invade a country with Viking drums playing."

I wasn't scared before. Now I am.

#AIVibe #BostonDynamics #Atlas #HumanoidRobots

[Boston Dynamics @BostonDynamics]

World Cup fever continues! Viking Row at Boston Dynamics HQ!

[AI Vibe @ned_dickey]

Moscow hosted the world's first humanoid robot wedding. Robert & Matilda exchanged vows. A robot dog delivered the rings. They even danced.

Company: to raise awareness of humanoid tech."

Honestly? Beautiful or absurd? Probably both.

#AIVibe #RobotWedding #HumanoidRobots #AI