This advanced modular robot is ideal for Mars missions, its maker says
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TRON 2 Officially Launched | Redefining the Foundation of Embodied Robotics
LimX Dynamics is doing some fascinating work in the robotics arena. Four months after impressing us with its talented Oli humanoid robot, the three-year-old tech startup has just unveiled Tron 2, which, as its name cleverly suggests, is the follow-up to Tron 1.
Going by the video (top) released by LimX on Thursday, Tron 2 is an advanced, AI-powered modular humanoid robot featuring remarkable strength and movement.
Grabbing your attention from the very start, the video begins with the odd sight of a pair of robotic legs — and nothing else — walking along. With a few turns of a screwdriver, however, Tron 2 suddenly sports a head and a pair of arms that appear to be the legs repurposed, and is then shown lifting a couple of large bottles of water.
For those unmoved by the robot’s weightlifting skills, a woman then picks up a third bottle of water and sits in an attached swing. After a short pause, Tron 2 lifts the entire load with apparent ease.
We then see Tron 2 showing off its AI smarts, using its grippers to perform various sorting tasks, though it’s not clear from the video just how clever or nimble it really is at these.
LimX’s humanoid robot is also capable of low-latency teleoperation, mimicking the movements of a human operator. Besides aiding AI training, teleoperation also enables the completion of tasks currently too complex for autonomous robots. Rival robot company 1X Technologies is using teleoperation for some of the more challenging tasks taken on by its NEO robot.
The footage also shows Tron 2 playing table tennis and walking up stairs, as well as rolling around on wheels and performing cartwheels. It’s all very impressive.
At the end of its video presentation. LimX suggests that Tron 2, or a robot very much like it, would be ideal for future Mars missions due in part to its high level of agility, modular design, and AI smarts.
LimX appears to be making Tron 2 available for purchase, though the price has yet to be listed on its website. We’ve reached out to the company for more details on Tron 2 and the target customer base and we’ll update this article when we hear back.
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ChatGPT now lets you create and edit images faster and more reliably
Its new image generation model promises up to four times faster creation and more precise edits.
After upgrading ChatGPT with its latest GPT-5.2 model last week, OpenAI has rolled out a major improvement for the chatbot’s image generation capabilities, positioning it as a strong competitor to Google’s Nano Banana Pro. Powered by OpenAI’s new flagship image generation model, the latest version of ChatGPT Images promises up to four times faster image generation and far more accurate, reliable results that closely follow user instructions.
OpenAI says the new image generation model performs better, both when users generate images from scratch and when they edit existing photos. It preserves important details across edits while giving users precise control over changes. Users can add, subtract, combine, blend, and transpose elements while editing, and even add stylistic filters or perform conceptual transformations.
Gemini web app just got Opal where you can build mini apps with no code
Google Labs’ Opal is now in Gemini’s Gems manager, letting you chain prompts, models, and tools into shareable workflows.
Opal is now inside the Gemini web app, which means you can build reusable AI mini-apps right where you already manage Gems. If you’ve been waiting for an easier way to create custom Gemini tools without writing code, this is Google’s latest experiment to try.
Google Labs describes Opal as a visual, natural-language builder for multi-step workflows, the kind that chain prompts, model calls, and tools into a single mini app. Google also says Opal handles hosting, so once an app’s ready, you can share it without setting up servers or deploying anything yourself.
Love the Now Brief on Galaxy phones? Google just built something better
CC launches in early access today for consumer account users 18+ in the U.S. and Canada, starting with Google AI Ultra and paid subscribers.
Google Labs just introduced CC, an experimental AI productivity agent built with Gemini that sends a Google CC daily briefing to your inbox every morning. The idea is to replace your usual tab-hopping with one “Your Day Ahead” email that spells out what’s on deck and what to do next.
If you like the habit of checking a daily summary like Now Brief on Galaxy phones, CC is Google’s take, but with a different home base. Instead of living as something you check on your phone, Google is putting the briefing in email and letting you reply to it for follow-up help.
