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ICRA 2026 awards dual best paper honors, showcases new AI lab

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The ICRA 2026 conference in Vienna concluded with several significant announcements, including two Best Paper awards given to Guanya Shi's team and GRASP Lab, a rare dual honor. The event also showcased advancements in robotics hardware, with DirectDriveTech receiving accolades for its exhibit, WUJI v2 demonstrating industrial-grade reliability, and Flexiv unveiling its MICO dual-arm platform. Additionally, Kento Kawaharazuka announced the establishment of a new AI lab at the University of Tokyo, focusing on embodied vision and action research. AI

IMPACT Highlights advancements in AI-driven robotics research and development, potentially accelerating progress in embodied AI and autonomous systems.

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