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As robots increasingly join people on the factory floor, in warehouses and elsewhere on the job, dividing up who will do which tasks grows in complexity and importance. People are better suited for some tasks, robots for others. And in some cases, it is advantageous to spend time teaching a robot to do a task now and reap the benefits later.
May 24th, 2022
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Research illustrates neuromorphic technology is up to sixteen times more energy-efficient for large deep learning networks than other AI systems.
May 24th, 2022
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These soft robots demonstrate a concept called 'physical intelligence', meaning that structural design and smart materials are what allow the soft robot to navigate various situations, as opposed to computational intelligence.
May 24th, 2022
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Engineers have developed a low cost, low power technology to help robots accurately map their way indoors, even in poor lighting and without recognizable landmarks or features.
May 19th, 2022
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A new robot is capable of switching from an underwater drone to an aerial vehicle in less than one second. The robot also features a suction disc inspired by the remora fish, which enables it to hitchhike on wet or dry moving objects to significantly reduce its power consumption.
May 19th, 2022
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A new technique can safely guide an autonomous robot without knowledge of its environmental conditions or the size, shape, or location of obstacles it might encounter.
May 19th, 2022
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Researchers want to bring efficiency to distributed learning techniques emerging as crucial to modern artificial intelligence and machine learning.
May 19th, 2022
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The system can adapt almost instantaneously to changes in form, switching seamlessly between differently shaped parts. The articulated gripper is driven electrically, is lightweight and accelerates rapidly and is even able to tell whether it is holding the object securely enough.
May 16th, 2022
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New artificial intelligence system reads live camera footage and adapts the lights to compensate. In testing, the system significantly outperformed all other methods.
May 11th, 2022
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Scientists have created a design and fabrication tool for soft pneumatic actuators for integrated sensing, which can power personalized health care, smart homes, and gaming.
May 4th, 2022
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A robot 'chef' has been trained to taste food at different stages of the chewing process to assess whether it's sufficiently seasoned.
May 4th, 2022
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A mechanical jumper is capable of achieving the tallest height - roughly 30 meters - of any jumper to date, engineered or biological. The feat represents a fresh approach to the design of jumping devices and advances the understanding of jumping as a form of locomotion.
Apr 27th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a technique that enables a robot to learn a new pick-and-place task with only a handful of human demonstrations.
Apr 25th, 2022
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Advances in chips, sensors, and AI algorithms are enabling robots to continuously learn how to plan routes, avoid obstructions, and operate safely in large dynamic warehouse environments.
Apr 23rd, 2022
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Much like human vision, the method allows for the detection of visible, partially occluded, and unseen objects in a single framework.
Apr 19th, 2022
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Computer scientists have built an algorithm that blocks a rogue microphone from correctly hearing your words - in English so far - 80% of the time.
Apr 19th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a new form of AI, which, by observing human behavior, can adapt to perform its tasks in a changeable environment. The hope is that robots which can be flexible in this way will be able to work alongside humans to a much greater degree.
Apr 19th, 2022
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Imagine a future in which you could 3D-print an entire robot or stretchy, electronic medical device with the press of a button - no tedious hours spent assembling parts by hand.
Apr 19th, 2022
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