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How do you make a robot smarter? Program it to know what it doesn’t know

Modern robots know how to sense their environment and respond to language, but what they don't know is often more important than what they do know. Teaching robots to ask for help is key to making them safer and more…

Network of robots can successfully monitor pipes using acoustic wave sensors

An inspection design method and procedure by which mobile robots can inspect large pipe structures has been demonstrated with the successful inspection of multiple defects on a three-meter long steel pipe using guided acoustic wave sensors.…

AWS and NVIDIA expand partnership to advance generative AI

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA have announced a significant expansion of their strategic collaboration at AWS re:Invent. The collaboration aims to provide customers with state-of-the-art infrastructure, software, and services to fuel generative AI innovations.

The collaboration brings together the …

AWS and NVIDIA expand partnership to advance generative AI

The collaboration brings together the …

Using large language models to code new tasks for robots

You've likely heard that "experience is the best teacher"—but what if learning in the real world is prohibitively expensive? This is the plight of roboticists training their machines on manipulation tasks. Real-world interaction data is costly, so their robots often…

An approach that allows robots to learn in changing environments from human feedback and exploration

To best assist humans in real-world settings, robots should be able to continuously acquire useful new skills in dynamic and rapidly changing environments. Currently, however, most robots can only tackle tasks that they have been previously trained on and can…

New method uses crowdsourced feedback to train robots

To teach an AI agent a new task, like how to open a kitchen cabinet, researchers often use reinforcement learning—a trial-and-error process where the agent is rewarded for taking actions that get it closer to the goal.…

A new optimization framework for robot motion planning

It isn't easy for a robot to find its way out of a maze. Picture these machines trying to traverse a kid's playroom to reach the kitchen, with miscellaneous toys scattered across the floor and furniture blocking some potential paths.…

Artificial sensor similar to a human fingerprint that can recognize fine fabric textures

An artificial sensory system that is able to recognize fine textures—such as twill, corduroy and wool—with a high resolution, similar to a human finger, is reported in a Nature Communications paper. The findings may help improve the subtle tactile sensation…

A system that allows robots to use tools creatively by leveraging large language models

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Google DeepMind recently developed RoboTool, a system that can broaden the capabilities of robots, allowing them to use tools in more creative ways. This system, introduced in a paper published on the arXiv preprint…

Honeybee behavior as a model for decision-making in a kilobot swarm

Researchers at the University of Barcelona have made a sweet discovery: Honeybees make great subjects when studying the dynamic of group behavior and decision-making.…

Honeybee behavior as a model for decision-making in a kilobot swarm

Researchers at the University of Barcelona have made a sweet discovery: Honeybees make great subjects when studying the dynamic of group behavior and decision-making.…

Humans vs. robots: Study compares 27 humanoid robots with humans to see who is superior

Science fiction films portray the idea relatively simply: the terminator—who either tries to destroy or rescue humanity—is such a perfect humanoid robot that in most cases it is superior to humans. But how well do humanoid robots perform nowadays away…

Powered by AI, new system makes human-to-robot communication more seamless

The black and yellow robot, meant to resemble a large dog, stood waiting for directions. When they came, the instructions weren't in code but instead in plain English: "Visit the wooden desk exactly two times; in addition, don't go to…

Powered by AI, new system makes human-to-robot communication more seamless

UBC and Honda Unveil Revolutionary Soft Sensor for Sensitive Robotics

In a groundbreaking development that promises to reshape the landscape of robotics and prosthetics, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), in collaboration with Honda, have pioneered a smart, stretchable, and remarkably sensitive soft sensor. This cutting-edge technology stands …

Robots should ideally interact with users and objects in their surroundings in flexible ways, rather than always sticking to the same sets of responses and actions. A robotics approach aimed towards this goal that recently gained significant research attention is…

Study shows same movement patterns used by wide range of organisms, with implications for cognition and robotics

An electric knifefish shimmies in the water for the same reason a dog sniffs or a human glances around a new place—to make sense of their surroundings. For the first time, scientists demonstrate that a wide range of organisms, even…

Category: Robotics

How do you make a robot smarter? Program it to know what it doesn’t know

Network of robots can successfully monitor pipes using acoustic wave sensors

AWS and NVIDIA expand partnership to advance generative AI

AWS and NVIDIA expand partnership to advance generative AI

Using large language models to code new tasks for robots

An approach that allows robots to learn in changing environments from human feedback and exploration

New method uses crowdsourced feedback to train robots

A new optimization framework for robot motion planning

Artificial sensor similar to a human fingerprint that can recognize fine fabric textures

A system that allows robots to use tools creatively by leveraging large language models

Honeybee behavior as a model for decision-making in a kilobot swarm

Honeybee behavior as a model for decision-making in a kilobot swarm

Humans vs. robots: Study compares 27 humanoid robots with humans to see who is superior

Powered by AI, new system makes human-to-robot communication more seamless

Powered by AI, new system makes human-to-robot communication more seamless

UBC and Honda Unveil Revolutionary Soft Sensor for Sensitive Robotics

Using language to give robots a better grasp of an open-ended world

Computer scientists program robotic seeing-eye dog to guide the visually impaired

Using large language models to enable open-world, interactive and personalized robot navigation

Study shows same movement patterns used by wide range of organisms, with implications for cognition and robotics