According to @berkeley_ai, BAIR faculty Ken Goldberg has published a Science Robotics editorial asserting that good old-fashioned engineering can close the 100,000-year data gap in robotics, source: ...

South Korea has handed out AI companionship robots to seniors living alone. Eldercare workers say the robots act as their eyes and ears, easing their mind about clients in the days between visits.

As summer winds down, I’ve been reflecting on how I spent these past few months. For the first time in a long time, I allowed myself to truly rest—to travel, relax, and recharge. This may sound simple ...

A squad of robots will explore off-planet caves to help set up homes for humans, according to new research. The robo-teams would work together to rappel down into lava holes to map out potential ...

China kicked off the three-day long World Humanoid Robot Games on Friday, looking to showcase its advances in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries. Robots competed in ...

To explore volcanic tunnels on the Moon or Mars, send a team of specialized robots. Researchers have demonstrated this approach in tests on Lanzarote, an island in Spain, with one rover helping ...

This collaboration will focus on delivering autonomous mobile robots and cobots for logistics and supply chain operations to boost productivity, reduce operational costs and improve worker safety.

For decades we’ve been trying to make the robots smarter and more physically capable by mimicking biological intelligence and movement. “But in doing so, we’ve been just replicating the results of ...

The researchers coined the term "robot metabolism" to describe the process that enables machinery to absorb and reuse parts from its surroundings. The scientists published their work July 16 in the ...

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Science is being revolutionized by AI. The U.S. has the opportunity to remain a global leader by transforming the way we do scientific research and translate it to high-impact innovations. Carnegie ...