Boston Dynamics integrated Spot with ChatGPT and other AI models as a proof of concept for the potential robotics applications of foundational models.
Underwater robot gives insight into ice shelf crevasses
A research team led by Cornell University is using an underwater robot, called Icefin, to gain a better understanding of ice shelf crevasses.
Meta’s FAIR team releases 3 tools for robotics researchers
The tools include a simulator, datasets, and an affordable technology stack that encompasses both hardware and software.
Northwestern researchers create robot-designing AI
The Northwestern team gave the AI a prompt to design a robot that can walk across a flat surface, and used the AI’s design as blueprints.
How this robotics student used NVIDIA Jetson to make an autonomous wheelchair
Robotics developer Kabilan KB is bringing autonomous navigation to wheelchairs with the aim of helping improve mobility for people with disabilities.
Tiny quadruped robots are powered by combustion actuators
Cornell researchers have combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-sized robot powered by combustion.
AI Institute hires Kate Darling to lead ethics research
Dr. Kate Darling joins the Institute to lead new research team focused on ethics and societal impact of robotics and AI.
2024 Farm Robotics Challenge competition kickoff
The 2024 Farm Robotics Challenge is a year long agricultural robotics project challenge for university teams with prizes awarded in September 2024.
These robotic acoustic swarms that can mute different areas of a room
A team of researchers at the University of Washington has developed robotic smart speakers that can divide rooms into speech zones.
ABB expands educational robots with IRB 1090
Students using the robot and controller can learn how robotics can be deployed across different sectors and applications.
How TRI is using Generative AI to teach robots
TRI said new approach is a step towards building Large Behavior Models (LBMs) for robots, analogous to Large Language Models (LLMs) for conversational AI.
These battery-free robots change shape mid-air using origami
The microfliers use a Miuri-ori origami fold to switch from tumbling through the air to dropping straight to the ground.
RobotPerf Benchmarks compare robotics computing performance
Acceleration Robotics introduced RobotPerf Benchmarks, a benchmarking suite for robotics computing performance, utilizing ROS 2 as its foundation.
Berkeley released BridgeData V2 dataset for robot learning at scale
A research team at UC Berkeley has released BridgeData V2, a large and diverse dataset of robotic manipulation behaviors.
USC develops origami-inspired sensors for soft robotics
The USC team built a 3D structure of electrodes that converts stretch and release to a process of folding and unfolding.
MIT researchers help robots use their whole body to manipulate objects
An MIT research team has developed an AI technique that allows robots to manipulate objects with their entire hand or body, instead of just their fingertips.
How to simplify robotics research with a native, ROS-based system
Tormach created a ROS-based industrial robotic manipulator and control system that avoids “black box” issues that plague modern robotics applications.
ARM Institute announces 8 new technology projects
The ARM Institute plans to award nearly $1.56 million in project funding from various sectors, for a total contribution of $3.26 million.
Dual-armed robot learns to perform bimanual tasks from simulation
The University of Bristol research team developed a tactile dual-arm robotic system using recent advances in AI and robot tactile sensing.
Lotus leaf-inspired sensors can detect minor pressure changes
eAir sensors, developed at NUS, offer increased precision and reliability for medical applications over traditional sensors.
Unraveling the U-Curve of robot deployment productivity
University of Cambridge researchers found that robots can decrease productivity in the short term but can increase it in the long term.
Purdue researchers allow robots to see as well in pitch darkness
The system, called HADAR or heat-assisted detection and ranging, allows robots to see in the dark the same as they can in sunlight.