If you look at the UN Sustainable Development Goals, it’s clear that robots have a huge role to play in advancing the SDGs.
Using Language to Give Robots a Better Grasp of an Open-Ended World
Imagine you’re visiting a friend abroad, and you look inside their fridge to see what would make for a great breakfast.
Imagine you’re visiting a friend abroad, and you look inside their fridge to see what would make for a great breakfast.
Do Humans Get Lazier When Robots Help With Tasks?
‘Social loafing’ is a phenomenon which happens when members of a team start to put less effort in because they know others will cover for them.
‘Social loafing’ is a phenomenon which happens when members of a team start to put less effort in because they know others will cover for them.
Code to Joy: Why Everyone Should Learn a Little Programming – Interview with Michael Littman
Could you start by telling us a bit about the book, and who the intended audience is?
Could you start by telling us a bit about the book, and who the intended audience is?
Easing Job Jitters in the Digital Revolution
‘We need to develop new business practices and welfare support but, with the right vision, we shouldn’t see technology as a threat,’ Dhondt said. ‘Rather, we should use it to shape the future and create new jobs.’
‘We need to develop new business practices and welfare support but, with the right vision, we shouldn’t see technology as a threat,’ Dhondt said. ‘Rather, we should use it to shape the future and create new jobs.’
Deep Learning Meets Trash: Amp Robotics’ Revolution in Materials Recovery With Joe Castagneri
Recycling is a for-profit industry. When the margins don’t make sense, the items will not be recycled.
Recycling is a for-profit industry. When the margins don’t make sense, the items will not be recycled.
New Technique Helps Robots Pack Objects Into a Tight Space
Some traditional methods tackle this problem sequentially, guessing a partial solution that meets one constraint at a time and then checking to see if any other constraints were violated.
Some traditional methods tackle this problem sequentially, guessing a partial solution that meets one constraint at a time and then checking to see if any other constraints were violated.
Virtual-Reality Tech Is Fast Becoming More Real
Imagine a single technology that could help a robot perform safety checks at a nuclear plant, cure a person’s arachnophobia and simulate the feeling of a hug from a distant relative.
Imagine a single technology that could help a robot perform safety checks at a nuclear plant, cure a person’s arachnophobia and simulate the feeling of a hug from a distant relative.
Tackling Loneliness with ChatGPT and Robots
As the last days of summer set, one is wistful of the time spent with loved ones sitting on the beach, traveling on the road, or just sharing a refreshing ice cream cone.
As the last days of summer set, one is wistful of the time spent with loved ones sitting on the beach, traveling on the road, or just sharing a refreshing ice cream cone.
AI Helps Robots Manipulate Objects with Their Whole Bodies
Humans are generally good at whole-body manipulation, but robots struggle with such tasks.
Humans are generally good at whole-body manipulation, but robots struggle with such tasks.
Mobile Robots Get a Leg up From a More-Is-Better Communications Principle
Adding legs to robots that have minimal awareness of the environment around them can help the robots operate more effectively in difficult terrain, my colleagues and I found.
Adding legs to robots that have minimal awareness of the environment around them can help the robots operate more effectively in difficult terrain, my colleagues and I found.
3D Display Could Soon Bring Touch to the Digital World
Imagine an iPad that’s more than just an iPad—with a surface that can morph and deform, allowing you to draw 3D designs, create haiku that jump out from the screen and even hold your partner’s hand from an ocean away.
Imagine an iPad that’s more than just an iPad—with a surface that can morph and deform, allowing you to draw 3D designs, create haiku that jump out from the screen and even hold your partner’s hand from an ocean away.
Can Charismatic Robots Help Teams Be More Creative?
Increasingly, social robots are being used for support in educational contexts. But does the sound of a social robot affect how well they perform, especially when dealing with teams of humans?
Increasingly, social robots are being used for support in educational contexts. But does the sound of a social robot affect how well they perform, especially when dealing with teams of humans?
Oceans to Get Better Protection With Connected Underwater Technology
Imagine seals swimming in the sea with electronic tags that send real-time water data to scientists back in their laboratories.
Imagine seals swimming in the sea with electronic tags that send real-time water data to scientists back in their laboratories.
The Pangolin: The Inspiration for Medical Robot
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have developed a magnetically controlled soft medical robot with a unique, flexible structure inspired by the body of a pangolin.
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have developed a magnetically controlled soft medical robot with a unique, flexible structure inspired by the body of a pangolin.
Heat-Resistant Drone Could Scope Out and Map Burning Buildings and Wildfires
FireDrone could be sent in ahead to gather crucial information so that responders can prepare accordingly to keep themselves safe and potentially save more lives.
FireDrone could be sent in ahead to gather crucial information so that responders can prepare accordingly to keep themselves safe and potentially save more lives.