A robotics startup cofounder shares why most robots likely won't need legs

Diligent Robotics co-founder Vivian Chu said her "minimum viable humanoid" robots are already helping hospital staff save ...
MIT Technology Review

Is robotics about to have its own ChatGPT moment?

Researchers are using generative AI and other techniques to teach robots new skills—including tasks they could perform in homes. Silent. Rigid. Clumsy. Henry and Jane Evans are used to awkward ...
HUB

Robot that watched surgery videos performs with skill of human doctor

A robot, trained for the first time by watching videos of seasoned surgeons, executed the same surgical procedures as skillfully as the human doctors. The successful use of imitation learning to train ...
TechCrunch

Boston Dynamics joins forces with its former CEO to speed the learning of its Atlas humanoid robot

Boston Dynamics Wednesday announced a partnership designed to bring improved reinforcement learning to its electric Atlas humanoid robot. The tie-up is with the Robotics & AI Institute (RAI Institute) ...
Santa Clara University

An engineering professor uses machine learning to improve human-centered robotics

What if a helper robot could sense when your brain was tired? Assistant professor Maria Kyrarini receives two major NSF grants to design responsive robots to assist people with paralysis and ...
NBC 7 San Diego

FIRST Robotics competition is a battle for the best built by high school students

The floor of the Lion Tree Arena at UC San Diego became a workspace and provided the performance pits for 51 teams competing in the regional tournament. “We have an elevator system," said Demetrio ...
EurekAlert!

Automated machine learning robot unlocks new potential for genetics research

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (04/26/2024) — University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection process used in ...