7-Eleven paid a record $4.5 million fine for secretly acquiring a gas station without FTC approval The company violated a 2018 consent order designed to prevent fuel price manipulation in local ...

Abstract: Many manipulation tasks pose a challenge since they depend on non-visual environmental information that can only be determined after sustained physical interaction has already begun. This is ...

Robotic systems that mirror humans both in their appearance and movements, also known as humanoid robots, could be best suited for tackling many tasks that are currently performed by human agents.

Not all hugs are harmless. New research from psychologists at Binghamton University reveals that people with "dark triad" personality traits use touch to manipulate their partners. A hug can soothe ...

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When dealing with a narcissist, it’s easy to focus on the emotional toll—the gaslighting, the insults, and the constant drama.… Image source: 123rf.com When dealing with a narcissist, it’s easy to ...

The NFL fined the Philadelphia Eagles $75,000 because team official Dom DiSandro used his cellphone in a prohibited area during a preseason game on Aug. 22, two people with knowledge of the punishment ...

Diffusion generative models have demonstrated remarkable success in visual domains such as image and video generation. They have also recently emerged as a promising approach in robotics, especially ...

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Abstract: Deformable object manipulation (DOM) which is a common subtask in various surgical procedures represents an inevitable challenge in robot-assisted surgery (RAS) due to complex nonlinear ...

According to @StanfordAI, the BEHAVIOR Challenge presents 50 long-horizon mobile manipulation tasks designed to test and advance AI systems in complex, real-world settings. The challenge leverages ...