Four-legged robots that scramble up stairs, stride over rubble, and stream inspection data — no preorder, no lab coat required.

Principles and Guidelines for Evaluating Social Robot Navigation Algorithms. Anthony Francis, Claudia Perez-D'Arpino, Chengshu Li, Fei Xia, Alexandre Alahi, Rachid Alami1, Aniket Bera, Abhijat Biswas, ...

Imagine a robot that doesn’t just follow commands but actually plans its actions, adjusts its movements on the go, and learns from feedback—much like a human would. This may sound like a far-fetched ...

Scientists at TU Delft in the Netherlands have developed an algorithm that allows multiple autonomous drones to work together to control and transport heavy payloads. It works even in windy conditions ...

A four-legged robot that keeps crawling even after all four of its legs have been hacked off with a chainsaw is the stuff of nightmares for most people. For Deepak Pathak, cofounder and CEO of the ...

Mobile robots have recently become more prevalent in human environments, including delivery robots on sidewalks, guide robots in museums and airports, and cleaning robots at shopping malls. However, ...

Companies across sectors have invested in AI at some of their new manufacturing sites. AI can help to increase production, predict machine breakdowns, and forecast demand. This article is part of "How ...

Harvard researchers created an algorithm that allows a wearable robot to adapt to and assist the arm movements of stroke and Lou Gehrig’s disease patients in real-time. The researchers’ machine ...

The rising popularity of Bausch + Lomb's daily single-use contact lenses led to a massive manufacturing challenge. To keep up with demand, the company had to quickly expand capacity at two production ...

Atlas, the humanoid robot famous for its parkour and dance routines, has recently begun demonstrating something altogether more subtle but also a lot more significant: It has learned to both walk and ...

Imagine for a moment that you’re in an auto factory. A robot and a human are working next to each other on the production line. The robot is busy rapidly assembling car doors while the human runs ...