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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Humanoid robots struggle with basic tasks like walking safely and lack the dexterity needed for complex human-like ...

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognise objects, navigate ...

With AI beginning to look as if it has reached a deployment plateau — if not a lessening of hype — high-tech promoters and investors are on the hunt for the next big thing. And they're focusing on ...

The company’s vision language model, Cosmos Reason, is designed to help robots make better decisions by evaluating their surroundings. Nvidia has developed a generative AI (genAI) model to help robots ...

We have all heard about the robot that had to be cut to confirm ...

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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 ...

We humans have mastered fire, split the atom, and shot ourselves into space. We've built machines that can outthink us and tools that can cook us lunch or cut open our chests to perform life-saving ...

John McCormick receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Robots come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. By definition, they’re machines that perform automatic tasks and can be operated ...

Clanker, rust bucket, tinskin — slang words used to put down robots are on the rise. As AI and robots threaten to replace human work and maybe even humans, the recent popularity of anti-robot lingo ...