A technique can plan a trajectory for a robot using only language-based inputs. While it can't outperform vision-based approaches, it could be useful in settings that lack visual data to use for ...

In 1982, personal computers were beige, boxy, and built for engineers. They were powerful, but uninviting. Few people knew what they were for, or why they might need one. It took more than just better ...

On Thursday, a large group of university and private industry researchers unveiled Genesis, a new open source computer simulation system that lets robots practice tasks in simulated reality 430,000 ...

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After the state of New Jersey revised its computer science standards in 2020, I was part of a professional learning community tasked with helping educators in all subjects understand the computer ...

Imagine having a continuum soft robotic arm bend around a bunch of grapes or broccoli, adjusting its grip in real time as it lifts the object. Unlike traditional rigid robots that generally aim to ...

Elon Musk seems to think Optimus will be a hit with consumers, and claimed it will claim much of Tesla's stock value.

Autonomous robots could save human lives more easily if they could “see” and react better in adverse environmental conditions. By pursuing the possibilities of using millimeter wave radar for robotic ...

Robots, computers, rockets, bubbles, snakes, lizards, Legos, electricity, even LIGO — somehow-related experiences were on display Nov. 16 for teens and youth of the community at the annual STEM Expo ...