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BMBF providing €20 million to fund robotics in Germany-University of Bonn heavily involved Some of the country's leading centers for robotics have joined forces and set up a consortium to develop the

Compression standard for haptics published What JPEG, MP3 and MPEG are for images, audio and video, haptic codecs are for transmitting the sense of touch via the Internet.

As artificial intelligence changes our battlefields how can we maintain restraint and humanity in our military campaigns.

A new study by Carnegie Mellon researchers found that when roboticists and people with disabilities collaborate on robot designs, interesting ideas emerge that could make existing robots more accessible and inspire new uses.

MIT CSAIL's frugal deep-learning model infers the hidden physical properties of objects, then adapts to find the most stable grasps for robots in unstructured environments like homes and fulfillment centers.

With generative AI models, researchers combined robotics data from different sources to help robots learn better.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute (RI) have developed a robotic system that interactively co-paints with people. Collaborative FRIDA (CoFRIDA) can work with users of any artistic ability , inviting collaboration to create art in the real world. "It's like the drawing equivalent of a writing prompt," said Jim McCann , an associate RI professor who runs the RI's Textiles Lab.

Racing cars, robots, aircraft: Bachelor's students in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering spend two semesters working on a project in teams.

MIT CSAIL researchers enhance robotic precision with sophisticated tactile sensors in the palm and agile fingers, setting the stage for improvements in human-robot interaction and prosthetic technology.

From skill sets to an overall concept For the first time, the assistance robot GARMI demonstrates that it can directly combine specific skills and support seniors throughout the day. With the help of a digital twin, artificial intelligence and ChatGPT, the care assistant from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) conducts caregiving tasks such as bringing water and breakfast to the bedside, booking medical appointments and setting up and facilitating telemedical examinations.

Eva Reitbauer is trying to teach robots to "see". Her robots include autonomous compost turning machines whose sensory organs are sensors such as laser scanners and cameras.

Getting robots to perform even a simple task requires tons of behind-the-scenes work. Part of the challenge is planning and executing movements, everything from turning wheels to lifting a robotic arm. To make this happen, roboticists collaborate with programmers to develop a set of trajectories - or pathways - that are clear of obstacles and doable for the robot.

Combining robotics and ChatGPT Prof Angela Schoellig from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) uses ChatGPT to develop choreographies for swarms of drones to perform along to music. An additional safety filter prevents mid-air collisions. The researchers' results demonstrate the first time that large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT can be used in robotics.

Carnegie Mellon researchers from its Robotics Institute (RI) and College of Engineering are packing up  fossil-inspired paleobionics , robotic hands and  autonomous aerial vehicles to demonstrate to members of Congress and their staff at "Robotics for a Better Tomorrow: Robotics Showcase and Demo Day," in Washington, D.C. on April 30.

The University of Bonn's Team NimbRo was the top scoring team in the @Home league for household robots at the RoboCup German Open, held in Kassel from April 18-20.

Autonomous system devised by a Johns Hopkins doctoral candidate IDs and treats internal bleeding to prevent pre-hospital deaths when minutes matter A Johns Hopkins University doctoral candidate is de

With rapid developments in artificial intelligence and robot technology, social robots will increasingly be used in society.

To create smarter materials that will transform robotics, researchers must work together. That was the thinking behind the four year SMART project, which united fifteen early-stage researchers from robotics and materials science - and turned them into friends.

With help from a large language model, MIT engineers enabled robots to self-correct after missteps and carry on with their chores. From wiping up spills to serving up food, robots are being taught to carry out increasingly complicated household tasks. Many such home-bot trainees are learning through imitation; they are programmed to copy the motions that a human physically guides them through.

The Autonomous System for Tumor Resection, designed by a team of Johns Hopkins researchers, can remove tumors from the tongue with accuracy rivaling-or even potentially exceeding-that of human surgeons Removal of cancerous tumors, or resection, in delicate areas like the head and neck is a challenge for even the most experienced surgeons.

The quadrupedal robot ANYmal went back to school and has learned a lot. researchers used machine learning to teach it new skills: the robot can now climb over obstacles and successfully negotiate pitfalls.

A team of engineers and physiotherapists from the Robotics and Multibody Mechanics laboratory (R&MM) and the research group Human Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy (MFYS) is busy preparing for the 2024 CYBATHLON.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded two TU Delft researchers a Vici grant of up to 1.5 million euros.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded three TU Delft researchers a Vici grant of up to 1.5 million euros.

No one could blame Carnegie Mellon University students Akhil Padmanabha and Janavi Gupta if they were a bit anxious this past August as they traveled to the Bay Area home of Henry and Jane Evans.

By breaking an intractable problem into smaller chunks, a deep-learning technique identifies the optimal areas for thinning out traffic in a warehouse.

NRW state premier Wüst visits the Humanoid Robots Lab at the University of Bonn The state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wüst, visited the Humanoid Robots Lab at the University of Bonn on Thursday afternoon.

Adaptive smart glove from MIT CSAIL researchers can send tactile feedback to teach users new skills, guide robots with more precise manipulation, and help train surgeons and pilots. You've likely met someone who identifies as a visual or auditory learner, but others absorb knowledge through a different modality: touch.

Experts from across the world, led by UCL scientists, have created a framework to evaluate the use of robots for surgical procedures. Experts from across the world, led by UCL scientists, have created a framework to evaluate the use of robots for surgical procedures. In 1999, Intuitive emerged as a pioneer in the field of robot-assisted surgery with the launch of their da Vinci system.

Imagine a coffee cup sitting on a table. Now, imagine a book partially obscuring the cup. As humans, we still know what the coffee cup is even though we can't see all of it. But a robot might be confused. Robots in warehouses and even around our houses struggle to identify and pick up objects if they are too close together, or if a space is cluttered.

It abseils down from a height and swings around obstacles: Robot Avocado will one day maneuver through the canopy of the rainforest and collect data for researchers about this difficult-to-access habitat .

A multimodal system uses models trained on language, vision, and action data to help robots develop and execute plans for household, construction, and manufacturing tasks.