Nitin J. Sanket, a professor at WPI, has developed small flying robots with his team that fit in the palm of a hand and use ultrasound — just like bats. These robots use AI-powered software to filter ...

Now that artificial intelligence has mastered almost everything we do online, it needs help learning how we physically move around in the real world. A growing global army of trainers is helping it ...

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Tesla uses a team of data collectors to train Optimus how to be human. The workers run, dance, and perform simple tasks like wiping a table hundreds of times. Data collectors said the role is ...

Watch Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot doing training routines, or the latest humanoids from Figure loading a washing machine, and it's easy to believe the robot revolution is here. From the outside, it ...

Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners–like therapy horses who respond to human emotion–say University of Bristol researchers. Equine-assisted interventions ...

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Robots excel at many things, but having a good sense of touch is not among them. Whether dropping items or pinching them too tightly, which crushes the object, many robots struggle with these basic ...