Scientists have created a robot that can learn tasks like cleaning a washbasin just by watching humans. A special sponge with sensors is used to show the robot how to clean. Using an advanced machine ...

In the first days of my son’s life, during the fall of 2023, he spent much of the time when he wasn’t sleeping or eating engaged in what some cognitive scientists call “motor babbling.” His arms and ...

Discover the latest breakthroughs in robotic tactile sensing and how they are transforming the capabilities of humanoid ...

Reinforcement Learning (RL) has rapidly emerged as a powerful approach for enabling robots to acquire adaptive, data-driven behaviors in real-world ...

Overview AI robots need both real-world and synthetic data to learn effectively, with tools like simulation and teleoperation ...

Chinese startup Westlake Robotics has introduced a humanoid robot named Titan 01, powered by ...

Robots are increasingly learning new skills by watching people. From folding laundry to handling food, many real-world, ...

The activity begins with students reading or listening to a social story on friendship. Some students learn how to code with touch within a week and can move on, while others may take longer. A ...

Roboticists have struggled to get humanoid robots to effectively replicate athletic sports skills, such as those needed for ...

Researchers are using generative AI and other techniques to teach robots new skills—including tasks they could perform in homes. Silent. Rigid. Clumsy. Henry and Jane Evans are used to awkward ...

It’s no secret that foundation models have transformed AI in the digital world. Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, LLaMA, and Bard revolutionized AI for language. While OpenAI’s GPT models ...

A new tomato-picking robot is learning to think before it acts. Instead of simply identifying ripe fruit, it predicts how ...