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6 days ago · Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies. Neural Jacobian Fields, developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, can learn to control any …
New system enables robots to solve manipulation problems in …
Jun 5, 2025 · A user could incorporate different skill types into the system to expand a robot’s capabilities automatically. In the future, the researchers want to leverage large language …
What is a robot? - New Scientist
The word “robot” was coined by the Czech writer Karel Čapek in a 1920 play called Rossum’s Universal Robots, and is derived from the Czech robota, meaning “drudgery” or “servitude”.
A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through …
Apr 2, 2025 · The robot has a built-in camera and motion sensors so that first responders could “scope out a site, before sending rescue teams in to save survivors.” The robot operates with a …
Surgical robots take step towards fully autonomous operations
Jul 9, 2025 · The robot is powered by a two-tier AI system trained on 17 hours of video encompassing 16,000 motions made in operations by human surgeons. When put to work, the …
Using generative AI to help robots jump higher and land safely
Jun 27, 2025 · To create a robot that could jump high and land stably, the researchers recognized that they needed to strike a balance between both goals. They represented both jumping …
Helping robots practice skills independently to adapt to unfamiliar ...
Aug 8, 2024 · The robot, which has an arm attached to its back, completed manipulation tasks after practicing for a few hours. In one demonstration, the robot learned how to securely place …
Ping pong bot returns shots with high-speed precision
May 8, 2025 · Caption: “With our robot, we are exploring how the techniques used in playing ping pong could translate to a more generalized system, like a humanoid or anthropomorphic robot …
Can robots learn from machine dreams? - MIT News
Nov 19, 2024 · LucidSim is an AI-powered simulator that trained a robot dog to perform parkour using generated images without any real-world data. This approach, from MIT CSAIL …
New tool gives anyone the ability to train a robot - MIT News
Jul 17, 2025 · When the interface is attached to a robot, the entire robot can be controlled remotely, and the interface’s camera records the robot’s movements, which the robot can use …