As robotic systems are becoming more common in hospitals across the country, so too is the need for roboticists who understand those systems and can use robotics to make a difference. Robotics are ...

[A version of this piece first appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] The topic of generative AI comes up frequently in my newsletter, Actuator. I admit that I ...

"Autonomous transportation is here, and the technology is constantly advancing," MSR co-director Matthew Elwin said. "The industry is extremely interesting for roboticists in part because of its ...

The topic of generative AI comes up frequently in my newsletter, Actuator. I admit that I was a bit hesitant to spend more time on the subject a few months back. Anyone who has been reporting on ...

Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced various systems that can replicate specific human motions and behaviors ...

AI is upending the way robots learn, leaving companies and researchers with a need for more data. Getting it means wrestling with a host of ethical and legal questions. Since ChatGPT was released ...

Roboticists at The Faboratory at Yale University have developed a way for soft robots to replicate some of the more unsettling things that animals and insects can accomplish — say, a reptile ...

But could it ever discover a new form of physics? A group of roboticists from Columbia University wanted to exploit the vast potential of AI and find out if it can ever find an "alternative physics." ...

The problem, says Singh, a Ph.D. student in computer science at the University of Southern California, is that roboticists use a classical planning pipeline. “They formally define every action ...

Humanoid hype is dividing frenzied investors from skeptical roboticists, with reporters caught in between. On Thursday I watched Daniela Rus, one of the world’s top experts on AI-powered robots ...

I also think it’s interesting when roboticists engage with choreography themselves. We did a workshop with Patrick Martin and his graduate students and some of my dance students — getting them ...

The team has outlined how a scientific community can benefit if its leadership fosters an environment of diversity and inclusion, and propose a leadership guide for roboticists to help reap these ...