Researchers have developed an AI-powered they claim can beat the physical marble game Labyrinth faster than humans are capable of. Thomas Bi and Raffaello D’Andrea of ETH Zurich created CyberRunner, which combines model-based reinforcement with the dexterity required to beat a game that requires physical skill, coordination and precision. For the uninitiated, the aim of …
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot has already impressed us with its astonishing agility, but now it can make a pretty good tour guide, too. Keen to explore how generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot can be used with its robot dog, the company’s clever engineers recently decided to create a tour guide using the technology. …
A Starship Technologies robot on a delivery run. Customers place an order via an app and the robot delivers it inside a secure compartment. Starship Technologies A bomb threat involving wheel-based delivery robots at an Oregon State University campus has turned out to be a prank following the reported arrest of a suspect. Officials at …
The use for humans in the world of robotics, even as teachers, is shrinking thanks to AI. NVIDIA Research has announced the creation of Eureka, an AI agent powered by GPT-4 that has trained robots to perform tasks using reward algorithms. Notably, Eureka taught a robotic hand to do pen spinning tricks as well as …
Amazon Amazon says its warehouses now deploy more than 750,000 robots, most of them robotic arms or wheel-based machines designed for repetitive jobs to free up employees for other tasks. But Amazon’s latest deployment may have some warehouse workers looking over their shoulders as this particular contraption looks and moves more like them. Undergoing testing …
A school in Japan is turning to robots in a bid to tackle rising truancy rates. The school in Kumamoto, southwest Japan, will allow absent students to control telepresence robots in the classroom. Officials behind the initiative hope the setup will eventually encourage the students to return to school, the Mainichi newspaper reported. Starting in …
GE Aerospace has unveiled a remarkable — and remarkably squishy — robot called Sensiworm (Soft ElectroNics Skin-Innervated Robotic Worm) that’s set to enhance aircraft safety. The camera-equipped Sensiworm has been designed for the inspection of airplane parts like engines, with the General Electric subsidiary suggesting that the diminutive device “could serve as extra sets of …
Apptronik Another humanoid robot has come sniffing for your job. Created by Texas-based Apptronik, the new robot worker, called Apollo, certainly looks like the real deal and is far from the kind of clunky, awkward contraptions that sometimes appear at such unveilings. That’s probably because Apollo is the culmination of Apptronik’s experience and expertise in …
Team 1st Technologies A growing number of educational institutions in the United States are implementing advanced security measures with the use of AI-equipped robots. These robots are designed to patrol the campus and identify any unwelcome intruders, enhancing overall school safety. Concerns about school safety are prevalent among staff, students, and parents, especially in light …
Andrews, a visual arts teacher at the school, was taken aback when her husband described the robot as a police robot. Initially, she thought it was simply taking photos of the graduates, but she soon learned that it was actually providing 360-degree camera footage to the school security team. Andrews expressed her concerns about what …