Dr. Kate Darling joins the Institute to lead new research team focused on ethics and societal impact of robotics and AI.

The 2024 Farm Robotics Challenge is a year long agricultural robotics project challenge for university teams with prizes awarded in September 2024.

A team of researchers at the University of Washington has developed robotic smart speakers that can divide rooms into speech zones. 

Students using the robot and controller can learn how robotics can be deployed across different sectors and applications.

TRI said new approach is a step towards building Large Behavior Models (LBMs) for robots, analogous to Large Language Models (LLMs) for conversational AI.

The microfliers use a Miuri-ori origami fold to switch from tumbling through the air to dropping straight to the ground. 

Acceleration Robotics introduced RobotPerf Benchmarks, a benchmarking suite for robotics computing performance, utilizing ROS 2 as its foundation.

A research team at UC Berkeley has released BridgeData V2, a large and diverse dataset of robotic manipulation behaviors.

This act would prohibit the manufacture, sale, and operation of robotic devices or drones that are mounted with a weapon. 

The USC team built a 3D structure of electrodes that converts stretch and release to a process of folding and unfolding.

An MIT research team has developed an AI technique that allows robots to manipulate objects with their entire hand or body, instead of just their fingertips. 

Tormach created a ROS-based industrial robotic manipulator and control system that avoids “black box” issues that plague modern robotics applications.

The ARM Institute plans to award nearly $1.56 million in project funding from various sectors, for a total contribution of $3.26 million. 

The University of Bristol research team developed a tactile dual-arm robotic system using recent advances in AI and robot tactile sensing.

eAir sensors, developed at NUS, offer increased precision and reliability for medical applications over traditional sensors. 

University of Cambridge researchers found that robots can decrease productivity in the short term but can increase it in the long term.

University of Cambridge researchers found that robots can decrease productivity in the short term but can increase it in the long term.

The system, called HADAR or heat-assisted detection and ranging, allows robots to see in the dark the same as they can in sunlight.

The Autonomous Exploration Research Team’s systems allow robots to find their way in new places and create a map without human intervention. 

Researchers at Meta AI and Fundamental AI Research have been working with Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped to push the robot to new heights.

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a robot that can swim under the sand and dig itself out.

MIT researchers developed a framework that helps robots learn faster in new environments without needing a user to have technical knowledge.