A multimodal system uses models trained on language, vision, and action data to help robots develop and execute plans for household, construction, and manufacturing tasks.

Project Ddog aims to turn a Boston Dynamics Spot quadruped into a basic communicator for those with physical challenges such as ALS. 

An effort to create a control model that moves seamlessly between different activities like standing, walking and climbing stairs is renewed by the National Institutes of Health

The realistic model could aid the development of better heart implants and shed light on understudied heart disorders.

Northeastern University researchers have developed the Hydrilla Hunter, a robot designed to detect invasive plants in rivers.

RoboCLIP algorithm has been pre-trained on large amounts of video and textual demonstrations.

MassRobotics second Form and Function Challenge is seeking university teams to create innovative and useful robotics.

Hutter, co-founder of quadruped maker ANYbotics, focuses on the development of robots with legged locomotion and manipulation.

The Stevens Institute for Artificial Intelligence’s director shares his perspectives on AI policy, generative AI, and machine learning and legged robots.

With new overtime regulations for truck drivers in Japan, the country could face labor shortages that robots can help address, said the IFR.

Robots at Northeastern University run the technological gamut, from NASA research to systems that could help the seafood industry.

New research from HowToRobot and Robotics Australia Group reveals how Australia’s industry uses the country’s unique strengths in the global robotics race.

Toyota Research Institute demonstrated how it is developing AI and autonomous vehicles to interact with human drivers for safety.

Researchers at Brown University’s Humans to Robots Laboratory have developed software that helps robots understand plain-worded instructions. 

The eighth version of the open-source simulator is one of the biggest Gazebo releases to date from Open Robotics.

Universal Robots had strong attendance at its U.S. headquarters open house, which featured presentations, demonstrations, and networking.

Boston Dynamics integrated Spot with ChatGPT and other AI models as a proof of concept for the potential robotics applications of foundational models. 

A research team led by Cornell University is using an underwater robot, called Icefin, to gain a better understanding of ice shelf crevasses. 

The tools include a simulator, datasets, and an affordable technology stack that encompasses both hardware and software. 

The Northwestern team gave the AI a prompt to design a robot that can walk across a flat surface, and used the AI’s design as blueprints.

Robotics developer Kabilan KB is bringing autonomous navigation to wheelchairs with the aim of helping improve mobility for people with disabilities. 

Cornell researchers have combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-sized robot powered by combustion.