Mobile robot algorithms and coordination have emerged as a central discipline in robotics research, combining computational theory, distributed algorithms, and systems engineering. These algorithms ...

(Nanowerk News) There are some tasks that traditional robots — the rigid and metallic kind — simply aren’t cut out for. Soft-bodied robots, on the other hand, may be able to interact with people more ...

In 2018, researchers at MIT and the auto manufacturer BMW were testing ways in which humans and robots might work in close proximity to assemble car parts. In a replica of a factory floor setting, the ...

The new algorithm could help robots make safer, smarter decisions around humans, even amidst the greatest uncertainties.

A research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was nominated for two best-paper awards at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation this week. The annual event, ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. An algorithm can help bots adapt to injury through trial and error An algorithm ...

Algorithm tells robots where nearby humans are headed Date: June 12, 2019 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summary: A new tool for predicting a person's movement trajectory may help ...

Google algorithm lets robots teach themselves to walk It's a milestone in making robots more useful.

A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed an algorithm that teaches robots how to fall, allowing them to trip up with a little more grace, and hopefully cause ...

I have only been at Techaeris 2 days and it already looks like I will be replaced, by a Robot no less. As the printing press was replaced by technology advances, so to are the people that write it.