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An algorithm for optimizing the cost and efficiency of human-robot collaborative assembly lines
Robots are rapidly making their way into a variety of settings, including industrial and manufacturing facilities. So far, they have shown great potential for speeding up and automating a number of manufacturing processes ...
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CES 2021: The robots are still coming. These are some of the best ones on the way
Even though the event is virtual, CES delivers no shortage of big screens or nifty gadgets. But let's be real: both of those are lame compared to the robots.
Jan 12, 2021
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Robot displays a glimmer of empathy to a partner robot
Like a longtime couple who can predict each other's every move, a Columbia Engineering robot has learned to predict its partner robot's future actions and goals based on just a few initial video frames.
Jan 11, 2021
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Spontaneous robot dances highlight a new kind of order in active matter
Predicting when and how collections of particles, robots, or animals become orderly remains a challenge across science and engineering.
Dec 31, 2020
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Robots with rhythm: Boston Dynamics' dancing androids a hit
These robots have rhythm.
Dec 31, 2020
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Army research leads to more effective training model for robots
Multi-domain operations, the Army's future operating concept, requires autonomous agents with learning components to operate alongside the warfighter. New Army research reduces the unpredictability of current training reinforcement ...
Dec 29, 2020
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Army strengthens future tech with muscle-bound robots
Robotic systems packed with muscle tissue can produce never-seen-before agility and versatility, Army researchers said.
Dec 17, 2020
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Making industrial robots smarter and more versatile
EPFL spin-off Aica has developed AI-based software that makes industrial robots easier to program and more capable of adapting. The software is designed in a modular format so that operators can build a customized application ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Butler on wheels, robot cutting salad: How COVID-19 sped automation
For decades, the attitude of unions and their advocates to increased automation could be summed up in one word: no. They feared that every time a machine was slipped into the workflow, a laborer lost a job.
Dec 16, 2020
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Engineers develop soft robotic gripper
Scientists often look to nature for cues when designing robots—some robots mimic human hands while others simulate the actions of octopus arms or inchworms. Now, researchers in the University of Georgia College of Engineering ...
Dec 15, 2020
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An open-source and low-cost robotic arm for online education
Researchers at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico have recently created a low-cost robotic arm that could enhance online robotics education, allowing teachers to remotely demonstrate theoretical concepts explained during ...
Dec 14, 2020 feature
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