Walking robots, such as quadruped robotic dogs, must be able to move safely through rough, often changing environments. Today ...

In a world where self-driving robotaxis glide through major city streets without drivers behind the wheel and delivery drones ...

Combinatorial optimization problems are often encountered in real-world applications, including logistics, scheduling and ...

A growing workforce of robot controllers is teaching humanoids to move like people so they can work in factories and homes. The humanoid robots are being taught how to do basic tasks: pouring coffee, ...

At robot learning centers in China, people teach machines how to work in a variety of scenarios. Humanoid robots are part of Beijing's bigger industrial strategy to dominate global markets and supply ...

Since launching its Servi platform, Bear Robotics has heard one objection more than any other: "Our space is too tight." Servi Q is the answer. Engineered for narrow-path navigation, Servi Q moves ...

Robots have achieved impressive levels of reliability in structured environments such as factories and warehouses, where layouts are predictable and tasks follow predefined workflows. The real world, ...

Conventional robots navigate much like humans do, relying on detailed maps of the area they are in to get around. This allows the robot to maintain an accurate estimate of its own location, but comes ...

Unitree is a Chinese company known for making adorable, relatively affordable robots that dance and shuffle and such. Last night, it revealed its latest creation, which is something of a departure: a ...

Navigation remains a fundamental challenge for robots across diverse domains, including mobile robots, unmanned aerial vehicles, and autonomous driving systems. Reinforcement learning (RL) has emerged ...

Thanks to researchers at Georgia Tech, robots have taken several new steps towards replacing human labor – and not simply for dangerous tasks such as mining the depths of the Earth and exploring the ...