AI Mimics Toddler-Like Learning to Unlock Human Cognition

Summary: A new AI model, based on the PV-RNN framework, learns to generalize language and actions in a manner similar to toddlers by integrating vision, proprioception, and language instructions. Unlike…

Sophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts at Zimbabwe’s innovation fair

Sophia, the humanoid robot, responds to questions from children at the University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Friday, 13 Dec. 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli From answering questions from Cabinet ministers, academics…

Challenging the traditional approach to human-robot interaction

Taylor Higgins, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, leads several projects exploring human-robot interaction, including an unusual study of motor learning through unicycle riding. Credit:…

Automated assembly speeds up the creation of hybrid robots

A single algorithm can help robots make good decisions in real time

Smallest walking robot makes microscale measurements

Robotic inspection for steel bridge integrity

Robots Help Unlock the Mystery of Human Sense of Self

Summary: A new study explores how robots can model and test aspects of the human sense of self, offering new insights into this complex phenomenon. Robots can simulate processes like…

Washbasin-cleaning robot can imitate human motions and adapt its knowledge flexibly to different situations

Helper in the bathroom: a robot arm at TU Wien. Credit: TU Wien Robots are supposed to do boring or unpleasant jobs for us. However, tedious tasks such as cleaning…

Artificial magnetic muscles can support tensile stresses up to 1,000 times their own weight