Robots are part of massive IT spending to help retailers improve operational efficiency by gathering actionable real-time data, unloading trucks and more.

Leila Takayama's work focuses on improving the design and function of personal robots to make them more appealing to humans, expanding what they can do for us.

Two new studies introduce AI systems that use either video or photos to create simulations that can train robots to function in the real world. This could significantly lower the costs of training ...

Even sophisticated robots with self-emptying bins can get clogged from time to time, so no matter how fancy your robot vacuum is, you'll want to be sure to check its dirt-handling apparatus ...

MIT researchers discovered that cross-training, a technique used to improve human teams, can also foster better collaboration between humans and robots.

By incorporating these advancements, robots can work faster and better understand our world, paving the way for a future where they seamlessly interact with people and their surroundings.

Gestures improve communication, even with robots Robot avatars programmed to talk with their hands to be understood better Date: April 4, 2016 Source: Frontiers Summary: In the world of robot ...

PITTSBURGH — The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is pioneering the future of robotics with innovative learning techniques. "Similar to how you train a dog, so we ...

Researchers are developing robots that can learn from previous work Engineers have developed a robotic system that can evolve and improve its performance. A robot arm builds "babies" that get ...

“How to give better feedback, how to do performance reviews, how to talk to a recruiter. Those are vanilla things. But even those vanilla things are often inaccessible to most human beings.” ...