With a novel simulation method, robots can guess the weight, softness, and other physical properties of an object just by picking it up.

In addition to training future players, the technology could expand the capabilities of other humanoid robots, such as for search and rescue.

A detailed MIT analysis identifies some promising options but also raises unexpected concerns.

The CausVid generative AI tool uses a diffusion model to teach an autoregressive (frame-by-frame) system to rapidly produce stable, high-resolution videos.

“IntersectionZoo,” a benchmarking tool, uses a real-world traffic problem to test progress in deep reinforcement learning algorithms.

New type of “state-space model” leverages principles of harmonic oscillators.

New research uses firefly flashing patterns to identify species and what they’re communicating.

A new method helps convey uncertainty more precisely, which could give researchers and medical clinicians better information to make decisions.

New phase will support continued exploration of ideas and solutions in fields ranging from AI to nanotech to climate — with emphasis on educational exchanges and entrepreneurship.

Researchers achieved a type of coupling between artificial atoms and photons that could enable readout and processing of quantum information in a few nanoseconds.