Can robots learn from machine dreams?

MIT CSAIL researchers used AI-generated images to train a robot dog in parkour, without real-world data. Their LucidSim system demonstrates generative AI's potential for creating robotics training data.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Nov. 19, 2024 ~8 min

Listening gives robots human-like touch

"SonicSense gives robots a new way to hear and feel, much like humans, which can transform how current robots perceive and interact with objects."

Duke University • futurity
Nov. 18, 2024 ~8 min


Robot trained on surgery videos performs as well as human docs

A breakthrough training system that uses imitation learning opens a "new frontier" in medical robotics, researchers say.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Nov. 18, 2024 ~5 min

Watch: Robot snake goes where people can’t

A new snake-like robot has the ability to grow in length and slither into the most inaccessible places.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Nov. 15, 2024 ~2 min

A faster, better way to train general-purpose robots

Inspired by large language models, researchers develop a training technique that pools diverse data to teach robots new skills.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Oct. 28, 2024 ~7 min

‘Palaeo-robots’ to help scientists understand how fish started to walk on land

The transition from water to land is one of the most significant events in the history of life on Earth. Now, a team of roboticists, palaeontologists and

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 23, 2024 ~4 min

Robot developers keep making it seem like housebots are imminent when they’re decades away

Don’t hold your breath for domestic robots like Tesla’s Optimus, Unitree G1 or Figure 02.

Dimitra Gkatzia, Associate Professor in Computing, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Oct. 18, 2024 ~8 min

Combining next-token prediction and video diffusion in computer vision and robotics

A new method can train a neural network to sort corrupted data while anticipating next steps. It can make flexible plans for robots, generate high-quality video, and help AI agents navigate digital environments.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Oct. 16, 2024 ~8 min


How AI is improving simulations with smarter sampling techniques

MIT CSAIL researchers created an AI-powered method for low-discrepancy sampling, which uniformly distributes data points to boost simulation accuracy.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Oct. 2, 2024 ~8 min

Helping robots zero in on the objects that matter

A new method called Clio enables robots to quickly map a scene and identify the items they need to complete a given set of tasks.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 30, 2024 ~9 min

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