Robots at Northeastern University run the technological gamut, from NASA research to systems that could help the seafood industry.

New research from HowToRobot and Robotics Australia Group reveals how Australia’s industry uses the country’s unique strengths in the global robotics race.

Toyota Research Institute demonstrated how it is developing AI and autonomous vehicles to interact with human drivers for safety.

Researchers at Brown University’s Humans to Robots Laboratory have developed software that helps robots understand plain-worded instructions. 

The eighth version of the open-source simulator is one of the biggest Gazebo releases to date from Open Robotics.

Universal Robots had strong attendance at its U.S. headquarters open house, which featured presentations, demonstrations, and networking.

Boston Dynamics integrated Spot with ChatGPT and other AI models as a proof of concept for the potential robotics applications of foundational models. 

A research team led by Cornell University is using an underwater robot, called Icefin, to gain a better understanding of ice shelf crevasses. 

The tools include a simulator, datasets, and an affordable technology stack that encompasses both hardware and software. 

The Northwestern team gave the AI a prompt to design a robot that can walk across a flat surface, and used the AI’s design as blueprints.

Robotics developer Kabilan KB is bringing autonomous navigation to wheelchairs with the aim of helping improve mobility for people with disabilities. 

Cornell researchers have combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-sized robot powered by combustion.

Dr. Kate Darling joins the Institute to lead new research team focused on ethics and societal impact of robotics and AI.

The 2024 Farm Robotics Challenge is a year long agricultural robotics project challenge for university teams with prizes awarded in September 2024.

A team of researchers at the University of Washington has developed robotic smart speakers that can divide rooms into speech zones. 

Students using the robot and controller can learn how robotics can be deployed across different sectors and applications.

TRI said new approach is a step towards building Large Behavior Models (LBMs) for robots, analogous to Large Language Models (LLMs) for conversational AI.

The microfliers use a Miuri-ori origami fold to switch from tumbling through the air to dropping straight to the ground. 

Acceleration Robotics introduced RobotPerf Benchmarks, a benchmarking suite for robotics computing performance, utilizing ROS 2 as its foundation.

A research team at UC Berkeley has released BridgeData V2, a large and diverse dataset of robotic manipulation behaviors.

The USC team built a 3D structure of electrodes that converts stretch and release to a process of folding and unfolding.

An MIT research team has developed an AI technique that allows robots to manipulate objects with their entire hand or body, instead of just their fingertips.