The wheels of the robot stopped abruptly to make a course correction before navigating its way around a turn. The robot’s course, put together with tape on the floor, was challenging to navigate, and ...

There are countless big problems left to solve in the world of automation, and robotic learning sits somewhere near the top. While it’s true that humans have gotten pretty good at programming systems ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Eleven-year-old Zion Williams is very creative and likes to build all types of things from scratch. That’s why she and 70 other students in grades three through 10 spent their ...

Glenmont Elementary School is taking part in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in a different and creative way. The students learned how to code robots over the last two months. Each robot was ...

In the first days of my son’s life, during the fall of 2023, he spent much of the time when he wasn’t sleeping or eating engaged in what some cognitive scientists call “motor babbling.” His arms and ...

Researchers have developed a new learning method for robots called WHIRL, short for In-the-Wild Human Imitating Robot Learning. WHIRL is an efficient algorithm for one-shot visual imitation. It can ...

Kris Weng (MSR '25) used his MSR final project to develop a dextrous robotic hand and arm that learns as it provides assistance. In 1989, video gamers around the world were sold the potential of ...

THESE DROIDS HOW TO FUNCTION. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE STEPPING BACK INTO THE FUTURE WITH A RARE LOOK INSIDE THE ROBOTICS INSTITUTE AT CMU. THE WORK BEING INVENTED RIGHT HERE IN PITTSBURGH WILL HAVE A MAJOR ...