A technique can plan a trajectory for a robot using only language-based inputs. While it can't outperform vision-based approaches, it could be useful in settings that lack visual data to use for ...

For a generation of scientists raised watching Star Wars, there’s a disappointing lack of C-3PO-like droids wandering around our cities and homes. Where are the humanoid robots fuelled with common ...

Robots can be programmed to do a variety of tasks, like packing boxes and even performing surgery. But each individual movement or task requires its own specific training process, which makes it hard ...

The Dobb-E domestic robotics system was trained in real people’s homes and could help solve the field’s data problem. A new system that teaches robots a domestic task in around 20 minutes could help ...

Our sneak peek into Google’s new robotics model, RT-2, which melds artificial intelligence technology with robots. By Kevin Roose Kevin Roose is a technology columnist, and co-hosts the Times podcast ...

In a cluttered open-plan office in Mountain View, California, a tall and slender wheeled robot has been busy playing tour guide and informal office helper—thanks to a large language model upgrade, ...

Use digital twins to design, test and validate new automation systems virtually, reducing integration time from months to days while minimizing costs and production interruptions. Leverage standard ...