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 ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University researchers have developed a new robotic framework powered by artificial intelligence – called RHyME (Retrieval for Hybrid Imitation under Mismatched Execution) – ...

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 researchers' robot planning approach considers thousands of possible actions simultaneously, enabling it to rapidly determine how to manipulate and tightly pack items without damaging them, like ...

Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. One study recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more relatable. In science fiction, robots can be neurotic. Think "Star ...