Warehouse robot uses AI to play real-life Tetris to handle more than ever before
A multipurpose robotic system promises to transform how items are stacked onto pallets, aiming to maximize space utilization ...
AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt
Tarpits were originally designed to waste spammers' time and resources, but creators like Aaron have now evolved the tactic ...
Figure AI details plan to improve humanoid robot safety in the workplace
Safety is often overlooked in the rush to bring humanoid robots to the workplace. As high-profile corporations ranging from ...
SoftBank in Talks to Lead $500 Million AI Robotics Funding
SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks to lead a $500 million funding round for Skild AI, a startup building robotics software, ...
An AI-Powered Robot and Gaming Are Helping Scientists Identify New Deep-Sea Species
Nearly a dozen miles off the California coast on a foggy October morning, a crane lifts a boxy yellow robot off the deck of the research vessel Rachel Carson and lowers it into Monterey Bay’s choppy ...
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Using AI, researchers devise a fast and precise way to teach robots complicated skills
At UC Berkeley, researchers in Sergey Levine's Robotic AI and Learning Lab eyed a table where a tower of 39 Jenga blocks ...
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Figure AI humanoid robots to pass brutal battery, safety tests before launch
Figure AI announces plans for a Center for Humanoid Safety, focusing on transparency, rigorous testing, and third-party ...
Deepseek Freakout, Skild Robotics Raises $500 Million, Eleven Labs AI $250 Million
DeepSeek’s AI disrupts industry, causing Nvidia’s $600B plunge. AI investments surge: SoftBank backs Skild AI, ElevenLabs raises $250M, and Infinite Reality buys Obsess.
AI Comes to the Apple Orchard—From Pollinating to Picking
Researchers are developing robots that promise to automate a process that has always relied on human workers—and local bees ...
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Meta’s Yann LeCun predicts ‘new paradigm of AI architectures’ within 5 years and ‘decade of robotics’
Meta's chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, says that a "new paradigm of AI architectures" will emerge in the next three to five ...
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Watch: Humanoid robot punched, pinned down in a humiliating webcast, sparks outrage
A livestream showing an influencer mishandling a $70K Unitree G1 humanoid robot sparks debate on ethics and human behavior ...
AI comes alive: From bartenders to surgical aides to puppies, tomorrow’s robots are on their way
Beyond performing tasks, machines will integrate into our social fabric, requiring us to navigate new relationships with technology.