Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have developed aerial robots equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect, track and analyze wildfire smoke plumes. This innovation could ...

In hazardous settings —such as disaster zones, mines or biohazard facilities—humanoids can undertake dangerous tasks, thereby reducing the risk to humans. In industries where labor is both scarce and ...

A scientist used a mathematical model to demonstrate that bacteria can control the behavior of an inanimate device like a robot.

Rhagobot isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of a robot. Inspired by Rhagovelia water striders, ...

Despite decades of progress, most robots are still programmed for specific, repetitive tasks. They struggle with the unexpected and can't adapt to new situations without painstaking reprogramming. But ...

Medical robots today are pretty dumb, typically acting as extensions of a surgeon's hands rather than taking over for them.

Researchers have created a robot that is able to learn a model of its entire body from scratch, without any human assistance. In a new study, the researchers demonstrate how their robot created a ...

This four-legged robot learned parkour to better navigate obstacles Latest improvements to ANYmal make it better at navigating rubble and tricky terrain.

Educators striving to integrate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) into their curricula can leverage this model to provide hands-on robotics instruction.

For decades, though, no such thing existed. Computers were as clueless as their robot cousins. Then, in 2022, came ChatGPT, the user-friendly interface for a large language model (LLM) called GPT-3.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have developed aerial robots equipped with artificial intelligence (AI ...