LLMs tried to run a robot in the real world – it didn't go well

Researchers at Andon Labs recently evaluated how well large language models can act as decision-makers in robotic systems. Their study, called Butter-Bench, tested whether modern LLMs ...

AgiBot Makes History: First Robot to Learn Directly on the Factory Floor

AgiBot builds world’s first real-world deployment of reinforcement learning in industrial robotics, bringing self-learning AI to manufacturing ...
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Enhancing Human-to-Robot Skill Transfer: A Framework Integrating Movement and Variable Impedance Based on EMG

Abstract: Skill transfer and impedance control is gaining increasing prominence as a solution to interactive tasks which are challenged through pre-programming. In this paper, a framework for skill ...

AI researchers ’embodied’ an LLM into a robot – and it started channeling Robin Williams

AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.

Robotics And Physical AI: A New Era In Automation

Robotics could enter a new industrial super cycle as advances in AI, sensors, and hardware fuse digital intelligence with physical capability across industries. Read more here.
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The Improved ROS-Based MTAR Navigation Framework for Service Robot: Motion Trajectory Analysis Regulator

Abstract: Recent years have seen a surge in service robots built on the ROS framework, where effective path planning algorithms are crucial for their successful operation. However, real-world ...