autonomous robots

A robot that could pick mushrooms at a speed and quality comparable to or beyond human harvesters
Robotic mushroom harvester, operating at Whitecrest Mushrooms Limited, in Putnam, Ont. https://www.youtube.com/embed/2vv4rQj52Bc A robot that
A new look at ocean health and global carbon cycle using robotic floats
A Biogeochemical-Argo (BGC-Argo) float collects data between the surface and 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) deep
Training that will permit autonomous robot agents to reason and adapt to changing battlefield conditions
New Army research reduces the unpredictability of current training reinforcement learning policies so that they
Teaching robotic AI to be spontaneous
Coexistence of chaos and stability. These visualizations of the system’s output show broad patterns of
Teaching robots how to outperform and outdrive humans?
Army researchers use human teachers to improve navigation in autonomous systems. (Army researchers use human
A radical new way of understanding how to build robotics systems
via Space.com A radical new way of understanding how to build robotics systems A psychological
The first decentralized algorithm with a collision-free, deadlock-free guarantee for traffic
via Northwestern University The first decentralized algorithm with a collision-free, deadlock-free guarantee for traffic For
Better and faster ways of providing human guidance to autonomous robots

Researchers are developing better, faster ways of providing human guidance to autonomous robots. Told to

Artificial muscles can now be powered by energy from glucose and oxygen, just like biological muscles

Artificial muscles made from polymers can now be powered by energy from glucose and oxygen,

Teaching marine robots to take calculated risks

Algorithm could help autonomous underwater vehicles explore risky but scientifically-rewarding environments. We know far less

Underwater robot can identify and kill crown-of-thorns starfish while monitoring overall reef health

An underwater drone that can keep watch on reef health and accurately identify and inject

Robot vehicle uses surroundings to build complex structures and overcome obstacles

Like the state animal of New York, the rover-like vehicle uses surroundings to build complex

Robots can now move safely among us using socially aware navigation

Approach may enable robots to move around hospitals, malls, and other areas with heavy foot

Autonomous underground excavation robot with intelligent navigation for urban environments

Researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) are leading the implementation of a new

Volvo’s robot refuse collectors ROAR into life

The ROAR project is aimed at showing how machines can communicate with each other and