In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was ...

Abstract: 3D Gaussian Splats (3DGSs) are 3D object models derived from multi-view images. Such “digital twins” are useful for simulations, virtual reality, E-commerce, robot policy fine-tuning, and ...

A humanoid robot developed by a Japanese robotics company demonstrated advanced dexterity by sorting black socks from a moving conveyor belt carrying mixed black and white socks. The demonstration ...

Conventional robots navigate much like humans do, relying on detailed maps of the area they are in to get around. This allows the robot to maintain an accurate estimate of its own location, but comes ...

After testing dozens of robot vacuums at CNET Labs to see how well they clean and avoid obstacles, we discovered an unusual relationship. Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over a decade as a ...

Most people think of Toyota and picture a Camry, a Tacoma, maybe a Prius. A 7-foot-2 robot shooting free throws at halftime of a professional basketball game? That's a harder image to conjure. But ...

Toyota’s CUE7 robot uses AI to learn basketball shooting through trial and error instead of fixed programming. The 7-foot-2 robot is lighter, faster and more agile ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Monday that Ukraine had captured a Russian position using an entirely unmanned robot ground force. "For the first time in the history of this war, ...

Abstract: During fire detection, the robot activates the water pump which results in extinguishing fire through targeted spraying to conserve water. From the experiments conducted, the robot achieved ...

The fields of manufacturing, logistics, and even restaurants are increasingly moving toward automation, with robots being employed for a wide range of tasks. One of the most critical applications of ...

It's easy to assume that vacuuming isn't high on anyone's list of favorite activities. Thankfully, the invention of robot vacuums has significantly reduced the amount of time people have to spend on ...