Whether in the kitchen or on a workshop floor, robot assistants that can fetch items for people could be extremely useful.

By incorporating insights from canine companions, researchers enable robots to use both language and gesture as inputs to help fetch the right objects.

POMDP, an AI framework inspired by dogs that allows robots to use human gestures and language to find objects with 89% accuracy.

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The conversation around AI and art generally swings between two extremes: a flood of AI slop or the total automation of creative work. The more desirable approach may be an AI that behaves as a useful ...

Women’s Day is a moment to recognise women who have shaped different fields, including technology and artificial intelligence.

Long before Sputnik, something else was already circling our planet—seen by pilots, tracked by radar, and photographed for decades. If the decoded signals are real, this object has been observing ...

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent scientists nearly 1 million astronomy alerts in one night, showing off changes in the sky. Eventually, the telescope is expected to reach 7 million alerts per night.

The 17-year-old high school senior beat out roughly 2,600 student projects to claim the top spot.

Out in the Kuiper Belt, the massive doughnut of debris beyond Neptune, about one in 10 kilometer-scale objects have surprised scientists with their unexpected shape. Rather than resembling a ball, ...