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2025年12月19日 · Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies Neural Jacobian Fields, developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, can learn to control any robot …
What is a robot? - New Scientist
The word “robot” was coined by the Czech writer Karel Čapek in a 1920 play called Rossum’s Universal Robots, and is derived from the Czech robota, meaning “drudgery” or “servitude”.
Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to ...
2025年7月24日 · A vision-based control system called Neural Jacobian Fields enables soft and rigid robots to learn self-supervised motion control using only a monocular camera. The system, …
Expanding robot perception - MIT News
2025年1月28日 · MIT Associate Professor Luca Carlone works to give robots a more human-like perception of their environment, so they can interact with people safely and seamlessly.
Computer-aided creativity in robot design - MIT News
2020年11月30日 · RoboGrammar is a new system that automates and optimizes robot design. The system, developed at MIT, creates arthropod-inspired robots for traversing a variety of terrains. It …
Teaching a robot its limits, to complete open-ended tasks safely
2024年12月12日 · To a robot, though, the motto represents learning constraints, or limitations of a specific task within the machine’s environment, to do chores safely and correctly. For instance, …
Humanoid robots offer disruption and promise. Here's why
2025年6月16日 · Companies and individuals alike can benefit from humanoid robots, but society and industry will require clear guardrails to embrace this transformation.
A new model offers robots precise pick-and-place solutions
2024年8月9日 · A new paper by MechE researchers published in the journal Science Robotics explores pick-and-place solutions with more precision. In precise pick-and-place, also known as kitting, the …
Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans ...
2025年4月24日 · MIT roboticists developed a way to cut through data noise and help robots focus on the features in a scene that are most relevant for assisting humans. The system could be used in smart …
New tool gives anyone the ability to train a robot - MIT News
2025年7月17日 · A new training interface allows a robot to learn a task in several different ways. This increased training flexibility could help more people interact with and teach robots — and may also …