Training robots to perform physical tasks is much more complicated than training artificial intelligence to write a paper.

UChicago scientists team up with Chicago Public Schools to test if robots need fictional personalities to teach effectively ...

A still from Carnegie Mellon University’s video showing a robot learning how to perform household chores (Shikhar Bahl/ Carnegie Mellon University) Engineers have built robots that are capable of ...

A Czech startup is making factory automation easier by letting workers teach robots new tasks through simple demonstrations instead of complex coding.By Anthony KingWhat if training a robot to handle ...

Researchers have developed a new learning method for robots called WHIRL, short for In-the-Wild Human Imitating Robot Learning. WHIRL is an efficient algorithm for one-shot visual imitation. It can ...

Robots are increasingly being used in manufacturing, agriculture and health care. But programming a team of robots to carry ...

Researchers working on multiple projects in Europe and the United States are using cloud computing to teach robotic systems to perform a multitude of tasks ranging from household chores to serving ...

Not long ago, the idea of a humanoid robot folding laundry, loading a dishwasher, or making a simple meal felt like science fiction. Robots could weld cars, move boxes, and follow tightly scripted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thanks to researchers at TU Wein in Vienna, the promise of housecleaning robots is one step closer. The team has developed a ...

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Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.