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3 days ago · 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 that can perceive its body has self-awareness, claim …
Jul 13, 2022 · The team claims to have given a robot self-awareness of its location in physical space, but others are sceptical
Toyota to open world’s first robot city and other tech stories
Jun 18, 2025 · Top tech stories: Toyota to open world’s first robot city later in 2025; MIT reveal new AI-powered drone control system; Amazon to roll out delivery robots.
New tool gives anyone the ability to train a robot - MIT News
Jul 17, 2025 · 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 …
This robot can figure out how to open almost any door on its own
Feb 6, 2024 · A wheeled robot set loose on a college campus has figured out how to open all kinds of doors and drawers while rolling around in the real world. The robot adapted to new …
Human-robot interaction is coming. Are we ready for it?
Oct 10, 2025 · Here, “human-robot interaction” is interpreted in the context of social robots, not industrial ones. Social robots are understood as physical machines that are autonomous (or …
A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through …
Apr 2, 2025 · SPROUT is a flexible robot built by MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Notre Dame researchers to assist in disaster response. Emergency responders can use the robot to …
Robot dog can stifle weeds by blasting them with a blowtorch
Jul 23, 2024 · A robot dog equipped with a blowtorch could be used to stop weeds growing on farms, potentially offering a replacement for harmful herbicides. Even highly targeted …
9 ways robots are helping humans: Robodogs to magnetic slime
Jul 10, 2025 · Robots are helping humans in a growing number of places – from archaeological sites to disaster zones and sewers. The most recent robotic inventions can entertain people in …
Teaching robots to map large environments - MIT News
Nov 5, 2025 · MIT researchers developed a powerful system that could help robots safely navigate unpredictable environments using only images captured from their onboard cameras.