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Google Reports Progress on Quantum Devices beyond Supercomputer Capability
A Google-led team of researchers have presented more evidence that it’s possible to run productive circuits on today’s near-term intermediate scale quantum devices that are beyond the reach of classical computing. The post Google Reports Progress on Quantum Devices...
Researchers combine robotics, MRI tech for new approach to prostate cancer surgery
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Vanderbilt University are pioneering a new approach to prostate cancer surgery by combining advanced robotics and “low-field” MRI technology. The post Researchers combine robotics, MRI tech for new approach to...
Argonne Team Breaks New Ground in AI-driven Protein Design
Harnessing the power artificial intelligence (AI) and the world’s fastest supercomputers, a research team led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has developed an innovative computing framework to speed up the design of new proteins....
Robot Utility Models: the coolest thing you never heard about (yet)
Robot Utility Models, or RUM for short, are a new area of research and development for the advancement of AI training for robotics. RUM was created by Lerrel Pinto, an assistant professor of computer science, and a team at at New York University. This open-source...
How GenAI Will Impact Jobs In the Real World
There’s been a lot of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) about the potential for generative AI to take people’s jobs. The capability of large language models (LLMs) to answer questions and handle digital tasks when prompted has caught people’s attention, for better...
Top 10 robotics developments of October 2024
October was another busy month for the robotics industry. It included many new developments and the return of exciting events, like RoboBusiness, which took in Santa Clara, Calif. Large funding rounds, new AI product developments, and, of course, humanoids were just a...
Robotics investments top $3.7B in September
Fifty-four producers of robots and robotics enabling technologies raised funding in September 2024, pulling in a total of $3.7 billion. This is the highest monthly funding amount for 2024. The post Robotics investments top $3.7B in September appeared first on The...
Researchers Develop New Techniques to Control Light for Improved Quantum Processing
A recent study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers provides fundamental insight into how light, electrons, and crystal vibrations interact in materials. The research has implications for developing on-chip architectures for quantum information...
UC San Diego, MIT researchers create Open-TeleVision, an immersive teleoperation system
Teleoperation can be a powerful method, not only for performing complex tasks, but also for collecting on-robot data. This data is essential for robot learning from demonstrations, as teleoperation offers accurate and precise examples, plus natural and smooth...
Brain-controlled prosthesis creates natural gait for amputees
State-of-the-art prosthetic limbs can help people with amputations achieve a natural walking gait, but they don’t give the user full neural control over the limb. Instead, they rely on robotic sensors and controllers that move the limb using predefined gait...
Automating food production, one serving at a time
The path to success in food robotics is littered with interesting concepts that failed to deliver. Chef Robotics is a young startup that has built a healthy portfolio of clients and iterated quickly over the last two years to mature the capabilities of its autonomous...
Idaho National Laboratory’s Bitterroot Supercomputer to Support Advanced Nuclear Reactors
If you’ve ever driven to a remote area, you may have noticed that the drive time is much longer on dirt roads. But once those roads are paved, you can get where you need to go much more quickly. The path to deploying advanced nuclear reactors isn’t a straight line,...