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‘We are past the event horizon’: Sam Altman thinks superintelligence is within our grasp and makes 3 bold predictions for the future of AI and robotics
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‘We are past the event horizon’: Sam Altman thinks superintelligence is within our grasp and makes 3 bold predictions for the future of AI and robotics

Sam Altman says humanity is “close to building digital superintelligence” Intelligent robots that can build other robots “aren’t that far off” He sees...

The fusion of AI and robotics for dynamic environments
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The fusion of AI and robotics for dynamic environments

Architecture of the grasp post propagation algorithm, with blue and red points representing grasps before and after processing, respectively. The right part visualizes...

Cognitive robotics and new safety technologies for human-robot collaboration
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Cognitive robotics and new safety technologies for human-robot collaboration

Patented PARU safety technology generates visible light curtains around the area where the robot is working. Credit: Fraunhofer IFF Researchers at the Fraunhofer...

Clustering-based approach accelerates AI learning in robotics and gaming
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Clustering-based approach accelerates AI learning in robotics and gaming

(a) Using clustering to divide the collected states (blue dots) into five clusters. The agent is rewarded with one in the orange area...

Algorithm improves acoustic sensor accuracy for cheaper underwater robotics
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Algorithm improves acoustic sensor accuracy for cheaper underwater robotics

Northeastern University postdoctoral research associate Alan Papalia tested his algorithm by riding in an autonomous surface vehicle on the Charles River. Credit: Northeastern...

Companies are becoming more accepting of robotics in the workplace, survey finds – but for how much longer?
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Companies are becoming more accepting of robotics in the workplace, survey finds – but for how much longer?

QNX report claims robotics market will more than triple by 2030 Automation and production are the most common applications Despite safety improvements, many...

Structurally reprogrammable magnetic metamaterials hold promise for biomedicine, soft robotics
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Structurally reprogrammable magnetic metamaterials hold promise for biomedicine, soft robotics

Active and passive reprogrammable impact response. Credit: Advanced Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202412353 Scientists from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Harvard University...

Robotics researchers develop algorithms that make mobile navigation more efficient
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Robotics researchers develop algorithms that make mobile navigation more efficient

Zihao Dong, a Northeastern doctorate student, tested the algorithm on Northeastern’s Agile X Scout Mini mobile robot. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Delivery robots...

Robotics meets the culinary arts
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Robotics meets the culinary arts

The edible robotic cake is the result of a collaboration between researchers from EPFL (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne), the...