A field called swarm robotics is taking inspiration from ants, bees and even slime molds.

Prof. Kevin Lynch's course is critical to the MSR experience and has led to a number of exciting innovations. Humans are quite adept at manipulating the world. We can push a sofa on the floor, pivot a ...

The new Moxi 2.0 robots will have 10 times the compute of its predecessor and runs on Nvidia Corp.'s AI chips.

Imagine walking into an unfamiliar grocery store in search of bottled water. Upon spotting a cooler near a cash register, you open the cooler door and snag a cold bottle. While this may be a simple ...

Autonomous vehicles that can clear debris from roads, move containers after determining their contents and scuttle across rough terrain amid changing environments have emerged as the Army Research ...

Shanghai Kepler Robot Co., Ltd. ("Kepler Robotics") introduced its humanoid robot K2 "Bumblebee" at the event, showcasing the ...

When Sofya Akhmametyeva (MSR ‘17) arrived at Northwestern Engineering’s Master of Science in Robotics (MSR) program in 2015, her goal was straightforward. She wanted to apply machine learning to ...

Scientists summarize, compare and contrast research in learned robot manipulation through the lens of adaptability and outline promising research directions for the future. What if a robot could ...

Claire chatted to Chad Jenkins from University of Michigan about how robots can learn from people and assist us in our daily ...

Researchers demonstrated a highly dexterous robot hand, one that combines an advanced sense of touch with motor learning algorithms in order to achieve a high level of dexterity. In addition, the hand ...