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An Astronaut Will Be Controlling Several Robots on Earth… from Space

Image of the Interact Rover, one of the remote-operated vehicles used in the Surface Avatar experiments. Credit – ESA The European Space Agency has been hosting a series of robotic teleoperation experiments where an astronaut abroad the ISS controls a robot back on the ground. We’ve previously reported on some of their successes. Now it’s time for the next round ...

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Study: Should we ban killer robots?

The term ‘killer robots’ conjures up images of sci-fi scenarios where wars are being fought by Terminator-like soldiers, but according to UNSW Canberra military ethicist Deane-Peter Baker, it’s not quite that scary or cinematic.   In fact, killer robots, or lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS), may actually save lives on the battlefield. Image credit: Unsplash, free license Associate Professor Baker’s ...

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How 5G can make robots better co-workers for us?

5G communications are seen as a way to get faster mobile internet speeds. However, 5G technology can offer much greater and wider capabilities than just faster streaming or quicker downloads on the go. Scientists at the University of Technology Sydney together with an industry partner Nokia are exploring the ways 5G technology can make robots better co-workers. Very soon we ...

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Benchmarking Robot Manipulation with the Rubik’s Cube

Quantitative evaluations are vital for measuring progress in the field of robot manipulation. Therefore, a recent study on arXiv.org proposes a Rubik’s Cube manipulation benchmark. Rubik’s Cube. Image credit: Max Pixel, CC0 Public Domain In this task, each rotation requires the robot to position its end-effectors with sub-centimeter accuracy. As many such stations are required, errors in the robot’s estimate ...

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This Unstoppable Robot Could Save Your Life (Video)

You may think that robots are still far from any practically useful areas of application. But they are not – there are many models of fully autonomous machines which perform tasks incredibly important for us. The combination of strength and flexibility of such ‘soft’ machines is unmatched. Image credit: Veritasium (still image from the YouTube video) But, of course, there ...

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NASA’s Robotic Glove Finds Commercial Handhold

Grip-strengthening glove based on robotic astronaut assistant aims to reduce workplace stress injuries. It’s no coincidence that our most complex, versatile, and useful body part, the human hand, is also among the most prone to injury. With its fine motor and sensory coordination, delicacy, and strength, the hand also sets a standard for robotics engineers to strive for, being supremely ...

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Memory-based gaze prediction in deep imitation learning for robot manipulation

Deep imitation learning has enabled robots to perform manipulation tasks without predefined rules. However, current architectures infer a reactive action to the current states, while in real-world robots may be required to utilize memory. Industrial robot. Image credit: Humanrobo via Wikimedia, CC-BY-SA-3.0 Therefore, a recent paper published on arXiv.org proposes a sequential data-based gaze control to achieve memory-based robot manipulation. ...

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