This is because modern robotic vision, including visual place recognition, typically relies on power-hungry machine learning models, similar to the ones used in AI like ChatGPT. By comparison, our ...

The system contains a sensor, chip and tiny AI model inspired by biological eyes and brains and uses a tenth of the energy of a camera-based system.

Agility Robotics revealed the latest version of its bipedal robot, Digit, which now comes with a head, eyes, and redesigned hands that allow the machine to pick up the plastic totes often used ...

Researchers have successfully used a new robot system to improve treatment for debilitating eye disease.

CES 2025 was filled with more than a few robot vacuums trying to do more than just clean floors, and these are some of our favorites.

Technology Robots Cuttlefish have amazing eyes, so robot-makers are copying them Cameras inspired by cuttlefish eyes could help robots and cars see better. By Charlotte Hu ...

A robot-human press conference took place in Geneva, where humanoids took questions from reporters. One bot, Ameca, had a snarky response when asked whether it would rebel against its human creator.

A pink blob with beady eyes is gaining widespread attention online – because this newly-developed robot has what researchers at the University of Tokyo call "living skin." ...

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Far from it. But the Turing Test gives us a benchmark to judge our progress. Many scholars think creating a humanoid robot that is indistinguishable from a real human is the ultimate goal of robotics.

Our View: A fictional account of the famous Carl Hayden High School robotics victory is less dramatic than real life.

Robot eyes are power hungry. What if we gave them tools inspired by the human brain? Story by Adam D Hines, Michael Milford, Tobias Fischer • 14m ...