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Frontier robotics research: arXiv cs.RO papers, embodied AI, VLA models, manipulation, navigation and learning systems.
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AI may not need massive training data after all
New research shows that AI doesn’t need endless training data to start acting more like a human brain. When researchers redesigned AI systems to better resemble…
Meet the AI-powered robotic dog ready to help with emergency response
Prototype robotic dogs built by Texas A&M University engineering students and powered by artificial intelligence demonstrate their advanced navigation capa…
How everyday foam reveals the secret logic of artificial intelligence
Foams were once thought to behave like glass, with bubbles frozen in place at the microscopic level. But new simulations reveal that foam bubbles are always shi…
AI maps the hidden forces shaping cancer survival worldwide
Researchers have turned artificial intelligence into a powerful new lens for understanding why cancer survival rates differ so dramatically around the world. By…
Researchers tested AI against 100,000 humans on creativity
A massive new study comparing more than 100,000 people with today’s most advanced AI systems delivers a surprising result: generative AI can now beat the averag…
AI that talks to itself learns faster and smarter
AI may learn better when it’s allowed to talk to itself. Researchers showed that internal “mumbling,” combined with short-term memory, helps AI adapt to new tas…
AI reads brain MRIs in seconds and flags emergencies
Researchers at the University of Michigan have created an AI system that can interpret brain MRI scans in just seconds, accurately identifying a wide range of n…
How can robots acquire skills through interactions with the physical world? An interview with Jiaheng Hu
One of the key challenges in building robots for household or industrial settings is the need to master the control of high-degree-of-freedom systems such as mo…
Robot Talk Episode 146 – Embodied AI on the ISS, with Jamie Palmer
Claire chatted to Jamie Palmer from Icarus Robotics about building a robotic labour force to perform routine and risky tasks in orbit. Jamie Palmer is co-founde…
ChatGPT as a therapist? New study reveals serious ethical risks
As millions turn to ChatGPT and other AI chatbots for therapy-style advice, new research from Brown University raises a serious red flag: even when instructed t…
Scientists discover AI can make humans more creative
Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a tool that replaces human work, but new research from Swansea University suggests a far more exciting role: creat…
Study finds ChatGPT gets science wrong more often than you think
A new study put ChatGPT to the test by asking it to judge whether hundreds of scientific hypotheses were true or false—and the results were far from reassuring.…
AI-powered robot learns how to harvest tomatoes more efficiently
A new tomato-picking robot is learning to think before it acts. Instead of simply identifying ripe fruit, it predicts how easy each tomato will be to harvest an…
A multi-armed robot for assisting with agricultural tasks
Humans often use one hand to grasp the branch for better accessibility, while the other hand is used to perform primary tasks like (a) branch pruning and (b) ha…
Resource-constrained image generation and visual understanding: an interview with Aniket Roy
In the latest in our series of interviews meeting the AAAI/SIGAI Doctoral Consortium participants, we caught up with Aniket Roy to find out more about his resea…
Robot Talk Episode 151 – Robots to study the ocean, with Simona Aracri
Claire chatted to Simona Aracri from National Research Council of Italy about innovative robot designs for oceanography and environmental monitoring. Simona Ara…
Gradient-based planning for world models at longer horizons
GRASP is a new gradient-based planner for learned dynamics (a “world model”) that makes long-horizon planning practical by (1) lifting the trajectory into virtu…
Robot Talk Episode 154 – Visual navigation in insects and robots, with Andrew Philippides
Claire chatted to Andrew Philippides from the University of Sussex about what we can learn from ants and bees to improve robot navigation. Andrew Philippides is…
New understanding of insect flight points way to stable flapping-wing robots
By David Nutt The way bugs and birds flap their wings may look effortless, but the dynamics that keep them aloft are dizzyingly complex and difficult to quantif…
Robot Talk Episode 155 – Making aerial robots smarter, with Melissa Greeff
Claire chatted to Melissa Greeff from Queen’s University about autonomous navigation and learning for drones. Melissa Greeff is an Assistant Professor in …
RoboChem Flex: democratisation of the autonomous synthesis robot
Image credit: HIMS / Nature Synthesis. In a paper published in Nature Synthesis, researchers led by Professor Timothy Noël of the University of Amsterdam’s Van …
Global robotics technology roadmap
Deborah Lupton / Pop Chips / Licenced by CC-BY 4.0. Henrik I Christensen, Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at University of California San Diego…
Robot Talk Episode 159 – Robot sensing and manipulation, with Maria Koskinopoulou
Claire chatted to Maria Koskinopoulou from Heriot-Watt University about autonomous robotic manipulators for surgery, industry, and beyond. Maria Koskinopoulou i…
Congratulations to the #AAMAS2026 best paper award winners
The AAMAS 2026 best paper awards were presented at the 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, which took place from 25-29 Ma…
Daimon Robotics and Galbot jointly launches RobOmni for benchmarking tactile perception and dexterous manipulation
Embodied AI is evolving from vision-centric perception toward Physical AI. The post Daimon Robotics and Galbot jointly launches RobOmni for benchmarking tactile…
Effort to establish a National Commission on Robotics advances in Congress
As the proposed National Commission on Robotics advances, industry leaders continue to call for more unified U.S. policy. The post Effort to establish a Nationa…
CAST: Counterfactual Labels Improve Instruction Following in Vision-Language-Action Models
arXiv:2508.13446v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Generalist robots should be able to understand and follow user instructions. Despite providing a powerful ar…
HandCept: A Visual-Inertial Fusion Framework for Accurate Proprioception in Dexterous Hands
arXiv:2505.08213v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: As robotics progresses toward general manipulation, dexterous hands are becoming increasingly critical. Howe…
A Survey of Robotic Navigation and Manipulation with Physics Simulators in the Era of Embodied AI
arXiv:2505.01458v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Navigation and manipulation are core capabilities in Embodied AI, but training agents to perform them direct…
Geometric Formulation of Unified Force-Impedance Control on SE(3) for Robotic Manipulators
arXiv:2504.17080v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: In this paper, we present an impedance control framework on the SE(3) manifold, which enables force tracking…