If someone advises you to “know your limits,” they’re likely suggesting you do things like exercise in moderation. To a robot, though, the motto represents learning constraints, or limitations of a specific task within the machine’s environment, to do chores safely and correctly.For instance, imagine asking a robot to clean your kitchen when it doesn’t…
This is a sponsored article brought to you by Amazon.The cutting edge of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) doesn’t occur just at NASA, or one of the top university labs, but instead is increasingly being developed in the warehouses of the e-commerce company Amazon. As online shopping continues to grow, companies like Amazon are pushing…
Let’s say you want to train a robot so it understands how to use tools and can then quickly learn to make repairs around your house with a hammer, wrench, and screwdriver. To do that, you would need an enormous amount of data demonstrating tool use.Existing robotic datasets vary widely in modality — some include…
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If you’re using Android Auto for the first time, here are some steps to get started: Important: Android Auto is integrated into phones. You do not need to download it. Step 1. Prepare your phone & car Make sure your phone meets the minimum requirements. Confirm that your car is compatible with Android Auto. If you’re not…
View the same content in français Deutsch italiano Google Voice gives you a phone number for calls, texts, and voicemails. You can use this number to make domestic and international calls from your web browser and mobile devices. If you’re in the US, you can choose your own number. In addition to using Google Voice for calls, texts, and…
Ask Peter Howard SM ’84, CEO of Realtime Robotics and MIT Sloan School of Management alumnus, what he thinks is the biggest bottleneck facing the robotics industry, and he’ll tell you without hesitation it’s return on investment. “Robotics automation is capable of handling almost any single task that a human can do, but the ROI…
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To get easy, turn-by-turn navigation to places, use the Google Maps app. Maps shows you directions and uses real-time traffic information to find the best route to your destination. With voice navigation, you can hear traffic alerts, where to turn, which lane to use, and if there’s a better route. Important: Navigation and info about…
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About a year ago, Boston Dynamics released a research version of its Spot quadruped robot, which comes with a low-level application programming interface (API) that allows direct control of Spot’s joints. Even back then, the rumor was that this API unlocked some significant performance improvements on Spot, including a much faster running speed. That rumor…
This is a sponsored article brought to you by Amazon. Innovation often begins as a spark of an idea—a simple “what if” that grows into something transformative. But turning that spark into a fully realized solution requires more than just ingenuity. It requires resources, collaboration, and a relentless drive to bridge the gap between concept…