Massive 3D Dataset Helps Robots Understand What Things Are
PartNet is a new semantic database of common objects that brings a new level of real-world understanding to robots
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Industrial Robots Keep the Modern Factory Moving
The relative ease with which Triflex can be repaired and replaced compared to its competition is one of its best features.
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Google Teaches Robot to Toss Bananas Better Than You Do
TossingBot, developed by Google and Princeton, can teach itself to throw arbitrary objects with better accuracy than most humans
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Dex-Net 4.0 Enables 'Ambidextrous' Robots to Choose Best Gripper for the Job
A choice of grippers helps dual-arm robot pick up objects faster than ever
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Enabling Faster, More Capable Robots With Real-Time Motion Planning
Hardware-based motion planning that operates in under a millisecond makes robots both safer and more versatile
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Why a Robot Can’t Yet Outjump a Flea
When it comes to things that are ultrafast and lightweight, robots can't hold a candle to the fastest-jumping insects and other small-but-powerful creatures.
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Helping Robots Express Themselves When They Fail
Researchers are designing robots that are capable of expressing what they aren't capable of doing
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Wizards of ROS: Willow Garage and the Making of the Robot Operating System
How a small band of Silicon Valley engineers started a global robotics revolution
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The Origin Story of ROS, the Linux of Robotics
Created by a small team at Willow Garage in Silicon Valley, ROS went on to become the world's most influential robotics software platform
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How a One-Man Team From California Won NASA's Space Robotics Challenge
By mastering a Mars robot simulator, an engineer and stay-at-home dad took home the $125,000 top prize