robotics
Developing a Virtual Environment To Spur Development Of Helpful Home Robots
Posted in Hardware, Software on 28th Oct, 2020
by Alex Muller
"Our ultimate goal is to build AI agents that can work with real humans. Our platform opens up exciting directions of future work, such as online goal inference and direct communication between agents," the researchers wrote
Research aims to develop AI can learn common sense from animals
Posted in Featured, Reviews, Science, Software on 27th Oct, 2020
by Alex Muller
A prerequisite for training agents to use common sense will be 3D-simulated worlds with realistic physics.
Coronavirus May Mean Automation Is Coming Sooner Than We Thought
Posted in Business, Hardware, Reviews on 22nd Jul, 2020
by Alex Muller
The coronavirus epidemic is presenting us with ample opportunities for increased automation and remote delivery of goods and services.
Retail Robots Are on the Rise
Posted in Business, Hardware on 21st Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller
As countless robots work behind the scenes to stock shelves, serve customers, and deliver products to our doorstep, the speed of retail will accelerate. These changes are already underway.
Google Brain’s ROBEL benchmark lets devs track AI quality on affordable robots
Posted in Business, Hardware, Software on 11th Oct, 2019
by Alex Muller
More affordable robots designed to work with platforms and performance benchmarks make adoption more likely by developers, students, or startups interested in iterating to advance the field.