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- Moxie, a Social Robot That Helps Kids with Social-Emotional Learning https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/moxie-a-social-robot-for-childhood-development 53 comments
- Gen AI model to help multipurpose robots learn new movements and tasks https://news.mit.edu/2024/technique-for-more-effective-multipurpose-robots-0603 2 comments
- IXI-Play (YC S13) Robot Owl Monitors Toddlers, Helps Them Learn http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/13/insert-coin-ixi-play-robot/ 2 comments
- Helping robots learn from each other https://blog.google/technology/ai/helping-robots-learn-from-each-other/ 2 comments futurology
- Google hooked 14 robot arms together so they can help each other learn https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/9/11186940/google-robotic-arms-neural-network-hand-eye-coordination 3 comments technology
- Google linked 14 robotic arms together to help them learn better eye-hand coordination http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/9/11186940/google-robotic-arms-neural-network-hand-eye-coordination 8 comments robotics
- Help us learn about crowdsourcing robotics! [interactive] http://www.uvm.edu/~mwagy/robots/jointbot/ 9 comments robotics
- These Virtual obstacle courses help Real robots learn to walk https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/these-virtual-obstacle-courses-help-real-robots-learn-to-walk/ 4 comments technology
- Learning dance moves could help humanoid robots work better with humans https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/learning-dance-moves-could-help-humanoid-robots-work-better-humans 3 comments technology
- Learning Dance Moves Could Help Humanoid Robots Work Better With Humans https://today.ucsd.edu/story/learning-dance-moves-could-help-humanoid-robots-work-better-with-humans 3 comments futurology
- GoogleDeepMind Introduces 𝗥𝗧-𝗫: a generalist AI model to help advance how robots can learn new skills. https://www.deepmind.com/blog/scaling-up-learning-across-many-different-robot-types 3 comments robotics
- Help us learn about crowdsourcing robotics (interactive; x-posted in /r/robotics) http://www.uvm.edu/~mwagy/robots/jointbot/ 5 comments artificial
- A technique for more effective multipurpose robots: « With generative AI models, researchers combined robotics data from different sources to help robots learn better. » https://news.mit.edu/2024/technique-for-more-effective-multipurpose-robots-0603 3 comments robotics
- A Gentle Introduction To Using ROS On Your Robots - folks on this sub helped me understand how to use ROS on a robot of my own design, and I summarized what I learned in a brief article. I hope it eases the learning curve for others. Thank you! https://medium.com/@kb8rnu/a-gentle-introduction-to-using-ros-on-your-robots-329aa5e261d1 7 comments robotics
- Virtual Reality & Robotics Help Paralyzed Patients Learn to Walk Again http://www.borntoengineer.com/virtual-reality-robotics-help-paralyzed-patients-learn-walk/ 3 comments science
- My 12 year old nephew is interested in robotics. What kind of gift can I get him to help him learn to code? https://www.adafruit.com/products/68 57 comments learnprogramming
- A study has found significant improvements in the social skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) after a month of working with robots. The robots helped the children learn social skills such as emotional understanding, taking turns, and seeing things from others’ perspectives. https://news.yale.edu/2018/08/22/robots-help-children-autism-improve-social-skills 6 comments science
- I want to get started as a hobbyist in robotics. I work better with a project to learn on and I need your help knowing how to copy this project. https://youtu.be/xYw6UyD8NRE 11 comments robotics
- Robot Displays a Glimmer of Empathy to a Partner Robot - "Columbia engineers create a robot that learns to visually predict how its partner robot will behave, displaying a glimmer of empathy. This 'Robot Theory of Mind' could help robots get along with other robots—and humans..." https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/press-release/lipson-robot-displays-empathy 12 comments science
- Saving Lives...With Robots | University of Maryland engineer wants to equip ambulances with medical robots enhanced by machine learning to help trauma patients https://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/saving-liveswith-robots 3 comments robotics
- Dancing swarms of robots help us learn how non-living matter can "adapt" to match environmental forces. Check out the 2nd half of this podcast https://www.sciencemag.org/podcast/uncertain-future-north-america-s-ash-trees-and-organizing-robot-swarms 6 comments science
- AI helps robot dogs navigate the real world | Four-legged robot dogs learned to perform new tricks by practising in a virtual platform that mimics real-world obstacles – a possible shortcut for training robots faster and more accurately https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455418-ai-helps-robot-dogs-navigate-the-real-world/ 5 comments technews
- AI helps robot dogs navigate the real world | Four-legged robot dogs learned to perform new tricks by practising in a virtual platform that mimics real-world obstacles – a possible shortcut for training robots faster and more accurately https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455418-ai-helps-robot-dogs-navigate-the-real-world/ 2 comments technology
- Humanoid robot learns to waltz by mirroring people's movements - An AI trained on motion capture recordings can help robots smoothly imitate human actions, such as dancing, walking and throwing punches https://www.newscientist.com/article/2464178-humanoid-robot-learns-to-waltz-by-mirroring-peoples-movements/ 7 comments futurology
- In Best Paper Award Nominee study researchers describe CARMEN (i.e., Cognitively Assistive Robot for Motivation and Neurorehabilitation) - a small, tabletop robot designed to help people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) learn skills to improve memory, attention, and executive functioning at home https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~lriek/papers/hri2024-bouzida.pdf 2 comments science