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As drones become more and more prevalent and useful, there is a need to make drones smarter and to allow them to operate in harsher environments. To successfully operate in a forest environment or ...

Topological complexity is a central concept that bridges the abstract methodologies of algebraic topology with the practical challenges of robot motion planning. It provides a numerical invariant that ...

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Energid today released version 5.5 of the Actin ® software development kit (SDK), an even more powerful and easier-to-use version of the industry’s only real-time ...

Researchers have now devised a way to help robots navigate environments more like humans do. Their novel motion-planning model lets robots determine how to reach a goal by exploring the environment, ...

Learn about Mujin’s approach to using digital twin technology, real-time motion planning and AI-driven autonomy in its Mujin OS. Get insights on Mujin OS’s no-code robot deployment, autonomous ...

One of the hurdles of advanced robotic artificial intelligence is programming. If an engineer programs a robotic arm to reach out and grasp an item, it needs to know the item’s location and how much ...

New algorithms for trajectory planning and control of fixed-wing 'tailsitter' aircraft are faster and more efficient than traditional quadcopter drones. The algorithms can execute challenging ...

At MIT, computer science engineers are teaching robots how to think like human beings, both to problem-solve and transfer their knowledge to other robots. At MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial ...

Daniel Sorin is a co-founder of Realtime Robotics, Inc. He has received funding from the Open Source Robotics Foundation (which received its funds from DARPA). George Konidaris is a co-founder of ...