… By including whatever object we want Digit to lift in simulation as we train a new policy, we’re able to account for load distribution, grip forces, and changes to Digit’s center of mass. The result is a policy that translates to a dynamically balanced lift in the real world. …
… Her research at UVA gained attention from the National Science Foundation , which honored her last year with a Career Award , the foundation’s flagship grant for early-career researchers. …
… At TRI, we’re exploring “care-receiving robots”—robots that receive teaching from a human. …
… The numbers did scare people. …
… All of this development is careening toward AI-based systems that enable drones to navigate by recognizing features in the terrain, lock on to and chase targets without an operator’s guidance, and eventually exchange information with each other through mesh networks , forming self-organizing roboti… …