A group of researchers asked AI to design a walking robot. The result was a robot that "looks nothing like any animal that has ever walked the earth," per the researchers. They weren't sure why AI ...
As of January 1 at 11:59PM PT, the Mega Man: Dual Override Robot Master Design Contest has concluded. Thank you to everyone ...
It was only a matter of time before we started to think about how robots can design – other robots. In fact, I’ve been having these conversations with people ever since the arrival of ChatGPT, as we ...
As the latest bit of evidence that humanity has learned nothing from the “Terminator” franchise, we present RoboGrammer — an AI algorithm that can design its own robot bodies. The MIT engineers tested ...
The Vision 60 is an all-weather ground drone that employs a proprietary blind-mode control methodology that allows for movement over rough terrain. It employs cameras and 3D imaging, but the robot can ...
A novel MIT-developed system makes it possible to design robot shapes and determine its optimal ability to traverse a particular terrain. The simulation-based system is called RoboGrammar and is a ...
Over the last several decades, the design of robots has moved from an academic exercise and the domain of deep-pocketed corporations to the world of start-ups, hobbyists, and everyday people.