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New AI model could streamline operations in a robotic warehouse | MIT News
Hundreds of robots zip back and forth across the floor of a colossal robotic warehouse, grabbing items and delivering them to human workers for packing and shipping. Such warehouses are increasingly becoming part of the supply chain in many industries, from e-commerce to automotive production. However, getting 800 robots to and from their destinations efficiently…
Robotic third arm controlled by breathing is surprisingly easy to use
Researcher Martina Gini controls a simplified robotic arm with breathing Alain Herzog/EPFL People can learn to control a robotic third arm using their eyes and chest muscles. Such extra limbs could become essential tools for surgeons or people working in industrial jobs, say researchers. Giulia Dominijanni at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne and…
Robotic mouse with flexible spine moves with greater speed and agility
This mouse is able to move with ease Zhenshan Bing/Technical University of Munich, Germany A mouse-like robot with an articulated spine is faster, more agile and defter at balancing than rigid competitors, but the added cost and complexity means such devices will only be suitable for some applications. Zhenshan Bing at the Technical University of…