July 14, 2020 — Kitchen robots are a popular vision of the future, but if a robot of today tries to grasp a kitchen staple such as a clear measuring cup or a shiny knife, it likely won't be able to.

Concepts of Robot Programming introduces the methods that engineers use to train robots to perform manufacturing tasks and the ideas behind those methods. Programming methods include online ...

Now, let’s make a couple things absolutely clear right up front: He is not saying robots shouldn’t be easier to program, nor is he saying that non-roboticists literally do not exist (of course ...

"This work is a departure from how robots are programmed today. The status quo of programming robots is thousands of hours of tele-operation to teach the robot how to do tasks. That's just ...

[Engineering After Hours] decided to see if its coding skills were any chop, and put it to work programming a circular saw. Pun intended. The aim was to build a line following robot armed with a ...

When we think back on our kindergarten days, most of us remember the uncomplicated things like picture books, recess, and nap time. But now, a new tech challenge is bringing 21st century skills to ...

The program is designed to teach kids as young as six the fundamentals of robotics, from understanding parts to building and programming robots. The Summer Robotics Camp spans five days and ...

Our kindergartners also loved the buddy program. Because we have 10 robots, the classes had to take turns. In the beginning, when one group had their first visit while others were still waiting, the ...

“The whole point of studying legged robots is to go [on] terrains outside the reach of current robotic systems.” Researchers have been actively trying to program robots to play soccer for some ...

Engineers at Princeton University and Google have come up with a new way to teach robots to know when they don’t know and ask for clarification from a human. Modern robots know how to sense ...