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Teaching robots lateral thinking
Teaching robots lateral thinking
February 25, 2013
New algorithms could help household robots work around their physical shortcomings.
Also labeled: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs), Robotics, Robots, Rapidly exploring random trees (RRT), Pick and place tasks
Autonomous robotic plane flies indoors
Autonomous robotic plane flies indoors
August 10, 2012
New algorithms allow an autonomous robotic plane to dodge obstacles in a subterranean parking garage, without the use of GPS.
Also labeled: Aircraft, Algorithms, Autonomous vehicles, GPS-denied environments, Robots, State-estimation
Autonomous robot scans ship hulls for mines
Autonomous robot scans ship hulls for mines
July 17, 2012
Algorithms enable robot to navigate and view propellers and other complex structures.
Also labeled: Algorithms, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), Autonomous vehicles, Mechanical engineering, Robots, 3-D mapping, Minesweeping, Navigation, Underwater inspection, Oceanography and ocean engineering, Sea Grant
Mechanical engineers develop an ‘intelligent co-pilot’ for cars
Mechanical engineers develop an ‘intelligent co-pilot’ for cars
July 13, 2012
Semiautonomous system takes the wheel to keep drivers safe.
Also labeled: Algorithms, Automobiles, Autonomous vehicles, Collision avoidance, human-robot interaction, Mechanical engineering, Research, Robots, Transportation, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Smarter robot arms
Smarter robot arms
September 21, 2011
A combination of two algorithms developed at MIT allows autonomous robots to execute tasks much more efficiently — and move more predictably.
Also labeled: Algorithms, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), Robots
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