MIT this week showcased a new model for training robots. Rather than the standard set of focused data used to teach robots new tasks, the method goes big, mimicking the massive troves of information ...
A new study out of MIT has created an autonomously functioning robot that can act like a lab technician to test materials, in particular for the properties needed to make solar cells. It can collect ...
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Artificial hydrogel tendons supercharge muscle-powered robots

It’s not every day that a robot receives an upgrade like a soft, gummy cable, but MIT just made it possible. They did so by adding some artificial tendons made from a tough, flexible hydrogel that ...