Figure AI's robots can make a bed faster than you

Figure AI release a video of two humanoid robots making a bed together — a deceptively hard task that tests coordination, ...
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Mitigating Heading Deviations in Mecanum-Wheeled Mobile Robots Using Active Disturbance Rejection Control: A Practical Alternative to PID

Abstract: Mobile robots equipped with Mecanum wheels provide omnidirectional motion without the need for reorientation, unlike car-like robots, whose maneuverability is constrained by their kinematics ...

Google pulls the plug on Project Mariner, the AI agent that browsed the web like a human

Google has shut down Project Mariner, the AI browser agent that navigated websites by processing screenshots in real time.

After Stumbles, Technology Meant for Self-Driving Cars Finds a Second Act

After a crush of promises in 2016 that autonomous cars would soon rule the road, companies whose tech underpinned them have ...
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Stair-Climbing Strategy of a Leg-Wheel Transformable Robot Using Visual Feedback and Varying Leg-Wheel Contact Points

Abstract: Staircases represent one of the most challenging terrains commonly encountered in urban environments. This paper presents a comprehensive stair-climbing strategy for a leg–wheel ...