Abstract: This paper investigates training better visual world models for robot manipulation, i.e., models that can predict future visual observations by conditioning on past frames and robot actions.

ManiFlow is a visuomotor imitation learning policy for general robot manipulation that generates precise, high-dimensional, and dexterous actions from visual, language, and proprioceptive inputs. It ...

Abstract: The mobile manipulator combines the high precision of the manipulator with the mobility of the mobile base, finding widespread applications in intelligent logistics, manufacturing, and home ...

Overview Python remains one of the most widely used languages in robotics, thanks to its readability, extensive libraries, ...

Designed for seniors with dementia, the Tombot Jennie is the most realistic robot pet I've ever seen. It even helped comfort me with missing my real dog back at home. I'm PCMag's managing editor for ...

Robots that perform those dreaded domestic chores -- unloading the dishwasher, folding laundry, cooking -- are still far from a reality for the average homemaker. That said, LG may have gotten us all ...

Last year at CES, Dreame showed off a robot vacuum prototype with a mechanical arm. But while we were able to see the arm extend and retract, we didn’t see the device, which was described as a ...

The annual consumer electronics extravaganza known as CES kicked off in Las Vegas this week with prominent contributions from a couple of local tech stalwarts. Together they represent two of the ...

Atlas, the humanoid robot, took center stage at the CES tech showcase, The Associated Press reported. “For the first time ever in public, please welcome Atlas to the stage,” Boston Dynamics’ Zachary ...

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time Monday at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to build robots ...