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Computer-Aided Creativity in Robot Design

Nov. 30, 2020 — RoboGrammar is a new system that automates and optimizes robot design. The system creates arthropod-inspired robots for traversing a variety of terrains. It could spawn more inventive robot forms ...

More Skin-Like, Electronic Skin That Can Feel

Nov. 24, 2020 — A research team has developed a multimodal ion-electronic skin that distinguishes temperature from mechanical stimuli. This skin can detect various movements and is applicable in fields including ...

AI System Discovers Useful New Material

Nov. 24, 2020 — When the words 'artificial intelligence' (AI) come to mind, your first thoughts may be of super-smart computers, or robots that perform tasks without needing any help from humans. Now, a ...

AI Helps Scientists Understand Brain Activity Behind Thoughts

Nov. 24, 2020 — Researchers have developed artificial intelligence (AI) models that help them better understand the brain computations that underlie ...

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Shrinking Massive Neural Networks Used to Model Language

Dec. 1, 2020 — Deep learning neural networks can be massive, demanding major computing power. In a test of the 'lottery ticket hypothesis,' researchers have found leaner, more efficient subnetworks hidden within ...

Misinformation or Artifact: A New Way to Think About Machine Learning

Nov. 23, 2020 — Machine learning has delivered amazing results, but there also have been failures, ranging from the harmless to potentially deadly. New work suggests that common assumptions about the cause behind ...

A Neural Network Learns When It Should Not Be Trusted

Nov. 19, 2020 — Researchers have developed a way for deep learning neural networks to rapidly estimate confidence levels in their output. The advance could enhance safety and efficiency in AI-assisted decision ...

Showing Robots How to Drive a Car...in Just a Few Easy Lessons

Nov. 19, 2020 — Researchers have designed a system that lets robots autonomously learn complicated tasks from a very small number of demonstrations -- even imperfect ones. While current state-of-art methods need at ...

Novel Magnetic Spray Transforms Objects Into Millirobots for Biomedical Applications

Nov. 18, 2020 — An easy way to make millirobots by coating objects with a glue-like magnetic spray has been developed. Driven by the magnetic field, the coated ...

Versatile Building Blocks Make Structures With Surprising Mechanical Properties

Nov. 18, 2020 — Researchers have created tiny building blocks that exhibit unique mechanical properties, such as the ability to produce a twisting motion when ...

Curved Origami Provides New Range of Stiffness-to-Flexibility in Robots

Nov. 18, 2020 — Curved origami structures provide tunable flexibility to ...

Deep Learning Helps Robots Grasp and Move Objects With Ease

Nov. 18, 2020 — Researchers have created new artificial intelligence software that gives robots the speed and skill to grasp and smoothly move objects, making it feasible for them to soon assist humans in warehouse ...

Fostering Creativity in Researchers: How Automation Can Revolutionize Materials Research

Nov. 18, 2020 — Scientists have devised a system that combines robotics and artificial intelligence to fully automate the routine aspects of synthesizing, testing, ...

New Test Reveals AI Still Lacks Common Sense

Nov. 18, 2020 — Natural language processing (NLP) has taken great strides recently -- but how much does AI understand of what it reads? Less than we thought, it seems. Despite advances, AI still doesn't have the ...