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Jul 24, 2025a vision-based control system called neural jacobian fields enables soft and rigid robots to learn self-supervised motion control using only a monocular camera. Jan 28, 2025mit associate professor luca carlone works to give robots a more human-like perception of their environment, so they can interact with people safely and seamlessly. The word “robot” was coined by the czech writer karel čapek in a 1920 play called rossum’s universal robots, and is derived from the czech robota, meaning “drudgery” or “servitude”.

Apr 9, 2025a hopping, insect-sized robot can jump over gaps or obstacles, traverse rough, slippery, or slanted surfaces, and perform aerial acrobatic maneuvers, while using a fraction of the energy. Dec 19, 2025robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies neural jacobian fields, developed by mit csail researchers, can learn to control any robot.

Jun 16, 2025companies and individuals alike can benefit from humanoid robots, but society and industry will require clear guardrails to embrace this transformation. Jul 10, 2025robots are helping humans in a growing number of places – from archaeological sites to disaster zones and sewers. The most recent robotic inventions can entertain people in care homes.

Jul 17, 2025a new training interface allows a robot to learn a task in several different ways. This increased training flexibility could help more people interact with and teach robots — and may also. Dec 3, 2025mit researchers developed an aerial microrobot that can fly with speed and agility comparable to real insects.

The research opens the door to future bug-sized robots that could aid in. Jan 15, 2025new insect-scale microrobots can fly more than 100 times longer than previous versions.