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A. Michael West: Advancing human-robot interactions in health care

When he isn’t investigating human motor control, the graduate student gives back by volunteering with programs that helped him grow as a researcher.

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Making life friendlier with personal robots

Sharifa Alghowinem, a research scientist at the Media Lab, explores personal robot technology that explains emotions in English and Arabic.

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AI helps robots manipulate objects with their whole bodies

With a new technique, a robot can reason efficiently about moving objects using more than just its fingertips.

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SMART launches research group to advance AI, automation, and the future of work

Mens, Manus and Machina (M3S) will design technology, training programs, and institutions for successful human-machine collaboration.

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A simpler method for learning to control a robot

Researchers develop a machine-learning technique that can efficiently learn to control a robot, leading to better performance with fewer data.

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A faster way to teach a robot

A new technique helps a nontechnical user understand why a robot failed, and then fine-tune it with minimal effort to perform a task effectively.

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AI helps household robots cut planning time in half

PIGINet leverages machine learning to streamline and enhance household robots’ task and motion planning, by assessing and filtering feasible solutions in complex environments.

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AI helps household robots cut planning time in half

PIGINet leverages machine learning to streamline and enhance household robots’ task and motion planning, by assessing and filtering feasible solutions in complex environments.

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3 Questions: Honing robot perception and mapping

Luca Carlone and Jonathan How of MIT LIDS discuss how future robots might perceive and interact with their environment.

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Defining the public interest in new technologies

New online journal seeks to seeks to bring together the MIT community to discuss the social responsibilities of individuals who design, implement, and evaluate technologies.