​ The robot could more easily study delicate underwater environments Liam Critchley is a freelance contributor for IEEE Spectrum. An underwater robot developed by researchers in China scoots directly above…

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This fast and agile robotic insect could someday aid in mechanical pollination

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With a more efficient method for artificial pollination, farmers in the future could grow fruits and vegetables inside multilevel warehouses, boosting yields while mitigating some of agriculture’s harmful impacts on…

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​ Wybot’s self-emptying, solar-charging, pool-mapping robot debuts at CES Evan Ackerman is IEEE Spectrum’s robotics editor. Wybot’s S3 uses ultrasonic sensors to map swimming pools. Wybot Back in the day,…

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​ Proposing a 4th law of robotics Dariusz Jemielniak is a professor at Kozminski University. Xhafer Gashi/iStock In 1942, the legendary science fiction author Isaac Asimov introduced his Three Laws…

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Creating and verifying stable AI-controlled systems in a rigorous and flexible way

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Neural networks have made a seismic impact on how engineers design controllers for robots, catalyzing more adaptive and efficient machines. Still, these brain-like machine-learning systems are a double-edged sword: Their…

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