Interesting Engineering

Watch two humanoid robots hold an unscripted conversation for the first time

Two humanoid robots held a fully unscripted, on-device AI conversation for two hours without human intervention, scripting, ...

The 8 Best Robot Vacuums Withstood Every Mess We Threw at Them

We put several robot vacuums from Roborock, Eufy, Dreame, and more through a series of mess tests to see which stood out.
IEEE

Versatile Demonstration Interface: Toward More Flexible Robot Demonstration Collection

Abstract: Previous methods for Learning from Demonstration leverage several approaches for a human to teach motions to a robot, including teleoperation, kinesthetic teaching, and natural ...
IEEE

Enhanced Robotic Navigation in Deformable Environments using Learning from Demonstration and Dynamic Modulation

Abstract: This paper presents a novel approach for robot navigation in environments containing deformable obstacles. By integrating Learning from Demonstration (LfD) with Dynamical Systems (DS), we ...