A new approach could help a search-and-rescue robot navigate an unpredictable environment by rapidly generating an accurate ...

What if a robot could map hazardous spaces in real-time, converting hundreds of images into an accurate 3D map instantly?

MIT researchers have built a new AI system that allows robots to create detailed 3D maps of complex environments within ...

Navigating without a map is a difficult task for robots, especially when they can't reliably determine where they are. A new AI-powered solution helps robots overcome this challenge by training them ...

Researchers at Northeastern University have developed a new algorithm that significantly improves the efficiency of mobile robot navigation. Designed to reduce the heavy memory demands of autonomous ...

The ARPG, a research group at CU Boulder directed by Prof. Christoffer Heckman, is one of the research groups that have been funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to compete ...

A team of researchers specializes in SLAM, or simultaneous localization and mapping, the technique whereby mobile autonomous robots map their environments and determine their locations. Now these ...

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A massive fire tears through an apartment building, sending timbers crashing to the ground and thick smoke throughout the corridors. A team of sprightly robots enters. Communicating like a group of ...