New methods for whale tracking and rendezvous using autonomous robots
Today, a research team has proposed a new reinforcement learning framework with autonomous drones to find sperm whales and predict where they will surface.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/10/2410
A rudimentary quantum network link between Dutch cities
Researchers have demonstrated a network connection between quantum processors over metropolitan distances. Their result marks a key advance from early research networks in the lab towards a future quantum internet. The team developed fully independently operating nodes and integrated these with deployed optical internet fiber, enabling a 25-km quantum link.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/10/2410
A faster, better way to train general-purpose robots
Inspired by large language models, researchers developed a training technique that pools diverse data to teach robots new skills.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/10/2410
From accessibility upgrades to a custom cat-food bowl, this mobile 3D printer can autonomously add features to a room
Researchers created MobiPrint, a mobile 3D printer that can automatically measure a room and print objects onto the floor. The team's graphic interface lets users design objects in a space that the robot has mapped out. The prototype, which the team built on a modified consumer vacuum robot, can add a range of objects to rooms.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/10/2410
Listening skills bring human-like touch to robots
Researchers give robots a sense of touch by 'listening' to vibrations, allowing them to identify materials, understand shapes and recognize objects just like human hands. The ability to interpret the world through acoustic vibrations emanating from an object -- like shaking a cup to see how much soda is left or tapping on a desk to see if it's made out of real wood -- is something humans do without thinking. And it's an ability that researchers are on the cusp of bringing to robots to augment their rapidly growing set of sensing abilities.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/10/2410
