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  1. Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to ...

    Jul 24, 2025 · A vision-based control system called Neural Jacobian Fields enables soft and rigid robots to learn self-supervised motion control using only a monocular camera. The system, developed by …

  2. Robotics | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    3 days ago · Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies Neural Jacobian Fields, developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, can learn to control any robot …

  3. Teaching robots to map large environments - MIT News

    Nov 5, 2025 · MIT researchers developed a powerful system that could help robots safely navigate unpredictable environments using only images captured from their onboard cameras.

  4. What is a robot? - New Scientist

    The word “robot” was coined by the Czech writer Karel Čapek in a 1920 play called Rossum’s Universal Robots, and is derived from the Czech robota, meaning “drudgery” or “servitude”.

  5. New system enables robots to solve manipulation problems in seconds

    Jun 5, 2025 · A new system enables a robot to “think ahead” and consider thousands of potential motion plans simultaneously, allowing the robot to solve a multistep problem in a few seconds.

  6. Expanding robot perception - MIT News

    Jan 28, 2025 · MIT Associate Professor Luca Carlone works to give robots a more human-like perception of their environment, so they can interact with people safely and seamlessly.

  7. Helping robots practice skills independently to adapt to unfamiliar ...

    Aug 8, 2024 · A robot rapidly specializes its skills using parameter policy learning, where the machine can rapidly specialize at specific, smaller actions within a long-horizon task. The MIT CSAIL …

  8. 9 ways robots are helping humans: Robodogs to magnetic slime

    Jul 10, 2025 · Robots are helping humans in a growing number of places – from archaeological sites to disaster zones and sewers. The most recent robotic inventions can entertain people in care homes …

  9. Hopping gives this tiny robot a leg up - MIT News

    Apr 9, 2025 · A hopping, insect-sized robot can jump over gaps or obstacles, traverse rough, slippery, or slanted surfaces, and perform aerial acrobatic maneuvers, while using a fraction of the energy …

  10. Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans ...

    Apr 24, 2025 · MIT roboticists developed a way to cut through data noise and help robots focus on the features in a scene that are most relevant for assisting humans. The system could be used in smart …