CNET

Shark's New Robot Vacuum Uses a Blacklight to See How Gross Your Floors Are

Shark's new robot vacuum is going to reveal your embarrassing secrets. It uses a UV light to detect old, dried-up stains.

How do some robot vacuums clean and navigate better than others? They're probably using AI.

Some level of human-esque discernment feels necessary for a truly precise clean. AI dirt detection uses a mix of sensors and cameras to assess the mess at hand in real time and customize settings like ...
IEEE

Efficient Detection of Objects Near a Robot Manipulator via Miniature Time-of-Flight Sensors

Abstract: We provide a method for detecting and localizing objects near a robot arm using arm-mounted miniature time-of-flight sensors. A key challenge when using arm-mounted sensors is ...
The Robot Report

Visual drone detection moves into critical infrastructure playbooks

As unauthorized drone activity around critical infrastructure becomes increasingly common, trusted authorities and regulatory bodies are advising facility operators to update existing safety systems ...
IEEE

Stable Vision-Based Robot Kinematic Control with Deep Learning-Based Oriented Object Detector

Abstract: Recent advances in machine learning and deep learning have significantly enhanced robot control by improving object detection and visual feature extraction. However, ensuring theoretical ...
The Debrief

Scientists Report “High-Confidence Detections of Artificial Objects” on the Moon—Could They Solve a Cold War-era Mystery?

In 1966, the Soviet Union made history when its Luna 9 mission placed the first object built by humans on the surface of the Moon, broadcasting imagery back to Earth following its successful soft ...
CNBC

China's Alibaba launches AI model to power robots as tech giants talk up 'physical AI'

Alibaba's new AI model called RynnBrain is focused on powering robots. One video released by Alibaba's DAMO Academy shows a robot identifying fruit and putting it in a basket. Nvidia and Google are ...