The robot umps are here: What to watch for with ABS this MLB spring training

MLB's ABS challenge system is up and running this spring — and it's about to change baseball profoundly. Here's everything ...
IEEE

Nonconvex Obstacle Avoidance using Efficient Sampling-Based Distance Functions

Abstract: We consider nonconvex obstacle avoidance where a robot described by nonlinear dynamics and a nonconvex shape has to avoid nonconvex obstacles. Obstacle avoidance is a fundamental problem in ...
IEEE

Global Obstacle Avoidance using Synergistic Stream Functions

Abstract: Stream functions, derived from inviscid fluid flow theory, offer a natural method for obstacle avoidance in robotics. Like other continuous feedback methods, they introduce stagnation points ...
The New York Times

Students Are Skipping the Hardest Part of Growing Up

Mr. Shirky, a vice provost at New York University, has been helping faculty members and students adapt to digital tools since 2015. Back in 2023, when ChatGPT was still new, a professor friend had a ...
USA Today

Homeowner goes viral for using robot to clear snow-covered driveway

One homeowner is going viral after revealing the unique way he cleared his driveway following a winter storm over the weekend that hit numerous states. Tom Moloughney, a New Jersey resident, recorded ...