[Huaishu Peng] and a group of other researchers have come up with a system that allows them to use virtual reality (VR) to model an object in a space in front of them while a robot simultaneously 3D ...

In the 1980s when micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) were first created, computer engineers were excited by the idea ...

Since it launched in 2011, the Robot House at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) has challenged students to create material forms of digital models by orchestrating complex ...

When it comes to navigating their surroundings, machines have a natural disadvantage compared to humans. To help hone the ...

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

3D printing is one of the most exciting revolutions to hit manufacturing in decades, but it’s not without its limitations. Perhaps the biggest of these is the fact that, unless you create an unusually ...

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?

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The world’s elderly population is booming. The number of older people — those age 60 years or older — is expected to more than double by 2050 and is growing faster than all ...