This might be the future of restaurants operated by #robots: Fully self-service in McDonalds in South Korea #Robotics #robot #innovation #FutureofWork Source @alvinfoo https://
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McDonald’s South Korea Introduces Fully Self-Service Robot-Operated Restaurant
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Brilliant Students Advance Spatial Intelligence and Robotic Learning
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That was a lot of fun! So exciting to be working with the most brilliant students and collaborators in spatial intelligence and robotic learning 🤩 https://t.co/kFWgE3ZNIT
— Fei-Fei Li (@drfeifei) 5 mars 2025That was a lot of fun! So exciting to be working with the most brilliant students and collaborators in spatial intelligence and robotic learning
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CSAIL Advances Intelligent Robots for Everyday Life Applications
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These projects, among many others, illustrate how CSAIL is helping implement intelligent robots in everyday life. Follow us for more updates on our lab’s latest research!
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Heterogeneous Transformers Accelerate General-Purpose Robot Training
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5. Training general-purpose robots faster The "Heterogeneous Pretrained Transformers" technique merges vast, diverse data to help train robots on many tasks w/o starting from scratch. This faster, cost-effective method outperformed traditional training by >20% in real-world
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Robots Learn Sweeping Skills Through Autonomous Practice Method
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4. Practicing skills independently to adapt to unfamiliar environments 🧹
— MIT CSAIL (@MIT_CSAIL) 4 mars 2025
The "Estimate, Extrapolate, and Situate" method enables robots to practice skills like sweeping on their own. Combining a vision system w/a performance evaluation algorithm, it could assist robots w/tasks… pic.twitter.com/y1pbPPiurz4. Practicing skills independently to adapt to unfamiliar environments The "Estimate, Extrapolate, and Situate" method enables robots to practice skills like sweeping on their own. Combining a vision system w/a performance evaluation algorithm, it could assist robots w/tasks
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LucidSim: AI-Powered Virtual Robot Training Without Real-World Data
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3. Robots that learn from machine dreams 💤
— MIT CSAIL (@MIT_CSAIL) 4 mars 2025
"LucidSim" uses genAI & physics engines to create diverse & realistic virtual training grounds for robots. W/o any real-world data, their robot achieved expert-level performance on difficult tasks. pic.twitter.com/yaIrdQsRqq3. Robots that learn from machine dreams "LucidSim" uses genAI & physics engines to create diverse & realistic virtual training grounds for robots. W/o any real-world data, their robot achieved expert-level performance on difficult tasks.
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MIT CSAIL advances in robot perception planning and task execution
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Over the past year, MIT CSAIL researchers have made headway in improving how robots perceive their surroundings, plan their movements, and execute tasks. Take a look at 5 recent highlights
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Soft Robotic System Enables Delicate Grocery Packing Automation
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1. A soft robotic system for delicate grocery packing 🥫
— MIT CSAIL (@MIT_CSAIL) 4 mars 2025
Researchers developed a robotic system that can handle a continuous stream of unpredictable objects on a conveyor belt, potentially guiding robots w/carefully packing groceries & recycled materials. pic.twitter.com/gJ2gr2FyCL1. A soft robotic system for delicate grocery packing Researchers developed a robotic system that can handle a continuous stream of unpredictable objects on a conveyor belt, potentially guiding robots w/carefully packing groceries & recycled materials.
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UC Berkeley students work late finishing robotics papers for IROS 2025
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My amazing students working into the night to finish their robotics papers for the #IROS2025 deadline. #GoBears
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Drones Account for 70% Deaths Ukraine War Casualties
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Drones are now responsible for 70% of deaths and casualties in the Ukraine war. A Thousand Snipers in the Sky: The New War in Ukraine https://
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