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Google DeepMind trained a robot to beat humans at table tennis

It was able to draw on vast amounts of data to refine its playing style and adjust its tactics as matches progressed.

February 13, 2025
Google DeepMind trained a robot to beat humans at table tennis
Motor neuron diseases took their voices. AI is bringing them back

AI-generated voice clones are bringing back the voices of people with MND, allowing some to communicate, connect, and even perform comedy routines.

February 13, 2025
Motor neuron diseases took their voices. AI is bringing them back
Robots are bringing new life to extinct species

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.

February 12, 2025
Robots are bringing new life to extinct species
Taiwan research institute develops AI-powered welding robot

the institute trained an AI model on the experience of expert welders. Combined with a 3D vision sensor, the robot arm can detect the contours of weld seams and adjust its path in real time.

February 12, 2025
Taiwan research institute develops AI-powered welding robot
DeepMind AI crushes tough maths problems on par with top human solvers

The company’s AlphaGeometry2 reaches the level of gold-medal students in the International Mathematical Olympiad.

February 7, 2025
DeepMind AI crushes tough maths problems on par with top human solvers
Robot dog defuses bomb, UK conducts military trial to reduce human exposure to danger

Robot dog defuses bomb, UK conducts military trial to reduce human exposure to danger

February 5, 2025
Robot dog defuses bomb, UK conducts military trial to reduce human exposure to danger
AI Unlocks Potential of Large-Scale, Low-Cost Biomanufacturing

AI-powered simulation software could help biomanufacturers understand the economics and sustainability of protein production at large scale.

February 5, 2025
AI Unlocks Potential of Large-Scale, Low-Cost Biomanufacturing
ASAP: Aligning Simulation and Real-World Physics for Learning Agile Humanoid Whole-Body Skills

Extensive experiments demonstrate significant reductions in motion tracking errors (up to 52.7% in sim-to-real tasks) and successful deployment ofdiverse agile skills—including agile jumps and kicks—on the Unitree G1 humanoid. Our work advances the frontier of sim-to-real transfer for agile whole-body control, paving the way for versatile humanoid robots in real-world applications

February 5, 2025
ASAP: Aligning Simulation and Real-World Physics for Learning Agile Humanoid Whole-Body Skills
Printable Molecule-Selective Nanoparticles Enable Mass Production of Wearable Biosensors

The new core-shell nanoparticles are highly versatile and are used in printing sensor arrays that measure levels of multiple amino acids, metabolites, hormones, or drugs in sweat or bodily fluids simply by using multiple nanoparticle "inks" in a single array.

February 3, 2025
Printable Molecule-Selective Nanoparticles Enable Mass Production of Wearable Biosensors
With generative AI, MIT chemists quickly calculate 3D genomic structures

…cell-specific gene expression patterns, which ensure that a brain cell is different from a skin cell, are partly determined by the three-dimensional structure of the genetic material, which controls the accessibility of each gene. MIT chemists have now come up with a new way to determine those 3D genome structures, using generative artificial intelligence. Their technique can predict thousands of structures in just minutes, making it much speedier than existing experimental methods for analyzing the structures.

January 31, 2025
With generative AI, MIT chemists quickly calculate 3D genomic structures