Japan is accelerating its push into automation, targeting one of its most pressing structural challenges: labor shortages. Backed by government funding and strong industrial know-how, the country is now shifting from robotics hardware leadership to a broader ambition — becoming a key player in the emerging physical AI ecosystem. At the center of this shift […]
When discussions about the risks of artificial intelligence come up, they usually focus on high-stakes scenarios like military use or autonomous weapons. While those concerns are valid, a recent incident in California highlights a more immediate and practical reality: AI-powered systems can fail in everyday environments, with very tangible consequences. At a Haidilao location, a […]
One of the most persistent challenges in robotics is what engineers call the “kidnapped robot” problem. It happens when an autonomous robot suddenly loses track of its position, for example after being physically moved, powered off, or displaced. In dynamic, real-world environments, this loss of localization can bring operations to a halt. Now, researchers at […]
A team of roboticists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics has discovered that combining traditional force-torque sensors with machine learning algorithms offers robots a new method for sensing touch. In their study, published in Science Robotics, the researchers explored a novel approach to endow robots with touch sensitivity, without the need […]