Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced that it will start using robot umpires from the 2026 season. The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) will be introduced after successful trials in minor league ...

September 15, 2025 — Virginia Tech researchers received a grant worth more than $500,000 from the National Science Foundation to expand robot theater, an after-school program that helps children ...

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In this video, we explore the creation of a cryogenic fluid using acetone and dry ice to freeze various objects and test their durability by attempting to shatter them. The experiment includes a ...

Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. In classrooms, libraries and homes, these small machines are designed to read stories, play games or offer comfort to children. They promise ...

Abstract: This paper presents an adaptive Assist-as-Needed (AAN) control framework for a shoulder rehabilitation robot enhanced by a Virtual Biomechanical Shoulder Robot Model (VBSRM) and an online ...

Abstract: Model-based control for continuum robots is often based on the piecewise constant curvature (PCC) assumption. However, the actual physical motions of continuum robots deviate significantly ...