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  1. Robotics | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Dec 19, 2025 · New tool from MIT CSAIL creates realistic virtual kitchens and living rooms where simulated robots can interact with models of real-world objects, scaling up training data for robot …

  2. Robotics news, features and articles - Live Science

    6 days ago · Discover how robots can help push the realms of science and engineering with the latest robotics news, features and articles.

  3. Watch: Chinese company's new humanoid robot moves so smoothly, …

    Nov 7, 2025 · Xpeng's new humanoid, IRON, is designed to work alongside people — but it won't be folding your laundry anytime soon.

  4. The new wave of robotic automation - MIT News

    Jun 16, 2021 · Realtime Robotics has developed a combination of proprietary software and hardware that reduces system deployment time by 70 percent or more, reduces deployment costs by 30 …

  5. Hopping gives this tiny robot a leg up - MIT News

    Apr 9, 2025 · A hopping, insect-sized robot can jump over gaps or obstacles, traverse rough, slippery, or slanted surfaces, and perform aerial acrobatic maneuvers, while using a fraction of the energy …

  6. New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

    Dec 2, 2025 · Together, PCS and DCSAT give the robot a predictive sense of its environment for more proactive, safe interactions. Looking ahead, the team plans to extend their methods to three …

  7. New system enables robots to solve manipulation problems in seconds

    Jun 5, 2025 · A new system enables a robot to “think ahead” and consider thousands of potential motion plans simultaneously, allowing the robot to solve a multistep problem in a few seconds.

  8. Helping robots practice skills independently to adapt to unfamiliar ...

    Aug 8, 2024 · A robot rapidly specializes its skills using parameter policy learning, where the machine can rapidly specialize at specific, smaller actions within a long-horizon task. The MIT CSAIL …

  9. The 7 most disturbing humanoid robots that emerged in 2024

    Dec 27, 2024 · From a disembodied torso to a "friendly" robot with unnervingly human facial expressions, here are seven of the most advanced humanoid robots in the world.

  10. Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans

    Apr 24, 2025 · MIT roboticists developed a way to cut through data noise and help robots focus on the features in a scene that are most relevant for assisting humans. The system could be used in smart …