Robby the chef has lots of endearing qualities. He can make over 5000 dishes, he’s a consistent cook, and he’s never late for work. But he’s not a human. It is a 750 lb. stainless steel robot. With a ...

Toys powered by AI show a worrying lack of emotional understanding. But we need to understand the risks and benefits of the technology so the industry can be regulated, not outright banned ...

Sunday Inc. has raised $165 million to build a dream robot for any household: a friendly looking machine capable of performing tasks like clearing a dinner table, doing laundry and loading a ...

Meta acquires Moltbook, the social network for AI agents. The deal hints at a future where agent identity, coordination, and social graphs shape the next AI race.

Can children tell the difference between a cuddly, purring AI toy and a real animal? While research is still in early stages, the global market for emotionally responsive AI toys is booming — despite ...

It’s all fun and games until the nimble little robot starts flailing demonically. In footage circulating online, a Unitree G1 robot loses balance while performing in front of a crowd in China. As it ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A software engineer’s earnest effort to steer his new DJI robot ...

Abstract: Recent success in legged robot locomotion is attributed to the integration of reinforcement learning and physical simulators. However, these policies often encounter challenges when deployed ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

On page 54 of the GPT-4 System Card published in March 2023, there is a small but telling vignette from tests conducted by ARC (Alignment Research Center). The model failed a CAPTCHA challenge on a ...