Google updates Gemini overlay to let minimized conversations be resumed
TL;DR Google is testing a change to the Gemini overlay that preserves an active conversation when the overlay is minimized…
China to Test Apple Intelligence with 2,000 Banned-Topic Questions
TL;DR China will require the local version of Apple Intelligence to pass a compliance exam made up of 2,000 prompts;…
Autonomous robotic probe rapidly maps photoconductance in new semiconductors
TL;DR MIT researchers built a fully autonomous robotic probe that images printed semiconductor samples, selects contact points using a domain-informed…
MIT AI pipeline redesigns underwater gliders into new hydrodynamic forms
TL;DR MIT CSAIL researchers built a machine-learning design pipeline that explores unconventional 3D shapes for small underwater gliders, simulating performance…
PhysicsGen: Simulation-driven pipeline that tailors robot training data
TL;DR MIT researchers created PhysicsGen, a simulation pipeline that expands a small set of VR demonstrations into thousands of robot-specific…
MIT handheld interface lets users teach robots with three demo modes
TL;DR MIT researchers built a handheld, sensor-equipped attachment that enables a collaborative robot to learn tasks via teleoperation, kinesthetic manipulation,…
Vision-Only Control: MIT’s Neural Jacobian Fields Teach Robots Self-Models
TL;DR MIT CSAIL researchers developed Neural Jacobian Fields (NJF), a vision-based system that lets robots learn their own geometry and…
MIT symposium explores how generative AI might evolve and be governed
TL;DR Hundreds of researchers, industry leaders, and students gathered at MIT on Sept. 17 for the inaugural Generative AI Impact…
MIT’s generative AI diversifies virtual training grounds for robots
TL;DR Researchers at MIT CSAIL and the Toyota Research Institute built a generative system that assembles realistic 3D indoor scenes…
MIT method stitches small submaps to build fast, accurate 3D maps
TL;DR MIT researchers combined modern learning-based vision models with classical geometry to let robots build large-scale 3D maps by creating…