Bird-inspired drone can jump for take-off

EPFL researchers have built a drone that can walk, hop, and jump into flight with the…

The Download: Bird flu, and waterless concrete for the moon

How worried should we be about bird flu? The past few months have seen some potentially…

Can robots learn from machine dreams? | MIT News

For roboticists, one challenge towers above all others: generalization — the ability to create machines that…

Synchronized movement between robots and humans builds trust, study finds

Trust between humans and robots is improved when the movement between both is harmonised, researchers have…

China’s complicated role in climate change

This is a comment I get all the time on the topic of climate change, both…

Announcing Microsoft SQL Server 2025: Enterprise AI-ready database from ground to cloud

The increasing adoption of AI technologies is presenting new challenges for our customers’ data estate and…

Vultures and artificial intelligence(s) as death detectors: High-tech approach for wildlife research and conservation

In order to use remote locations to record and assess the behaviour of wildlife and environmental…

The Download: Clear’s identity ambitions, and the climate blame game

But assigning responsibility is complicated. These three visualizations help explain why. —Casey Crownhart Cyber Week Sale:…

Toyota is deploying AI agents to harness the collective wisdom of engineers and innovate faster

Read this story in Japanese. Toyota City, Japan – Cars are going through some of the…

A model of virtuosity | MIT News

A crowd gathered at the MIT Media Lab in September for a concert by musician Jordan…