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Machine-learning approach could help robots assemble cellphones and other small parts in a manufacturing line.
Robot combines vision and touch to learn the game of Jenga

A new breed of algorithms has mastered Atari video games 10 times faster than state-of-the-art AI, with a breakthrough approach to problem solving.
Atari master: New AI smashes Google DeepMind in video game challenge

Engineers have created a robot that learns what it is, with zero prior knowledge of physics, geometry, or motor dynamics. Initially the robot has no clue what its shape is. After a brief period of ‘babbling,’ and within about a day of intensive computing, the robot creates a self-simulation, which it can then use to contemplate and adapt to different situations, handling new tasks as well as detecting and repairing damage in its body.
Engineers create a robot that can 'imagine' itself

Forscher haben einem Roboter beigebracht, Jenga zu spielen. Die Maschine lernte schnell: Statt nach Tausenden Versuchen lieferte sie schon nach 300 ein passables Ergebnis.
Roboter meistert Jenga in kurzer Zeit

Engineers have now developed an algorithm that lets AUVs weigh the risks and potential rewards of exploring an unknown region. For instance, if a vehicle tasked with identifying underwater oil seeps approached a steep, rocky trench, the algorithm could assess the reward level (the probability that an oil seep exists near this trench), and the risk level (the probability of colliding with an obstacle), if it were to take a path through the trench.
Engineers program marine robots to take calculated risks

A new approach holds potential to slash research and development costs for designer materials and technologies of the future.
Artificial intelligence ARTIST instantly captures materials' properties

More than 10 years in the making, Terra wants to do for your lawn what Roomba has done for your floors

iRobot Finally Announces Awesome New Terra Robotic Lawnmower

Fast and efficient, drones are a versatile new tool against invasive species

Drones Help Rid Galapagos Island of Invasive Rats

New experimental results change the way we think about high-temperature superconductors. This may show us the way to the ‘holy grail of solid state physics’ — the high-temperature superconductor which works at room temperature.
Superconductors: Resistance is futile

Engineers have developed a new coating strategy for metal that self-heals within seconds when scratched, scraped or cracked. The novel material could prevent these tiny defects from turning into localized corrosion, which can cause major structures to fail.
Fluid-inspired material self-heals before your eyes