Abstract: Nonsmooth phenomena, such as abrupt changes, impacts, and switching behaviors, frequently arise in real-world systems and present significant challenges for traditional optimal control ...

Boston Dynamics, the Massachusetts-based robotics company known for its four-legged robots and humanoids, is going through a leadership change. Robert Playter announced in an internal memo on Tuesday ...

In this paper, we propose NeRD (Neural Robot Dynamics), learned robot-specific dynamics models for predicting future states for articulated rigid bodies under contact constraints. NeRD uniquely ...

Abstract: In recent years, there has been an increase in exploring and applying the training dynamics (TD) of deep neural networks (DNNs). Current studies typically rely on quite limited TD quantities ...

A merger between Danish bulker operators BaltNav and Navision Shipping always made sense on paper, and now the timing, people and circumstances are finally right to go ahead. That is according to Lars ...

Bulker operator BaltNav is being merged into its affiliate company Navision Shipping, creating a platform of around 60 handysizes and supramaxes. Both companies are part of Denmark’s NavisionGroup, ...

Artificial intelligence is one of the most important tech innovations of the decade, with most consumer electronics companies working on new AI features for their products, from chatbots to devices ...

After years of testing its humanoid robot (and forcing it to dance), Boston Dynamics' Atlas is entering production. The robotics company said at CES 2026 that the final product version of the robot is ...

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Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. Aliza Chasan ...

In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was ...

In Episode 212 of The Robot Report Podcast, hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the major robotics news of the week. Joining them the show this week is Scott Kuindersma, vice president of ...