Highly dexterous robot hand can operate in the dark — just like us

Researchers demonstrated a highly dexterous robot hand, one that combines an advanced sense of touch with motor learning algorithms in order to achieve a high level of dexterity. In addition, the hand worked without any external cameras — it’s immune to lighting, occlusion, or similar issues. Because the hand doesn’t rely on vision to manipulate …

Deep-learning system explores materials’ interiors from the outside

Maybe you can’t tell a book from its cover, but according to researchers at MIT you may now be able to do the equivalent for materials of all sorts, from an airplane part to a medical implant. Their new approach allows engineers to figure out what’s going on inside simply by observing properties of the …