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In Michigan Tech's Human-Robot Interaction Lab, Huskies teach the lab's newest occupant the basics: how to wave, glide and hold a steady grip. Guided by their faculty mentor, they're on a mission to ...

As he joins the Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing as an assistant professor, Karamcheti seeks to improve ...

A panda robot band performs at the 2026 CIFTIS in Shougang Park, Beijing, on September 9, 2026. Photo: Li Hao/GT A robot ...

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We humans have mastered fire, split the atom, and shot ourselves into space. We've built machines that can outthink us and tools that can cook us lunch or cut open our chests to perform life-saving ...