Depth information is essential to many robotic applications, e.g., localization, mapping, and obstacle detection. But existing depth acquisition devices, such as Lidar and structured-light sensors, are...
[Editor’s note: INFORMS, the world’s largest operations research and analytics conference, is occurring this week, so we’re sharing this interview and presentation on working toward net...
Amazon and MIT announced that five MIT doctorate students have been named as the first set of Amazon Fellows as part of the Science Hub. Related...
We humans often lament that we cannot predict the future, but perhaps we don’t give ourselves quite enough credit. With sufficient practice, our short-term predictive skills...
Today at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), a paper by my colleagues at the University of Surrey and me, “Translating images into maps”,...
Registration for re:MARS, the company’s in-person event that explores advancements and practical applications within machine learning, automation, robotics, and space (MARS), remains open, with tickets on...
We as humans take for granted our ability to operate in ever-changing home environments. Every morning, we can get from our bed to the kitchen, even...
Amazon today announced that registration for re:MARS, the company’s in-person event that explores advancements and practical applications within machine learning, automation, robotics, and space (MARS), has...
Amazon today announced it is launching a new Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge, a competition focused on helping advance development of next-generation virtual assistants that will assist...
Through smart-home devices and systems, customers can already instruct Alexa to do things like open garage doors, turn lights on and off, or start the dishwasher....