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Does This AI Think Like a Human?
Scientists have developed the Shared Interest method for rapidly analyzing a machine learning model's behavior by evaluating its individual explanations.
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Solving the Challenges of Robotic Pizza-Making
Researchers have created an architecture for a robotic manipulation system that could teach robots to handle pizza dough.
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Making Quantum Circuits More Robust
A team led by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a framework to make quantum circuits more resilient to noise.
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Toward a Stronger Defense of Personal Data
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed an integrated circuit chip that can thwart power side-channel attacks using less energy than...
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A New Language for Quantum Computing
Twist is an MIT-developed programming language that can describe and verify which pieces of data are entangled to prevent bugs in a quantum program.
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Machines That See the World More Like Humans Do
The 3D Scene Perception via Probabilistic Programming system helps machines perceive the world in a more human-like manner.
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One Giant Leap for the Mini Cheetah
A new control system enhances the speed and agility of legged robots as they leap across gaps.
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Robot Finds Lost Items
A robotic arm can track down lost items using a camera and radio frequency antenna attached to its gripper.
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Universal System Decodes Any Type of Data Sent Across a Network
Scientists have programmed a universal algorithm to enable a silicon chip to decode any data transmitted across a network, irrespective of structure.
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Inflatable Robotic Hand Gives Amputees Real-Time Tactile Control
Engineers have constructed an inflatable neuroprosthetic hand that restored rudimentary sensation to an amputee's residual limb.
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Clearing the Way Toward Robust Quantum Computing
A technique developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology removes common errors in the operation of a two-quantum bit (qubit).
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Engineers Create a Programmable Fiber
Engineering researchers collaborated on the design of the first programmable digital fiber.
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Slender Robotic Finger Senses Buried Items
Researchers have developed a slender robot finger with tactile sensing capabilities that can help locate and identify buried objects.
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Helping Robots Collaborate to Get the Job Done
A new algorithm aims to foster cooperation between information-gathering robot teams.
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Robot Senses Hidden Objects
A new robot can locate and grasp hidden objects using radio waves in combination with traditional computer vision.
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An LED That Can Be Integrated Directly Into Computer Chips
Researchers have developed and built a silicon-based LED that can be integrated directly onto a computer chip.
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How Humans Use Objects in Novel Ways to Solve Problems
Researchers have developed a cognitive model that learns to use objects in novel ways to solve problems, like humans do.
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Computer-Aided Creativity in Robot Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a system that simulates and optimizes robot design and control programs.
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Autonomous Boats Could Be Your Next Ride
Researchers have developed the world's first fleet of autonomous boats, along with algorithms to permit communication and collaboration among the boats.
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