Stargazers and scientists are getting a holiday present from the cosmos this week. 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar comet, will get “closest” to Earth on Friday, December 19, as part of its journey across ...

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Abstract: Embodied intelligence achieves perception, decisionmaking, and execution through interaction with the environment via physical embodiments. However, current systems often rely on manually ...

Abstract: Extended object tracking is concerned with estimation of object properties regarding both the kinematics and extent, i.e., shape. Particular challenges arise in case the orientation of the ...

The researchers demonstrated that the vine robot can safely and stably lift a variety of heavy and fragile objects, like a watermelon. Credit: Kentaro Barhydt and Harry Asada. Some vines in nature are ...

ROUND ROCK, Texas - Round Rock Police are using a tool to keep officers and the public safer during what could be dangerous situations. What they're saying: When SWAT is called out, seconds matter and ...