Microscopic Robots That Swim Think and Act on Their Own

Scientists have built microscopic, light-powered robots that can think, swim, and operate independently at the scale of ...
CNET

I Watched a Robot Slowly and Inefficiently Load Laundry at CES

I watched Switchbot's Onero H1 attempt the first two of these tasks, and I wasn't impressed, especially since, unlike most ...
IEEE

Efficient Back-Projection Technique for Multiple Objects Detection and 2D Imaging Through Photonics-Based LFM Radar

Abstract: Detection and imaging play a vital role in modern radar technology and have seen significant interest across various fields, including autonomous vehicles, defense, environmental monitoring, ...

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X2 Plus, Dragonwing IQ10 robotics stack at CES 2026

Qualcomm’s latest entrant to its Snapdragon X Series, the Snapdragon X2 Plus, has been unveiled at CES 2026. It features the ...
IEEE

SP-Pillars: An Efficient LiDAR 3D Objects Detection Framework With Multi-Scale Feature Perception and Optimization

Abstract: In autonomous driving, achieving rapid detection of target categories and locations is a key technology. However, the data volume of radar point clouds is enormous, and processing efficiency ...

Linux at CES 2026: Tux is alive and well in IoT, cars, and AI

Linux and open source aren't making headlines at CES 2026, but they're working behind the scenes in embedded, automotive, and ...
The Debrief

“Turn Ideas into Physical Objects”: If You Describe an Object, This AI-Driven Robot Can Build It

MIT scientists working with Google DeepMind researchers have developed an AI-driven robot that can ‘turn ideas into physical objects’ based on simple text descriptions. The researchers say their robot ...
techxplore

'Robot, make me a chair': AI-driven system designs, builds multicomponent objects from user prompts

Computer-aided design (CAD) systems are tried-and-true tools used to design many of the physical objects we use each day. But CAD software requires extensive expertise to master, and many tools ...
Phys.org

Sensor uses acoustic waves to detect objects at smallest scales

At the heart of every camera is a sensor, whether that sensor is a collection of light-detecting pixels or a strip of 35-millimeter film. But what happens when you want to take a picture of something ...