Artificial-intelligence agents can devise a detailed procedure for a robotic arm and test it in a virtual laboratory.Credit: Jiaru Bai & Yuchi Zhao, University of Toronto Laboratory robots are tireless and uncomplaining, but they have narrow skill sets, limited mobility and an inability to get out of each other’s way. Now, a system of artificial-intelligence
Fifteen miles south of Egilsstaðir, Sindri pulls over, his grin suddenly a happy thing compared with the bleak landscape outside the window. “This the place.” Right. Looks no different from half an hour before, but to exit the engagement I return the smile and congratulate the father-to-be. A chatterbox, Sindri’s probably told me more than
Explanation: De Gerlache-Kocher massif looms on the visible horizon in this close-up of the edge of the Moon. The mountainous formation rises about 4 kilometers above its surroundings and is located very close to the lunar south pole. Boasting permanently shadowed crater floors that likely contain deposits of water ice and peaks that receive almost
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NASA has unveiled its next experimental aircraft, dubbed the X-70 Fractal. Well, “unveiled” may be a bit of a stretch. During this week’s UP.Summit at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced plans for the “crewed, high-performance platform” designed to boost maneuverability, flight control, and “other cutting-edge technologies in real flight.” Beyond
The 2027 North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) baby season has officially begun. The calving season lasts from November through April, and is a particularly important stretch of time given that the species is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List. Due to their low numbers, scientists are closely monitoring these baleen whales.