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Northeastern students work on a robotics system in a lab setting.
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This robotic system may soon be used to prevent forest fires

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by Cesareo Contreras
I set of applications on an iPhone, including a ChatGPT option.
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The race to regulate AI systems has lawyers getting creative

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by Tanner Stening
A man leaps in the air to send a kick into a humanoid robot while others look on.
Science & Technology

Physical AI is already here. But what is it?

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by Tanner Stening
A Northeastern student works on the Mars Rover team's machine, built by students.
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Lighter, faster and more agile. Meet Northeastern’s new Mars rover

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by Cesareo Contreras
A Waymo vehicle parked on the street.
Science & Technology

This brain-inspired hardware could make autonomous vehicles safer

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by Cesareo Contreras
Two students sit behind SCCRUB cleaning robot.
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A new elephant trunk-like robotic arm may offer reprieve from dishwashing

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by Cesareo Contreras
Kris Dorsey working on an adaptive sleeve in a lab environment.
Science & Technology

This adaptive splint could transform autism care for patients

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by Cesareo Contreras
Lorenzo Torresani shown in a blue shirt looking past the camera agaisnt a blue-grey background.
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Computer vision expert Lorenzo Torresani named Joseph E. Aoun Professor

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by Cesareo Contreras
Taskin Padir's hand holding a robotic device in a room with purple and blue lighting.
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This AI-powered autonomous wheelchair will deliver a new level of independence

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by Cesareo Contreras
Three vintage dolls positioned in a triangle formation in dim lighting against a dark background, creating an unsettling atmosphere.
Society & Culture

 Why Annabelle, Chucky and dolls in general creep us out

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
A humanoid robot with white body segments and a neutral expression gestures with a hand.
Science & Technology

Humanoid robots in the home? Not so fast, says expert

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by Cesareo Contreras
President Joseph E. Aoun shown in conversation with several new faculty members atop the EXP building on the Boston campus.
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‘This university is in your hands.’ President Joseph Aoun welcomes new faculty

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by Tanner Stening