Researchers at the University of Edinburgh, University College London (UCL) and Nara Institute of Science and Technology have developed a new ensemble active learning approach based on a non-stationary multi-armed bandit and an expert advice algorithm. Their method,...
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A new framework for vision-based aggressive driving
Researchers at the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM) of the Georgia Institute of Technology have recently proposed a new framework for aggressive driving using only a monocular camera, IMU sensors and wheel speed sensors. Their approach, presented...
A new map management process for visual localization in outdoor environments
Researchers at ETH Zürich's Autonomous Systems Lab have recently developed a map management process for visual localization systems, specifically designed for operations in outdoor environments involving several vehicles. Their study, presented at this year's...
A new method to instill curiosity in reinforcement learning agents
Several real-world tasks have sparse rewards and this poses challenges for the development of reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms. A solution to this problem is to allow an agent to autonomously create a reward for itself, making rewards denser and more suitable...
A new reconfiguration strategy for modular robots inspired by origami folding
Researchers at the Reconfigurable Robotics Lab (RRL) of École Polytechnique Fédèrale de Lausanne (EPFL) have recently developed a new approach for the reconfiguration of modular robots that is inspired by the art of origami. This method, outlined in a paper published...
A new robot capable of learning ownership relations and norms
A team of researchers at Yale University has recently developed a robotic system capable of representing, learning and inferring ownership relations and norms. Their study, pre-published on arXiv, addresses some of the complex challenges associated with teaching...
A new roving biologger that travels along a sperm whale’s body surface
A team of researchers at Yamagata University and Teikyo University of Science, in Japan, have recently developed a new roving biologger, or whale rover, which can travel along a sperm whale's body surface and collect valuable behavioral data. Biologging entails the...
A new method to express robot incapability
Researchers at Cornell University and the University of California, Berkeley, have developed an a method to automatically generate motions with which robots can express their inability to complete a given task. These generated motions clearly communicate both what...
A neural network to extract knowledgeable snippets and documents
Every day, millions of articles are published on social media and other platforms, receiving a vast amounts of clicks and shares from users navigating the web. Many of these articles contain useful information that, if extracted, could be used to compile knowledge...
Researchers compile a new database of executable Python code snippets on GitHub
A team of researchers at North Carolina State University has recently carried out an empirical analysis of the executable status of Python code snippets shared on GitHub. Their study, pre-published on arXiv, also presents Gistable, a new database of executable Python...