IEEE

Efficient Detection of Objects Near a Robot Manipulator via Miniature Time-of-Flight Sensors

Abstract: We provide a method for detecting and localizing objects near a robot arm using arm-mounted miniature time-of-flight sensors. A key challenge when using arm-mounted sensors is ...
WXII 12 NEWS

Empty bag prompts response at Battleground Avenue USPS; Greensboro police say area is safe

Officers with the Greensboro Police Department asked people to stay away from a post office after a suspicious object was reported.After investigating, officers said the area was deemed safe and the ...
AOL

Greensboro police ask residents to avoid Battleground Avenue area due to ‘suspicious object’

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Greensboro residents were asked to avoid the Battleground Avenue area due to a “suspicious object,” according to a Greensboro Police Department news release. At 7:11 p.m., ...
CNET

Robot Vacuums Are Getting Better, but Our Lab Data Shows You Need to Pick Between Great Cleaning Power and Object Avoidance

After testing 24 robot vacuums at CNET Labs to see how well they clean and avoid obstacles, we discovered an unusual relationship. Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over a decade as a reporter, ...
Ars Technica

Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there’s a plugin to avoid them.

On Saturday, tech entrepreneur Siqi Chen released an open source plugin for Anthropic’s Claude Code AI assistant that instructs the AI model to stop writing like an AI model. Called “Humanizer,” the ...
Wall Street Journal

The Row Over South Korea’s Push for a Native AI Model: Chinese Code

SEOUL—Last June, the South Korean government launched a competition to create a new independent AI model developed with Korean technology. A homegrown tool like that was critical to ensuring Korea’s ...
CSOonline

Output from vibe coding tools prone to critical security flaws, study finds

Popular vibe coding platforms consistently generate insecure code in response to common programming prompts, including creating vulnerabilities rated as ‘critical,’ new testing has found. Security ...
Wired

Litter-Robot Promo Codes: $150 Off Bundles, $50 Off the Starter Bundle, and More

I always tell people that the best thing I’ve ever tested for my job here on the WIRED Reviews team is my automatic litter box from Litter-Robot. I recommend every cat owner invest in an automatic ...
Tom's Guide

Segway's new Navimow robotic lawn mowers ditch pesky base stations and perimeter wires while avoiding all your kids' toys in the yard

Outdoors I tested this electric snow shovel in the blizzard of 2026, and now I know why it's sold out everywhere Home Appliances I can clean my whole home without lifting a finger — this is the ...
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 ...
AOL

A 'kinky' teddy bear? A robot that won't let go? Groups warn parents to avoid these creepy, unsafe AI toys

Artificial intelligence (AI) is seemingly everywhere these days, including children’s toys. Earlier this year, for example, toymaker Mattel announced a partnership with OpenAI, the company behind ...