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The ReLIC Framework: Advancing Robotics with Flexible Loco-Manipulation
New reinforcement learning approach enables robots to dynamically coordinate any combination of limbs for complex tasks
Designing Wheeled Robotic Systems for Ultra Mobility and Performance
Unlocking physical capabilities with artificial intelligence to build the next generation of machines.
Diffuse-CLoC: Bridging Physics and Control in Character Animation
Researchers at the RAI Institute have bridged the gap between kinematic motion diffusion models and physics-based control policies with a new guided diffusion framework called...
ICRA 2025 Publication Round-Up
The IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) will take place May 19 – 23, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. ICRA serves as the premier...
Pushing the Pace of Progress
The Robotics and AI Institute aims to accelerate robotics and artificial intelligence research by bringing together top talent and the best elements of industry and...
Distilling Diverse Vision Foundation Models to Improve Robot Learning
Introducing Theia, a vision foundation model for robotics developed by researchers at the Institute.
CoRL 2024 Publication Round-Up
The annual Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL) takes place this week, November 6-9 in Munich, Germany. Read on to learn more about our accepted publications.
Connecting Language and Robotic Capabilities: Spotlight on Visiting Fellow Stefanie Tellex
Stefanie Tellex is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Brown University. Her work at the AI Institute focuses on developing foundation models for navigation and...
The Institute is Coming to Zurich
To support further growth and attract the best talent in Europe, the Institute is opening an office in Zurich in early 2024. The Zurich team...