Who doesn't love shiny things? Well... robots for one. The same goes for transparent objects. At least, that's long been the case. Machine vision has stumbled when it comes to shiny or reflective ...

In order to see and then grasp objects, robots typically utilize depth-sensing cameras like the Microsoft Kinect. And while such cameras may be thwarted by transparent or shiny objects, scientists at ...

A recent study conducted by a team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Rice University used artificial intelligence (AI) to examine how reflections in a myriad of ...

Kitchen robots are a popular vision of the future, but if a robot of today tries to grasp a kitchen staple such as a clear measuring cup or a shiny knife, it likely won't be able to. Transparent and ...

The most paranoid among us already know the checklist to avoid modern audio eavesdropping: Sweep your home or office for bugs. Put your phone in a Faraday bag—or a fridge. Consider even stripping ...

As creatures of the natural world, we have our vices. Some are drawn to drinking or gambling, while others might devour a family-sized bag of mini peanut butter cups in one sitting. Even animals have ...

Toyota unveiled a robot that takes selfies while it completes cleaning tasks that most counterparts find complex. It coincidentally celebrated National Selfie Day, thus showcasing its new learned ...

Researchers at the University of Washington, Seattle have found a way to recover images of the world that are reflected in a bag of potato chips. Using commercially available RGB-D sensors—which are ...

The history-making interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua is a relatively small and reflective object, a new study suggests. Astronomers spotted 'Oumuamua streaking through the inner solar system in October ...