Abstract: For long-horizon multi-task robotic manipulation, hierarchical approaches provide an effective way to combine high-level language-based task planning with low-level vision-language based sub ...

Abstract: In this letter, we propose a whole-body planning framework that unifies dynamic locomotion and manipulation tasks by formulating a single multi-contact optimal control problem. We model the ...

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Mistral OCR 4 brings bounding boxes, typed-block classification, and 170-language document extraction to enterprises that ...

Microsoft's SkillOpt brings deep-learning discipline to AI agent skills, replacing manual prompt tweaking with mathematically validated text optimization.

Robot skill library ASPIRE — released June 29 by NVIDIA and collaborators — gives robots persistent memory by storing every debugging fix as a named, reusable code pattern. It pushed bimanual handover ...

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In the Chinese province of Xinjiang, the Uyghur ethnic minority faces mass detention and forced labor. The CCP has woven databases, cameras and detention centers together to create a massive network ...

In May 1891, Pope Leo XIII published Rerum Novarum, the landmark encyclical that established the foundations of modern Catholic social teaching. Written during the upheavals of industrial capitalism, ...