Making robots faster by helping them think ahead
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This month, we’re focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), a topic that continues to capture attention everywhere. Here, you’ll find the latest research news, insights, and discoveries shaping how AI is being developed and used across the world.
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 3-Nov-2026 12:17 ET (3-Nov-2026 17:17 GMT/UTC)
The VLASH technique, developed by MIT researchers, helps robots think ahead while moving, eliminating lags that occur between different chunks of action. This smooths and streamlines robot motion, accelerating performance on tasks like pick-and-place, sorting, and stacking.
Xuan Wang, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), will receive funding for the project: “CAREER: A Dynamical Systems Approach to Reliable and Efficient Knowledge Transfer in Robot Learning.”
The National Science Foundation has awarded Boston University $20 million to help create a national network of automated cloud labs.
A research paper by scientists at City University of Hong Kong presented a 3-level intelligent framework for multijoint upper-limb assistance based on electromyography (EMG) to support the daily living activities of older adults..
The research paper, published on Jul 15, 2026 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems.
Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain tumor that infiltrates deep into the surrounding brain tissue. Even after surgery, tumor cells remain in the brain and the tumor recurs. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have now developed Core2Edge, a model based entirely on human tissue that captures these hard-to-access infiltration zones at the tumor margin. The model enables investigation of the invasive front and direct assessment of new drug candidates in human tissue - without the need for animal testing. The study of the Brain Tumor Translational Research Group has now been published in Nature Protocols.
Uri Manor, inaugural faculty director of the Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox, is using advanced instruments to study Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a debilitating genetic neurological disorder. Such advancements are offering hope for six-year-old Jeremy and others who suffer from the disease.