Abstract: This paper presents Shadow Program Inversion with Differentiable Planning (SPI-DP), a novel first-order optimizer capable of optimizing robot programs with respect to both high-level task ...

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With grocery costs still straining budgets in 2026, many retirees are looking for ways to boost their buck at the grocery store to combat food costs without sacrificing nutrition. The Supplemental ...

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A search robot developed by researchers in Germany can reportedly track missing objects in homes and dynamic environments by using language models together with three-dimensional mapping. The robot, ...

A robot that can locate lost items on command, the latest development at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), combines knowledge from the internet with a spatial map of its surroundings to ...

Johnson & Wales University. The university has launched in-person three-year bachelor’s degrees that can be earned with fewer than the traditional 120 credits, part of a fast-moving national trend.