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Human cerebellum is a very important brain structure for robotics. In Finnish they are called "the small brains" as they form a sort of a separate brain-like structure in the back of the head where the brains join the spinal column. Cerebellum contains more neurons than the rest of the brain combined. It approximates supervised learning in its main function of modulating motor control, or mapping motor cortex intent into the actual real-time muscle control. That is why its function is so relevant for modern robotics. What it does is that it gets the motor intent from the rest of the brain and tries to predict what sort of largely proprioceptive (posture sense), vestibular and visual result this action should lead to and especially the timings of these outcomes. When the sensory signal comes back, the cerebellum computes the error in the prediction and tunes the motor control signal mapping appropriately. So, the brain motor control is largely proprioceptively and sensory-coded intents, and cerebellum translates or modulates these intents into fine-grained motor control. These structures have inspired and continue to inspire a lot of embodied systems methods in modern robotic AI. #robotics #AI #OpenToWork

One of the harder problems about robotic embodiments is safety. How to guarantee standard-compliant and effective guardrails for generalist robots which are mobile and not limited in the tools they can use? For example, it is practical to install light curtains for industrial robots to prevent anyone from getting into their working area when they are active. But for mobile robots, they can be anywhere, and you can't build a safe operating space for them. Even if your robot is weak in its joints and has no sharp corners, all bets are off once it grabs a power tool, or sits onto a driver's seat of a car. It requires a paradigm shift in safety. You aren't actually trying to limit the robot movement in a classical sense, but you're trying to make it act in a way that prevents harm from happening. In many cases this might involve actual movement rather than stopping movement. Sometimes it requires limiting something outside the robot from happening, for example, if something heavy is about to fall down in a dangerous fashion, the robot should try to stop it. This is of course against the strictly defined rules we have from classical robotic safety methods, but the reason is that those kinds of limited operating envelopes won't make generalist mobile robots safe. There are many rationales for static safe constraint envelopes for robots, for example, if a robot malfunctions, it shouldn't crush anything to death. There are still places for such constraints, but they aren't enough, and trying to approach the safety challenge with only these kinds of methods as the only tools in the toolbox won't lead to a success. The robotic safety systems shouldn't only care about the physical malfunctions of the robot itself, but also malfunctions of other things. For example, if a humanoid robot is preparing food, there might be a food oil fire, and instead of just stopping the robot should put it out. In general robots should be robust against both degradations and extensions of their embodiments to be able to function robustly in the open environment. This alone should in itself be a solid protection against physical malfunctions. If a robot can walk after having lost one leg, it should also function within reason, without causing danger, if one of its servos get stuck active. While hierarchies and layers create robust safety, the highest embodied control layer itself should be made safe, and it shouldn't lean on lower constraint envelopes to produce the safety. The robot must not step on a cat, or cause a cat to be harmed by inaction. If your robotic safety framework ceases to apply when the robot picks up a power tool, or presses the button to activate data center halon extinguishers, it's not framed correctly. #AI #robotics #UniversalEmbodiment #OpenToWork

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AI-driven innovations dominated a university-level robotics competition in India. Engineering students showcased cutting-edge automation and AI innovations at the Robotics Techno-Connect Competition 2026 in Kalyan, organized by University of Mumbai and JANYU Technologies. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ai-driven-innovations-dominate-university-level-robotics-competition/articleshow/128680553.cms #India #Tech #News #AI #Robotics #EdTech

Indian-made robots captured attention at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. The SVAN-M2 robot dog from xTerra Robotics impressed attendees. A UNWFP robot designed for food warehouses also drew significant interest. These indigenous innovations showcased India's growing capabilities in artificial intelligence and robotics. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/india-made-robots-shine-at-ai-impact-summit-2026-after-early-controversy/articleshow/128648478.cms #India #Tech #News #AI #Robotics

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