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Step inside the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, and you find yourself in a space that is part children's nursery, part high-tech workshop and part cabinet of curiosities. The lab benches are strewn with foam blocks, stuffed animals—including a cuddly squid—and other colorful toys used to train robotic dexterity. Piled up on every surface are sensors, cables and measurement devices. Skeletal fingers, on show in display cases or attached to powerful robotic arms, seem to reach out to grab you from every corner.

Step inside the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, and you find yourself in a space that is part children's nursery, part high-tech workshop and part cabinet of curiosities. The lab benches are strewn with foam blocks, stuffed animals—including a cuddly squid—and other colorful toys used to train robotic dexterity. Piled up on every surface are sensors, cables and measurement devices. Skeletal fingers, on show in display cases or attached to powerful robotic arms, seem to reach out to grab you from every corner.

KNF vacuum pumps for automation applications are designed for a long service life, with micro gas pumps used as cobot pumps achieving more than 20,000 hours. The latest generation of KNF brushless DC motors has an innovative bearing design that withstands high mechanical loads. This technical strength protects the vacuum pump's longevity, especially with fast switching cycles.

United Parcel Service Inc. will invest $120 million in 400 robots used to unload trucks, according to people familiar with the matter, revealing new details on the logistics giant's $9 billion automation plan that aims to boost profits by decreasing labor costs.

Computer-aided design (CAD) systems are tried-and-true tools used to design many of the physical objects we use each day. But CAD software requires extensive expertise to master, and many tools incorporate such a high level of detail they don't lend themselves to brainstorming or rapid prototyping.

By combining flexible vision technology with automated processing, manufacturers and system integrators can shorten deployment cycles, reduce reliance on fixtures, and achieve the adaptability needed for high-mix, high-precision production.

A newly developed AI can predict which diseases specific genetic mutations are likely to cause, not just whether they are harmful. The breakthrough could speed up diagnoses and open new paths for personalized treatment.

Robots small enough to travel autonomously through the human body to repair damaged sites may seem the stuff of science fiction dreams. But this vision of surgery on a microscale is a step closer to reality, with news that researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have built a robot smaller than a millimeter that has an onboard computer and sensors.

Thirteen global teams push the boundaries of “no remote control” robotics, driving the evolution from teleoperated tools to autonomous agents

Generations in Dialogue: Bridging Perspectives in AI is a podcast from AAAI featuring thought-provoking discussions between AI experts, practitioners, and enthusiasts from different age groups and backgrounds. Each episode delves into how generational experiences shape views on AI, exploring the challenges, opportunities, and ethical considerations that come with the advancement of this transformative technology.

Human-robot interactions and social robotics with Professor Marynel Vázquez

In the fourth episode of this new series from AAAI, host Ella Lan chats to Professor Marynel Vázquez about what inspired her research direction, how her perspective on human-robot interactions has changed over time, robots navigating the social world, potential for using robots in education, modeling interactions as graphs, addressing misunderstandings with regards to robots in society, getting input from target users, the challenge of recognising when errors happen, making robots that adapt, and more.

About Professor Marynel Vázquez:

Marynel Vázquez is a computer scientist and roboticist whose research focuses on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), particularly in multi-party settings. She studies social group dynamics—such as spatial behavior and social influence—in HRI, and develops perception and decision-making algorithms that enable autonomous, socially aware robot behavior. A central theme in her work is modeling interactions as graphs, allowing robots to reason about individuals, relationships, and groups simultaneously. Her interdisciplinary approach combines computer science, behavioral science, and design, and she enjoys building new robotic systems and research infrastructure to bring theoretical ideas into real-world practice.

About the host

Ella Lan, a member of the AAAI Student Committee, is the host of “Generations in Dialogue: Bridging Perspectives in AI.” She is passionate about bringing together voices across career stages to explore the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. Ella is a student at Stanford University tentatively studying Computer Science and Psychology, and she enjoys creating spaces where technical innovation intersects with ethical reflection, human values, and societal impact. Her interests span education, healthcare, and AI ethics, with a focus on building inclusive, interdisciplinary conversations that shape the future of responsible AI.

Writers and others can now work with Photoshop, Adobe Express (a design and publishing tool) and Adobe Acrobat without ever leaving the ChatGPT interface.

Observes David Wadhwani, president, digital media, Adobe: “We’re thrilled to bring Photoshop, Adobe Express and Acrobat directly into ChatGPT, combining our creative innovations with the ease of ChatGPT to make creativity accessible for everyone.

“Now hundreds of millions of people can edit with Photoshop simply by using their own words, right inside a platform that’s already part of their day-to-day.”

In other news and analysis on AI writing:

*ChatGPT-Maker Study: The State of Enterprise AI: New research from OpenAI finds that everyday users of AI at work are saving about 40-60 minutes-a-day when compared to working without the tool.

Plus, the heaviest users of AI say they’re saving two hours a day with the tech.

Especially interesting: HR pros report AI is helping them spike employee engagement at their workplaces.

*ChatGPT-Maker Doubles-Down on Besting Google: Smarting from Google Gemini 3’s seizure of the crown as best overall chatbot, OpenAI is determined to grab it back.

Observes lead writer Sam Schechner: “OpenAI was founded to pursue artificial general intelligence, broadly defined as being able to outthink humans at almost all tasks.”

But for the company to survive, Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO is suggesting that the company may have to pause that quest and give the people what they want, Schechner adds.

*ChatGPT’s Minor Upgrade: More Perks for Knowledge Workers: OpenAI has put some fresh polish on the latest iteration of its wildly popular chatbot: ChatGPT-5.2.

Observes writer Igor Bonifacic: “OpenAI is touting the new model as its best yet for real-world, professional use.”

Towards that end, look for better results when using ChatGPT-5.2 for creating spreadsheets, building presentations, perceiving images, grasping in-depth contexts, handling multi-step projects and writing code, according to Bonifacic.

*For $250 Bucks/Month, You Can Go Deep with Gemini: If you truly want access to Google’s most intelligent AI available to the consumer, all you need is $250 and a dream.

That hard cash opens the doors to Gemini 3 Deep Think — advanced parallel reasoning that ideally enables you to explore multiple hypotheses simultaneously, according to writer Abner Li.

Currently, the feature is only available in Google’s top-tier consumer AI subscription, Google AI Ultra.

*Majority of New Writing on Web Forged by AI: It’s official:
Humans are also-rans when it comes to writing new content for the Web, according to a new study from Graphite.

On the plus side, humans are still better at generating articles that show up in searches from Google or ChatGPT.

Observes lead writer Jose Luis Paredes: “The quality of AI content is rapidly improving. In many cases, AI-generated content is as good or better than content written by humans.”

*pdfFiller Offers Turnkey Documents Created by AI: If you’re looking for AI that goes beyond simply churning out raw text, pdfFiller may be for you.

Essentially, the tool creates fully formatted, multi-page documents with automatic section structure, brand styling and industry specific language with just a prompt or two.

Even better: It’s powered by ChatGPT, preferred by many writers as the best overall AI for generating captivating text.

*Breaking News Gets an AI Byline at Business Insider: The next news story you read from Business Insider may be completely written by AI — and carry an AI byline.

The media outlet has announced a pilot test of a story writing algorithm that will grab a piece of breaking news and give it context by combining it with data drawn from stories in the Business Insider archive.

The only human involvement will be an editor, who will look over the finished product before it’s published.

AI Browsers: Too Easily Hacked: Writers enamored with AI-powered browsers may want to hold off using the tech until it gets better cybersecurity chops.

Market research firm Gartner warns cybersecurity guardrails on the new AI browsers are much more easily compromised than those of traditional browsers like Chrome, Edge and Firefox.

Observes writer Simon Sharwood: Analysts “think AI browsers are just too dangerous to use without first conducting risk assessments and suggest that even after that exercise you’ll likely end up with a long list of prohibited use cases.”

*AI BIG PICTURE: Agentic Journalism: A ‘Thing’ in 2026?: Journalism professor Daniel Trielli is predicting that increasing numbers of ‘journalists’ will no longer be getting their hands dirty by writing news stories next year.

Instead, their job will be limited to adding “information about an event: The five Ws, quotes, context, and links to multimedia content.” It’s something Trielli calls ‘agentic journalism.’

Or, as some might say, “Play and go fetch.”

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–Joe Dysart is editor of RobotWritersAI.com and a tech journalist with 20+ years experience. His work has appeared in 150+ publications, including The New York Times and the Financial Times of London.

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Researchers used a deep learning AI model to uncover the first imaging-based biomarker of chronic stress by measuring adrenal gland volume on routine CT scans. This new metric, the Adrenal Volume Index, correlates strongly with cortisol levels, allostatic load, perceived stress, and even long-term cardiovascular outcomes, including heart failure risk.

Shelf-scanning robots are autonomous systems designed to navigate store aisles, identify missing or misplaced products, and capture real-time inventory data with high accuracy. By using cameras, sensors, and intelligent software, these robots help retailers maintain on-shelf availability, reduce manual auditing work, and improve overall store efficiency. As automation continues to grow in the retail sector, […]

Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors—too complicated, capital-intensive and "boring, honestly," says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui.

Biological muscles act as flexible actuators, generating force naturally and with an impressive range of motion. Unsurprisingly, scientists and engineers have been striving to build artificial muscles that mimic these abilities. A new review study, published in Nature, takes a deep dive into recent developments surrounding fiber-type artificial muscles, one of the most life-like types of artificial muscles developed so far.