Robotics Course

Learn the core techniques for representing robots that perform physical tasks in the real world. https://www.edx.org/course/robotics-columbiax-csmm-103x-2

This Robot Solves the Rubiks Cube in a Flash

Two years ago, a Rubik’s Cube-solving machine set a new record for inhumanly fast speed-cubing by solving a cube in .637 seconds. That record has not only been beaten but shattered by a new record of .38, so quick that frankly, you might miss it if you’re...

A robot conductor led a live orchestra performance

Just a month after humanoid robot Pepper conducted a Buddhist burial ceremony, a robo-contemporary has conducted the world-renowned Lucca Philharmonic orchestra alongside opera great Andrea Bocelli. Do robots need a heart to complete tasks of passion?  ….Maybe...