Imitation learning framework enhances quadruped robots’ loco-manipulation skills in the wild

Quadruped robots integrating manipulators could potentially tackle tasks that entail manipulating objects while swiftly moving around in their surrounding environment. These include tasks such as collecting...

‘Genetic time machine’ reveals complex chimpanzee cultures

Chimpanzees are known for their remarkable intelligence and use of tools, but could their cultures also evolve over time like human cultures? A new, multidisciplinary study led by the University of Zurich...

Tweaking non-neural brain cells can cause memories to fade

“If we go back to the early 1900s, this is when the idea was first proposed that memories are physically stored in some location within the brain,” says Michael R. Williamson, a researcher at the Baylor...