How Scientists Actually Use AI Assistants

A new dataset reveals detailed insights into how researchers are interacting with and leveraging artificial intelligence to accelerate their work.

A new dataset reveals detailed insights into how researchers are interacting with and leveraging artificial intelligence to accelerate their work.

New research demonstrates a method for reconstructing full robot movements from minimal user input, opening doors for intuitive teleoperation and assistive robotics applications.

A new approach combines the power of artificial intelligence with traditional methods to automatically discover the fundamental laws governing material behavior.

Researchers are exploring how embedding social robots within everyday appliances, like refrigerators, can subtly influence behavior and promote wellness at home.
The rise of sophisticated AI agents is forcing a critical re-evaluation of the social science research process and the skills researchers need to thrive.
![The proposed framework achieves robust pairwise interaction recognition through a two-stage process: initially detecting potential interactions using a [latex]7D[/latex] geometric feature vector derived from bounding box configurations, and subsequently classifying these interactions via a relation network that integrates frozen visual appearance features from EfficientNet with geometric-motion features computed from optical flow, enabling efficient deployment on resource-constrained robotic platforms.](https://arxiv.org/html/2602.22346v1/2602.22346v1/x1.png)
New research details a computationally efficient approach for mobile robots to detect and interpret social cues from human-human interactions.
A new framework called ‘inferential mechanics’ aims to build more reliable machine learning models by explicitly incorporating underlying causal relationships within biological data.
New research explores how social robots can seamlessly integrate into family routines by providing helpful, context-aware reminders and assistance.
Researchers demonstrate a successful partnership between human expertise and artificial intelligence, significantly accelerating progress in complex mathematical problems.

Researchers have developed a new position-based flocking model that enables robotic swarms to maintain stable formations and collective alignment without relying on direct velocity measurements.