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Robots that work outside the lab, thermal traps, and the future of floating PV: Engineering Futures Weekly

Welcome to Engineering Futures Weekly, bringing you the latest stories that are shaping the future of engineering. Featuring the latest innovations, trends and announcements, these articles from around the web will help you stay ahead of the curve in an ever-changing industry.

1. Developing more effective multipurpose robots

Robots usually struggle to perform tasks outside their training environment, but MIT researchers are using generative AI to overcome this problem and train better multipurpose robots. See how – with gifs!

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