Sloths were not always slow, fragile animals hanging quietly in trees. Millions of years ago, some species reached massive sizes and filled roles closer to top-tier land builds. This analysis breaks ...

Abstract: Robotic grasping requires safe force interaction to prevent a grasped object from being damaged or slipping out of the hand. In this vein, this paper proposes an integrated framework for ...

The world’s first-ever ‘slotharium’ is opening this year in Orlando, Florida, allowing visitors to get up close and personal with nature’s slowest critters. Ever wanted to see a sloth in its natural ...

The 7,500-square-foot space will house more than 40 sloths — and is set to open in February Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with ...

If you start watching Mr. Robot on Netflix at exactly 11:48:06 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, you can hear Rami Malek say “Fuck society” in the pilot episode just as 2025 comes to an end. This feels like a ...

Brevard Zoo is mourning the death of Lorenzo, the first sloth ever born at the facility. The 7-year-old two-toed sloth was humanely euthanized following a critical decline in his health. Lorenzo was ...

Abstract: Automatic detection and prevention of open-set failures are crucial in closed-loop robotic systems. Recent studies often struggle to simultaneously identify unexpected failures reactively ...

Imagine walking into a bustling café where a humanoid robot greets you, takes your order, and expertly prepares your coffee, all while engaging in casual conversation. This scenario, once the stuff of ...