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A new two-stage learning framework couples online reduced-order model reference generation with whole-body tracking control for agile humanoid locomotion.
Source: arXiv https://cs.ro
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.37974
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SimRetract demonstrates the first zero-shot sim-to-real transfer for a surgeon-robot collaboration task in open surgery. A robot arm takes a retractor from the surgeon and preserves retraction at handoff using a policy trained only on simulated demonstrations.
Source: arXiv https://cs.ro
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38234
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A new paper introduces a separation principle showing that the optimal feature perturbation for graph neural networks is rank one and factorizes into a graph-dependent component and a weight-dependent component.
Source: arXiv cs.LG
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38127
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Researchers propose an optimization-based active constraint framework for handheld micromanipulation that enables simultaneous guidance and safety enforcement.
Source: arXiv https://cs.ro
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.37981
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Earthquake sequences are stochastic on two separated timescales. Foundation models for seismic waveforms import learning targets from audio and vision. Varying the target redistributes downstream skill rather than raising it.
Source: arXiv cs.LG
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38003
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SAG-Sep introduces a separator that scores node membership in rounded capacity cut-inducing subsets from a fractional LP solution.
Source: arXiv cs.LG
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.37952
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PairFuse uses lightweight adapters to fuse pretrained all-atom representations with a geometric latent diffusion model.
Source: arXiv cs.LG
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.37994
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Cisco president Jeetu Patel found 27-year-old Padmanabhan Krishnamurthy buried in the organization and gave him the job of rewriting 98% of Cisco's legacy code.
Source: Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/10/30/cisco-president-jeetu-patel-gen-z-27-year-old-unlimited-ai-tokens-rewrite-legacy-code-entry-level-jobs/
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Honeywell has deployed its Forge Plant Cognition AI platform at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lekki, Nigeria.
Source: Innovation Village
https://innovation-village.com/dangote-refinery/
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Cascaded Skills Optimization is introduced as a two-stage post-training framework to address quantization errors and improve robotic policies.
Source: arXiv https://cs.ro
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38357
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Researchers presented CADENCE, a compact causal Transformer for distributional next-transaction forecasting in business cash-flow underwriting.
Source: arXiv cs.LG
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38084
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Muon makes the first mixture-of-experts layer harder to balance.
Source: arXiv cs.LG
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.37914
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A new study presents ACTS-WM, a self-supervised latent action-conditioned world model framework for time-series analysis.
Source: arXiv cs.LG
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.37963
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The researchers examined how different joint-space interfaces affect robot learning outcomes across three contact-rich factory tasks.
Source: arXiv https://cs.ro
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38104
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SynDexy has completed the first small-batch delivery of its C1 dexterous humanoid robot for precision electronics assembly. The robots will be used at customer factories for precision assembly steps.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/syndexy-c1-dexterous-humanoid-robot-first-small-batch-delivery-visuotactile-precision-assembly
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Tencent has opened Tencent Beacon, its AI data analysis platform, to outside companies and individual users, who can now register at https://beacon.qq.com.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/tencent-beacon-ai-data-analysis-platform-opens-to-public-natural-language-dashboards-self-harness-mcp
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Nvidia has begun securing advanced substrate capacity in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea through reservation agreements and upfront payments.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261030PD226/nvidia-fc-bga-substrate-capacity-2030.html
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Zhuoyu Technology launched a driver-assistance solution for commercial vehicles in Zhuhai. The PDS 4 version runs on the company's end-to-end driving model version 4.0 and targets heavy trucks on trunk logistics routes. It is already in mass production.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/zhuoyu-technology-commercial-vehicle-driver-assistance-pds-4-heavy-truck-highway-noa-mass-production
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Researchers from Tsinghua University, Infinigence AI and AgiBot proposed Collective Experience Learning, in which robots learn from each other.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/tsinghua-infinigence-ai-agibot-collective-experience-learning-cel-96-real-robots
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Intel warned that its outlook is hurt by a blast at its Israel fab and weak PC demand, while demand for AI server chips stays strong.
Source: The Economic Times
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/intel-forecast-disappoints-as-israel-fab-blast-pc-weakness-weigh/articleshow/135350115.cms
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