MIT

Teaching Robots to Think Ahead Instead of Freezing to Think

Aug 12, 2026

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6 min read

Teaching Robots to Think Ahead Instead of Freezing to Think

Most AI robots move like a buffering video: watch, freeze, think, act, repeat. A new MIT method called VLASH has them predict where they will be by the time they finish thinking, so they plan the next move while finishing the last one, smoothly enough to hold a real ping-pong rally with a human.

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Can AI Actually Do Science? A Brutal New Test Keeps Score

Jul 2, 2026

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8 min read

Can AI Actually Do Science? A Brutal New Test Keeps Score

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