Tag: Robotics Research; Engineering and Construction; Materials Science; Engineering; Robotics; Artificial Intelligence; Hacking; Computers and Internet

Inside a lab in Boston University’s College of Engineering, a robot arm drops small, plastic objects into a box placed perfectly on the floor to catch them as they fall. One by one, these tiny structures — feather-light, cylindrical pieces, no bigger than an inch tall — fill the box. Some are red, others blue,…