Iuliia Gorshkova

The intersection of artificial intelligence and robotics is rapidly redefining how machines perceive and interact with human emotions. Emotional AI, also known as affective computing, is a field dedicated to enabling machines to recognize, interpret, and respond to human emotional states. When embodied in humanoid robots, emotional AI not only transforms user experience but also [...]

The Challenge of Persistent, Grounded Reasoning For years, we have treated Large Language Models (LLMs) as brilliant but amnesiac savants. They possess the sum of human knowledge encoded in their weights, yet they lack a true, persistent memory of the specific interactions they have with us. When we ask an LLM to solve a complex, [...]

In the evolving landscape of sustainability, the partnership between robotics and the circular economy has become a driving force for innovation. As industries recognize the urgency of reducing waste and maximizing resource efficiency, robotics stands at the forefront, transforming how materials are recovered, sorted, and reintroduced into the production cycle. This symbiosis is not merely [...]

There’s a particular kind of frustration that settles in when a neural network fails. It’s not the anger of a broken tool, but the deep unease of a black box whispering secrets we cannot verify. We’ve all seen it: a model predicts a loan denial with 94% confidence, or flags a medical image as malignant, [...]

In recent years, the intersection of artificial intelligence and unmanned aerial vehicles has reshaped the landscape of humanitarian assistance. AI-powered drones are not simply tools of convenience; they are transforming the way communities respond to crises, from natural disasters to public health emergencies. With the capability to access remote locations, assess complex situations in real [...]

When we talk about artificial intelligence, particularly in the realm of Large Language Models (LLMs), the conversation often gravitates toward the immediate: the context window, the parameters, the sheer volume of data ingested. Yet, a persistent challenge in building robust, long-lived AI agents is the concept of memory. Most systems today rely on vector databases—essentially [...]

Soft robotics has rapidly evolved from a niche research field to a transformative force in medical engineering. In the context of minimally invasive surgery (MIS), the advent of soft robots has unlocked new possibilities for patient care, surgical safety, and procedural precision. Unlike their rigid counterparts, soft robots are constructed from compliant materials such as [...]

We need to talk about the memory crisis in modern AI. If you’ve spent any time tinkering with Large Language Models, you’ve likely hit the "amnesia wall." You can have a brilliant, context-aware conversation for twenty messages, and then you ask the model to recall a detail from message three, and it stares back at [...]

When we talk about vector search, the immediate mental image is often a flat, one-shot lookup: you embed a query, you embed your documents, and you perform a nearest-neighbor search in a high-dimensional space. It feels clean, mathematical, and efficient. But in practice, that simplicity often collapses under the weight of real-world complexity. The data [...]

For years, the promise of Large Language Models (LLMs) felt like a magic trick marred by a single, glaring flaw. We had systems capable of writing poetry, debugging code, and summarizing dense academic papers, yet they would confidently state that the capital of Australia is Sydney or invent legal precedents that never existed. This phenomenon, [...]

In the landscape of modern logistics, warehouses have become the nerve centers of global commerce. The drive toward greater efficiency, accuracy, and adaptability is unmistakable. Over the past decade, a profound shift has unfolded: robotics and artificial intelligence no longer sit at the periphery but have become central to warehouse operations. This article delves into [...]

For years, the benchmark for Large Language Model (LLM) progress seemed straightforward: a longer context window. We watched the numbers climb from a few thousand tokens to 32k, 100k, and eventually the million-token claims we see today. The implicit promise was tantalizing—if we could just feed the model everything, the entire codebase, every documentation page, [...]

Archaeology is entering a transformative era, driven by the synergy between artificial intelligence and robotics. The integration of machine learning algorithms, autonomous robots, and advanced imaging technologies is redefining how researchers approach ancient sites and artifacts. This quiet revolution is not only enhancing the efficiency and safety of excavations but also expanding the boundaries of [...]

When I first encountered recursion in an undergraduate algorithms course, the professor drew a tree on the whiteboard and asked us to calculate the number of leaves. It looked like a fractal explosion of logic. My brain felt like it was trying to fold in on itself. We spent weeks on recursion—defining base cases, managing [...]

In recent years, the landscape of workplace inclusion has undergone a profound transformation, propelled by advances in robotics and artificial intelligence. The once-distant dream of fostering full participation for people with disabilities is now materializing, as innovative technologies offer new avenues for autonomy, productivity, and collaboration. Robotics, in particular, is redefining the boundaries of accessibility, [...]

If you’ve spent any time wrestling with large language models in production, you know the pain points intimately. You spend weeks crafting the perfect system prompt, only to watch the model’s performance degrade as the conversation grows. You implement complex retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines to feed the model relevant documents, but the model still loses [...]

In recent years, the hospitality industry has witnessed a remarkable transformation driven by the integration of humanoid robots. From Tokyo’s bustling business districts to the opulent lobbies of Dubai and the dynamic eateries of Barcelona, these mechanical companions have moved beyond the realm of novelty into practical, commercial deployment. Their presence raises pressing questions about [...]

The narrative of artificial intelligence, as often told in popular media, resembles an exponential curve—a relentless, upward climb toward superintelligence, punctuated only by breakthroughs that arrive with increasing frequency. Yet, for those of us working inside the industry, the reality feels more like a series of ascents followed by long, frustrating traverses across flat terrain. [...]

In the last decade, the night sky has become increasingly busy. Thousands of satellites orbit Earth, providing services ranging from weather forecasting to internet access. Yet, this remarkable technological progress has a downside: the relentless accumulation of space debris. Fragments of defunct satellites, used rocket stages, and even flecks of paint hurtle around our planet [...]

Most of us who write code for a living have a pretty good intuition about how our own minds work. When we see a pattern enough times, we internalize it. We learn that a specific API call is flaky, that a particular algorithm scales poorly, or that a specific variable name is probably a typo. [...]

When we talk about "AI" today, the conversation almost immediately drifts toward the latest large language model or a novel architecture for image generation. We obsess over parameter counts, benchmark scores, and the emergent capabilities of these mathematical behemoths. This model-centric perspective is seductive because it treats intelligence as a property contained entirely within a [...]

Most software projects live in a state of perpetual beta. We ship with the understanding that we will refactor, patch, and iterate. This approach works for a consumer mobile app or a SaaS tool; if it breaks, we roll back, users are annoyed, but the world keeps spinning. Artificial intelligence systems, particularly those integrated into [...]

In recent years, a new frontier has emerged at the intersection of biology and robotics: biohybrid robots. These systems, which integrate living cells—most often muscle tissue—with artificial frameworks, are redefining our understanding of both robotics and biology. Unlike traditional robots made exclusively from metals and plastics, biohybrid robots employ living matter to achieve functions that [...]

The conversation in the boardroom has shifted. Five years ago, when the topic of Artificial Intelligence surfaced during a quarterly review, it was often relegated to a footnote in the CIO’s presentation—something about "digital transformation" or a vague promise of future efficiency. Today, the dynamic is unrecognizable. The question is no longer whether the organization [...]

The presence of AI tutors and robotic teaching assistants in classrooms is no longer a distant concept; it is a lived reality in several parts of the world. Over the last five years, educational institutions across Europe and the MENA region have been quietly piloting and integrating these technologies, reshaping the daily rhythms of teaching [...]

For years, the world of artificial intelligence has felt like a tale of two cities. On one side, we have the connectionists, the architects of deep neural networks who have given us breathtaking capabilities in perception, pattern recognition, and generation. Models like GPT-4 and Midjourney are statistical marvels, learning complex distributions from vast datasets. On [...]

Mining has long stood at the crossroads of progress and peril, shaping economies while challenging the resilience of both people and planet. In recent years, the integration of robotics into mining operations has quietly but profoundly transformed the industry, particularly in regions where the stakes for safety and sustainability are highest: Latin America and Africa. [...]