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After AIs mastered Go and Super Mario, scientists have taught them how to 'play' experiments

Inspired by the mastery of artificial intelligence (AI) over games like Go and Super Mario, scientists trained an AI agent - an autonomous computational program that observes and acts - how to conduct research experiments at superhuman levels by using the same approach.

Mar 26th, 2021

Soft robotic dragonfly signals environmental disruptions (w/video)

Electronics-free DraBot uses air pressure, microarchitectures and self-healing hydrogels to watch for changes in pH, temperature and oil.

Mar 26th, 2021

Knitting roads with a robot and a few meters of string (w/video)

Scientists are investigating how roads could be reinforced with simple means and recycled easily after use. Their tools are a robot and a few meters of string.

Mar 23rd, 2021

Researchers' algorithm designs soft robots that sense

Deep-learning technique optimizes the arrangement of sensors on a robot?s body to ensure efficient operation.

Mar 22nd, 2021

Expressing some doubts about android faces

Researchers study the expressiveness of android faces using motion capture cameras and identify ways in which they still lack the complexity of real human reactions, which may help guide future robot design.

Mar 22nd, 2021

Researchers create micron-sized, foldable robots (w/video)

Researchers created micron-sized robots that could enable locomotion, novel metamaterial design and high-fidelity sensors.

Mar 19th, 2021

This robot adjusts the length of its legs when stepping from grass to concrete

This is the first quadruped robot that is able to automatically adapt its morphology to different conditions in unstructured outdoor environments.

Mar 16th, 2021

Engineers combine AI and wearable cameras in self-walking robotic exoskeletons

Robotics researchers are developing exoskeletons and prosthetic legs capable of thinking and moving on their own using sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Mar 15th, 2021

Biomorphic batteries could provide 72x more energy for robots

Researchers develop a new rechargeable zinc battery that integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy. The battery membrane is a nano-material based on cartilage, using recycled Kevlar.

Mar 12th, 2021

Robots learn faster with quantum technology

A crucial question for practical applications is how fast intelligent machines can learn. An experiment has answered this question, showing that quantum technology enables a speed-up in the learning process.

Mar 11th, 2021

Robots can use eye contact to encourage reluctant participants in groups

Researchers published results of experiments in which robots led a Swedish word game with individuals whose proficiency in the Nordic language was varied. They found that by redirecting its gaze to less proficient players, a robot can elicit involvement from even the most reluctant participants.

Mar 10th, 2021

Army of robots pushes the limits of astrophysics (w/video)

One thousand newly-minted microrobots will soon be deployed at two large-scale telescopes in Chile and the United States. These high-precision instruments, capable of positioning optical fibers to within a micron, will vastly increase the quantity of astrophysics data that can be gathered - and expand our understanding of the Universe.