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Hard-wiring beetles for radio-controlled flight turns out to be a fitting way to learn more about their biology. Cyborg insect research is enabling new revelations about a muscle used by beetles for finely graded turns.
Mar 16th, 2015
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Biorobotics researchers have developed the first aerial robot able to fly over uneven terrain that is stabilized visually without an accelerometer. Called BeeRotor, it adjusts its speed and avoids obstacles thanks to optic flow sensors inspired by insect vision.
Mar 10th, 2015
Read moreWho is the teacher: the student or the machine? By showing a robot how to write letters, children improve their writing skills and gain self-�confidence. This system, called CoWriter, was developed by EPFL researchers.
Mar 4th, 2015
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Scientists have developed a new experimental nursing care robot, ROBEAR, which is capable of performing tasks such as lifting a patient from a bed into a wheelchair or providing assistance to a patient who is able to stand up but requires help to do so.
Feb 23rd, 2015
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CSAIL's 100-plus blooming, crawling, swimming bots teach basic programming concepts.
Feb 18th, 2015
Read moreKhalifa University to organize a USD 5 Million Prize challenging robotics competition.
Feb 16th, 2015
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Soybots: Mobile Micro-Gardens is a responsive robotic-botanic hybrid artwork that utilizes light sensors to track sunlight intensity or to locate LED grow lights.
Feb 11th, 2015
Read moreResearchers at the University of Hertfordshire have developed a prototype of a social robot which supports independent living for the elderly, working in partnership with their relatives or carers.
Feb 5th, 2015
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Eve, an artificially-intelligent 'robot scientist' could make drug discovery faster and much cheaper.
Feb 5th, 2015
Read moreGrasping an object involves a complex network of brain functions. First, visual cues are processed in specialized areas of the brain. Then, other areas of the brain use these signals to control the hands to reach for and manipulate the desired object. New findings suggest that the cerebellum, a region of the brain that has changed very little over time, may play a critical role. Findings could lead to advancements in assistive technologies benefiting the disabled.
Feb 3rd, 2015
Read moreScientists in Italy are working on creating robots that mimic the properties of plant roots, including the capacity for growth. They believe the potential future applications are not just the stuff of science-fiction.
Jan 29th, 2015
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Neuroscientists can predict grip movements of the hand by measuring brain cell activity.
Jan 22nd, 2015
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A new cardboard-robotic toolkit allows children to create custom robots they control wirelessly with hand gestures without formal education in programming or electronics.
Jan 20th, 2015
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A total of $3.5 million in prizes will now be awarded to the top three finishers in the DARPA Robotics Challenge, the final event of which will be held June 5-6, 2015, at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif.
Jan 20th, 2015
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Researchers have developed a new service robot model centred on the concept of a universal helper for everyday scenarios: the fourth generation of the Care-O-Bot.
Jan 15th, 2015
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New algorithm could enable household robots to better identify objects in cluttered environments.
Jan 12th, 2015
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Automated cameras make it possible to broadcast even minor events, but the result often looks...well, robotic. Now scientists have made it possible for robotic cameras to learn from human operators how to better frame shots of a basketball game.
Jan 7th, 2015
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Propulsion by undulation entails complicated interplay between body deformation and fluid motion. Developing high performance robots by utilizing such complex dynamics is a main goal of the research on robotic fish.
Dec 24th, 2014
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