Artificial intelligence - Quick to recognize
Neural networks that function like the human visual cortex may help realize faster, more reliable pattern recognition.
Jul 16th, 2014
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Squishy robots (w/video)
Phase-changing material could allow even low-cost robots to switch between hard and soft states.
Jul 14th, 2014
Read moreDrone lighting
Autonomous vehicles could automatically assume the right positions for photographic lighting.
Jul 11th, 2014
Read moreYour next Angry Birds opponent could be a robot (w/video)
With the help of a smart tablet and Angry Birds, children can now do something typically reserved for engineers and computer scientists: program a robot to learn new skills. The Georgia Institute of Technology project is designed to serve as a rehabilitation tool and to help kids with disabilities.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read morePower consumption of robot joints could be 40% less, according to a laboratory study
Researchers have studied how it is possible to save energy in the propulsion of flexible joints without losing precision.
Jul 3rd, 2014
Read moreMeet Ladybird, a solar-powered farm robot unveiled in Australia
The 'Ladybird' was designed and built specifically for the vegetable industry with the aim of creating a ground robot with supporting intelligent software and the capability to conduct autonomous farm surveillance, mapping, classification, and detection for a variety of different vegetables.
Jul 1st, 2014
Read moreMuscle-powered bio-bots walk on command (w/video)
A new generation of miniature biological robots is flexing its muscle. Engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign demonstrated a class of walking 'bio-bots' powered by muscle cells and controlled with electrical pulses, giving researchers unprecedented command over their function
Jun 30th, 2014
Read moreWinners named in global underwater robot event
Student teams controlling underwater robots from the United States, Canada and Russia were the winners Saturday in a global competition at the only federal freshwater marine sanctuary in the United States.
Jun 29th, 2014
Read moreDARPA announces new challenges, teams, and research goals for the Robotics Challenge finale
From June 5-6, 2015, California will be the stage for the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals. Teams from around the world will meet at Fairplex in Pomona to compete for the $2 million prize to be awarded to the team that best demonstrates human-supervised robot technology for disaster response.
Jun 28th, 2014
Read moreSpace-tested robot inspires medicine and manufacturing uses
Robonaut, a human-like robot designed by NASA and General Motors, has been on the International Space Station since February 2011. Researchers have been testing the robot's ability to perform certain tasks to free up human crew time and energy.
Jun 28th, 2014
Read moreAsk the crowd: Robots learn faster, better with online helpers (w/video)
Computer scientists have shown that crowdsourcing can be a quick and effective way to teach a robot how to complete tasks. Instead of learning from just one human, robots could one day query the larger online community, asking for instructions or input on the best way to set the table or water the garden.
Jun 26th, 2014
Read more'Intelli-copters', capable of learning as they fly (w/video)
Flying robots that can show true autonomy - and even a bit of politeness - in working together and venturing into hostile environments are being developed by engineers at the University of Sheffield.
Jun 26th, 2014
Read moreCollaborative learning - for robots
Algorithm lets independent agents collectively produce a machine-learning model without aggregating data.
Jun 25th, 2014
Read moreDemonstrating a driverless future
In the coming decades, we will likely commute to work and explore the countryside in autonomous, or driverless, cars capable of communicating with the roads they are traveling on. A convergence of technological innovations in embedded sensors, computer vision, artificial intelligence, control and automation, and computer processing power is making this feat a reality.
Jun 24th, 2014
Read moreRobot can be programmed by casually talking to it (w/video)
In his Robot Learning Lab, Ashutosh Saxena, assistant professor of computer science at Cornell University, is teaching robots to understand instructions in natural language from various speakers, account for missing information, and adapt to the environment at hand.
Jun 23rd, 2014
Read moreSelf-propelled robotic device can detect leaks in pipes
Researchers have devised a robotic system that can detect leaks at a rapid pace and with high accuracy by sensing a large pressure change at leak locations.
Jun 19th, 2014
Read moreNew manufacturing methods needed for 'soft' machines, robots
Researchers have developed a technique that might be used to produce 'soft machines' made of elastic materials and liquid metals for potential applications in robotics, medical devices and consumer electronics.
Jun 18th, 2014
Read moreJapan robot firm showcases thought-controlled suits
A Japanese robot-maker on Wednesday showed off suits that the wearer can control just by thinking, as it said it was linking up with an industrial city promoting innovation.
Jun 18th, 2014
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