Transformer! New multi-purpose robot changes shape for different uses
Researchers have designed a robot which can change form to tackle varying scenarios.
Sep 29th, 2023
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How to build better extraterrestrial robots
Researchers analyze granular flow of planetary surface materials in different gravities at International Space Station.
Sep 28th, 2023
Read moreThe Tong test: a new approach to evaluating artificial general intelligence
This innovative approach aims to provide a standardized, quantitative, and objective evaluation system for AGI by focusing on dynamic embodied physical and social interactions (DEPSI).
Sep 21st, 2023
Read moreCombustion powers bug-sized robots to leap, lift and race
Researchers combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-scale quadrupedal robot that is powered by combustion and can outrace, outlift, outflex and outleap its electric-driven competitors.
Sep 20th, 2023
Read moreMaking AI smarter with an artificial, multisensory integrated neuron
The neuron processes visual and tactile input together.
Sep 16th, 2023
Read moreHow do robots collaborate to achieve consensus?
Innovative self-organizing approach makes for more accurate collective perception in robot swarms.
Sep 14th, 2023
Read moreBattery-free robots use origami to change shape in mid-air (w/video)
Researchers have developed small robotic devices that can change how they move through the air by 'snapping' into a folded position during their descent.
Sep 14th, 2023
Read moreEcology and artificial intelligence: stronger together
In a new paper, researchers explain how ecology could inspire better AI and vice versa, calling for convergence and co-evolution.
Sep 12th, 2023
Read more'Brainless' robot can navigate complex obstacles (w/video)
Researchers developed a new soft robot that is capable of turning on its own, allowing it to make its way through twisty mazes, even negotiating its way around moving obstacles. And it's all done using physical intelligence, rather than being guided by a computer.
Sep 9th, 2023
Read moreEfficient training for artificial intelligence
New physics-based self-learning machines could replace the current artificial neural networks and save energy.
Sep 8th, 2023
Read moreHow swarming shrimp could influence a new wave of mesorobotics
Researcher aims to understand the complex movement of brine shrimp - a gateway to physics on an unfamiliar scale.
Sep 6th, 2023
Read moreMuscles for soft robots inspired by nature (w/video)
Materials researchers significantly improve the performance of hydrogel actuators via microtubular graphene networks.
Sep 4th, 2023
Read moreNew AI technology gives robot recognition skills a big lift
The new technology is designed to help robots detect a wide variety of objects found in environments such as homes and to generalize, or identify, similar versions of common items such as water bottles that come in varied brands, shapes or sizes.
Sep 1st, 2023
Read moreBetter paths yield better AI (w/video)
Like climbing a mountain via the shortest possible path, improving classification tasks can be achieved by choosing the most influential path to the output, and not just by learning with deeper networks.
Aug 31st, 2023
Read moreTiny, shape-shifting robot can squish itself into tight spaces (w/video)
Coming to a tight spot near you: CLARI, the little, squishable robot that can passively change its shape to squeeze through narrow gaps - with a bit of inspiration from the world of bugs.
Aug 31st, 2023
Read moreAI enabled soft robotic implant monitors scar tissue to self-adapt for personalized drug treatment
Intelligent device which senses its environment and adapts to release drugs as required, despite surrounding scar tissue.
Aug 30th, 2023
Read more'Smart' glasses skew power balance with non-wearers
Someone wearing augmented reality or 'smart' glasses could be Googling your face, turning you into a cat or recording your conversation - and that creates a major power imbalance.
Aug 28th, 2023
Read moreClosing the loop between artificial intelligence and robotic experiments
The search for innovative materials will be greatly assisted by software that can suggest new experimental possibilities and also control the robotic systems that check them out.
Aug 23rd, 2023
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