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A group of engineers has been experimenting with a new type of programming that mimics the way an insect's brain works, which could soon have people wondering if that fly on the wall is actually a fly.
Dec 14th, 2017
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Researchers have succeeded in developing a robot capable of immediately adapting to unexpected physical damage.
Dec 14th, 2017
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Micro-grippers less than 1mm long steered through Pacman-like virtual maze.
Dec 13th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a robotic learning technology that enables robots to imagine the future of their actions so they can figure out how to manipulate objects they have never encountered before.
Dec 5th, 2017
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A researcher argues against looking at robotics as a 'dichotomy of brain versus body'.
Nov 29th, 2017
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A new open-source device allows scientists to identify treatments and conditions that affect the mechanical properties of plant cells.
Nov 20th, 2017
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Electrical engineers have developed a faster collision detection algorithm that uses machine learning to help robots avoid moving objects and weave through complex, rapidly changing environments in real time.
Nov 14th, 2017
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An interdisciplinary team of scientists are developing a first-of-its-kind bioengineered robotic hand that will grow and adapt to its environment.
Nov 14th, 2017
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New technology is paving the way for artificial intelligence (AI) to break free of the internet and cloud computing.
Nov 14th, 2017
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The nature-inspired robot could one day substitute traditional autonomous underwater vehicles.
Nov 8th, 2017
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The robots of the near future won't be going about on two legs like the shuffling C3PO. And they'll be much more efficient than us bipeds.
Nov 7th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a 'real-time-avatar-robotic arm' that transmits sound, vision, and highly sensitive feelings of touch to remotely located users. This innovative touch sensitive robotic technology is expected to find applications in areas such as industrial manufacturing, harvesting farm produce, and nursing care.
Nov 7th, 2017
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Hybrid robot could perform search and rescue missions, research studies, environmental monitoring.
Oct 25th, 2017
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Researchers report the first application of quantum computing to a physics problem. By employing quantum-compatible machine learning techniques, they developed a method of extracting a rare Higgs boson signal from copious noise data.
Oct 19th, 2017
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Engineers have developed a flexible sensor 'skin' that can be stretched over any part of a robot's body or prosthetic to accurately convey information about shear forces and vibration that are critical to successfully grasping and manipulating objects.
Oct 17th, 2017
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Engineers have designed and built a gripper that can pick up and manipulate objects without needing to see them and needing to be trained.
Oct 10th, 2017
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