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Researchers hack a teleoperated surgical robot to reveal security flaws
To make cars as safe as possible, we crash them into walls to pinpoint weaknesses and better protect the people who use them. That's the idea behind a series of experiments by an engineering team who hacked a next generation teleoperated surgical robot to test how easily a malicious attack could hijack remotely-controlled operations in the future and to make those systems more secure.
Posted: May 7th, 2015
Read moreEngineers hand 'cognitive' control to underwater robots
A new programming approach gives robots more 'cognitive' capabilities, enabling humans to specify high-level goals, while a robot performs high-level decision-making to figure out how to achieve these goals.
Posted: May 7th, 2015
Read moreToward a squishier robot
Engineers design synthetic gel that changes shape and moves via its own internal energy.
Posted: May 5th, 2015
Read morePAN-ROBOTS: Automating logistics for the factory of the future
Mass production and packaging in factories is already highly automated these days, but the same cannot be said for logistics. Movements of raw materials and finished products still depend heavily on manual labour. However, EU-funded research on Automatic Guided Vehicles means this is about to change over the next decade.
Posted: Apr 20th, 2015
Read moreHow robots can help build better doctors
Research seeks to make better 'human patient simulators'.
Posted: Apr 7th, 2015
Read moreOctopus-inspired robot is the fastest underwater robot based on the given power (w/video)
Ability to morph (change shape), propel itself and turn quickly in water (i.e. super-manoeuvrability) efficiently and silently, lending itself to future possibilities in surveillance and inspection.
Posted: Apr 2nd, 2015
Read moreSoft, energy-efficient robotic wings
New discovery that can make a dielectric elastomer joint bend up and down demonstrates its potential in soft robotic applications as lightweight, energy-efficient flapping wings.
Posted: Mar 31st, 2015
Read moreHuman Interface: Virtual robotization for human limbs
A new virtual reality robotization gaming system called Jointonation, has taken gaming to a new level by allowing the player to discover what it feels like to become a robot. The robotic simulation uses a combination of visual, auditory and tactile sensations to 'transform' the player's arms and legs into metallic limbs.
Posted: Mar 25th, 2015
Read moreRobobarista can figure out your new coffee machine (w/video)
In the near future we may have household robots to handle cooking, cleaning and other menial tasks. They will be teachable: Show the robot how to operate your coffee machine, and it will take over from there.
Posted: Mar 24th, 2015
Read moreArtificial hand able to respond sensitively thanks to muscles made from smart metal wires
Engineers have taken a leaf out of nature's book by equipping an artificial hand with muscles made from shape-memory wire. The new technology enables the fabrication of flexible and lightweight robot hands for industrial applications and novel prosthetic devices.
Posted: Mar 24th, 2015
Read moreCyborg beetle research allows free-flight study of insects (w/video)
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.
Posted: Mar 16th, 2015
Read moreBio-inspired eye stabilizes robot's flight without need for an accelerometer
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.
Posted: Mar 10th, 2015
Read moreKids and robots learn to write together (w/video)
Who 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.
Posted: Mar 4th, 2015
Read moreThe strong robot with the gentle touch
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.
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2015
Read moreCan an LED-filled 'robot garden' make coding more accessible? (w/video)
CSAIL's 100-plus blooming, crawling, swimming bots teach basic programming concepts.
Posted: Feb 18th, 2015
Read moreUS$ 5 million robotics challenge launched in Abu Dhabi
Khalifa University to organize a USD 5 Million Prize challenging robotics competition.
Posted: Feb 16th, 2015
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