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Researchers have developed a gel-like robot inspired by sea slugs and snails they are able to steer with light. Much like the soft body of these aquatic invertebrates, the bioinspired robot is able to deform easily inside water when exposed to this energy source.
Feb 27th, 2020
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Engineers demonstrate a robotic finger with a highly precise sense of touch over a complex, multicurved surface.
Feb 26th, 2020
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Marimba-playing robot composes lyrics and melodies with human collaborators.
Feb 26th, 2020
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Researchers describe the fascinating and highly efficient jumping mechanism in flea beetles. Despite having been known since 1929, the explosive jump has not been fully understood. The scientists tested the existing theories, using micro-computed tomography, 3D reconstructions, high-speed filming and dissection. The team also proposed a design of a bionic limb inspired by their findings.
Feb 25th, 2020
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Researchers have developed the first decentralized algorithm with a collision-free, deadlock-free guarantee and validated it on a swarm of 100 autonomous robots in the lab.
Feb 24th, 2020
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An advance in machine learning allows two robots, named Jaco and Baxter, to make a hot dog.
Feb 20th, 2020
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By studying how snakes move, engineers have created a snake robot that can nimbly and stably climb large steps.
Feb 19th, 2020
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Researchers have proposed a new framework of incremental learning method based on Q-Learning and adaptive kernel linear (AKL) model. The framework allows robot to learn new behaviors without forgetting the previous ones.
Feb 18th, 2020
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Flexible sensors and an artificial intelligence model tell deformable robots how their bodies are positioned in a 3D environment.
Feb 13th, 2020
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Just when it seemed like robots couldn't get any cooler, researchers have created a soft robot muscle that can regulate its temperature through sweating.
Jan 30th, 2020
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Scientists have developed a suction unit that can be used on rough surfaces, no matter how textured, and that has applications in the development of climbing robots and robotic arms with grasping capabilities.
Jan 17th, 2020
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The doughnut-shaped, plastic rubber device crimps its skin to latch onto anything from cloth to beakers filled with liquid.
Jan 14th, 2020
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What researchers uncovered about sea star locomotion could help scientists design simpler, decentralized systems in robotics and beyond.
Jan 8th, 2020
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Researchers have developed an ultra-light robotic insect that uses its soft artificial muscles to move at 3 cm per second across different types of terrain. It can be folded or crushed and yet continue to move.
Dec 18th, 2019
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A team of engineers has developed an automated way to produce polymers, making it much easier to create advanced materials aimed at improving human health.
Dec 5th, 2019
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Researchers have created a material that is half as light as paper and highly flexible but also shows enhanced characteristics for electrical conductivity, heat generation, fire-resistance, strain-sensing and is inherently capable of wireless communications.
Nov 25th, 2019
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