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Helping drone swarms avoid obstacles without hitting each other (w/video)

Engineers have developed a predictive control model that allows swarms of drones to fly in cluttered environments quickly and safely. It works by enabling individual drones to predict their own behavior and that of their neighbors in the swarm.

May 18th, 2021

Magnetic spray transforms objects into millirobots (w/video)

A spray-on magnetic coat turns any object into a robot controlled by a magnetic field. The biocompatible robots can walk, crawl and roll, and switch motions on demand.

May 13th, 2021

AI learns to type on a phone like humans (w/video)

Computational model precisely replicates eye and finger movements of touchscreen users - could lead to better auto-correct and keyboard usability for unique needs.

May 12th, 2021

Robotic flexing: Biologically inspired artificial muscles made from motor proteins

Scientists develop a 3D printing-compatible strategy to actuate millimeter-scale robots using genetically modified biomolecular machinery.

May 5th, 2021

Robotics next frontier to combat bacterial resistance to medicines

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been described as one of the greatest threats to global health and food security. Surveillance is a core component of managing AMR, yet surveillance methods have changed very little since their conception and remain cost prohibitive and resource intense.

May 4th, 2021

New law of physics helps humans and robots grasp the friction of touch

At issue is something called elastohydrodynamic lubrication friction, which is the friction that occurs when two solid surfaces come into contact with a thin layer of fluid between them.

Apr 29th, 2021

A modular building platform for the most ingenious of robots

A team of scientists has developed a system with which they can fabricate miniature robots building block by building block, which function exactly as required. As one would do with a Lego system, the scientists can randomly combine individual components.

Apr 29th, 2021

Cognitive neuroscience could pave the way for emotionally intelligent robots

Researchers propose a novel auditory perception based feature for extracting emotions from human speech using neural networks.

Apr 28th, 2021

Next generation of swimming biobots can self-train, showing striking speed and strength

Researchers have applied 3D bioprinting and engineering design for the development of biobots at the cm. range that can swim and coast like fishes, with unprecedented velocities.

Apr 22nd, 2021

Snakebot goes for a swim (w/video)

Biorobotics Lab builds submersible robot snake.

Apr 16th, 2021

Robots can be more aware of human co-workers, with system that provides context

Working safely is not only about processes, but context - understanding the work environment and circumstances, and being able to predict what other people will do next. A new system empowers robots with this level of context awareness, so they can work side-by-side with humans on assembly lines more efficiently and without unnecessary interruptions.

Apr 8th, 2021

Even without a brain, metal-eating robots can search for food

Researchers demonstrate a wheeled robot that can navigate its environment without a computer. By having the left and right wheels of the robot powered by different units, they show a rudimentary form of navigation and foraging, where the robot will automatically steer toward metallic surfaces it can 'eat'.

Apr 1st, 2021

Scientists create the next generation of living robots (w/video)

Artificial living organisms can work together in swarms and record information.

Mar 31st, 2021

After AIs mastered Go and Super Mario, scientists have taught them how to 'play' experiments

Inspired by the mastery of artificial intelligence (AI) over games like Go and Super Mario, scientists trained an AI agent - an autonomous computational program that observes and acts - how to conduct research experiments at superhuman levels by using the same approach.