Snake-inspired robot uses kirigami to move (w/video)
As the robot stretches, the flat kirigami surface is transformed into a 3D-textured surface, which grips the ground just like snake skin.
Posted: Feb 21st, 2018
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Can a cockroach teach a robot how to scurry across rugged terrain? (w/video)
Bug research paves the way for search-and-rescue and exploration tasks.
Posted: Feb 13th, 2018
Read moreResearchers help robots think and plan in the abstract (w/video)
Researchers have developed a method for helping robots plan for multi-step tasks by constructing abstract representations of the world around them. Their study is a step toward building robots that can think and act more like people.
Posted: Feb 8th, 2018
Read moreResearchers publish first experiments of robotic fish that can 'see' and mimic live fish
Researchers have tapped advances in real-time tracking software and robotics to design and test the first closed-loop control system featuring a bioinspired robotic replica interacting in three dimensions with live zebrafish.
Posted: Feb 7th, 2018
Read moreIntegration of AI and robotics with materials sciences will lead to new clean energy technology
International experts outline new methods to accelerate development of clean-tech materials by 10x.
Posted: Jan 25th, 2018
Read moreNature-inspired soft millirobot makes its way through enclosed spaces (w/video)
Researchers have invented a magnetically controlled soft robot only four millimeters in size, that can walk, crawl or roll through uneven terrain, carry cargo, climb onto the water surface, and even swim in it.
Posted: Jan 25th, 2018
Read moreRobot dexterity will be the next big breakthrough in smart machines
While drones and driverless cars dominate the headlines, another breakthrough - robot dexterity - is likely to have an even greater impact in both business and everyday life.
Posted: Jan 24th, 2018
Read moreStingray soft robot could lead to bio-inspired robotics
The development of a tissue-based soft robot that mimics the biomechanics of a stingray could lead to advances in bio-inspired robotics, regenerative medicine and medical diagnostics.
Posted: Jan 15th, 2018
Read moreArtificial muscles power up with new gel-based robotics
Researchers have designed a wearable robot to support a person's hip joint while walking.
Posted: Jan 10th, 2018
Read moreSoft robots could be the factory workers of the future
The latest research is focusing on flexible robots inspired by animals that do not have skeletons, such as caterpillars, worms, octopuses or an elephant's trunk.
Posted: Jan 10th, 2018
Read moreRobotic weeders: to a farm near you?
Technology provides alternative to herbicides, hand-weeding.
Posted: Jan 10th, 2018
Read moreNew technique eases production, customization of soft robotics
By helping rubber and plastic stick together under pressure, chemists have simplified the production of small fluid-carrying channels that can drive movement in soft robotics and enable chemical analyses on microscopic scales.
Posted: Jan 9th, 2018
Read moreSoft, self-healing devices mimic biological muscles (w/video)
A new class of soft, electrically activated devices mimics the expansion and contraction of natural muscles.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2018
Read moreOne bad apple can spoil a robot swarm
Coordinated robot swarms can achieve amazing feats, but even a single faulty unit can have serious consequences.
Posted: Jan 2nd, 2018
Read moreCan computers help us synthesize new materials?
Machine-learning system finds patterns in materials 'recipes', even when training data is lacking.
Posted: Dec 22nd, 2017
Read moreEngineers program tiny robots to move, think like insects
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.
Posted: Dec 14th, 2017
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