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New research could fundamentally alter and improve the basic artificial intelligence task of sensorimotor representation - how agents like robots translate what they sense into what they do.
May 16th, 2019
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Researchers have engineered flying robots that behave like hummingbirds, trained by machine learning algorithms based on various techniques the bird uses naturally every day.
May 10th, 2019
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Robots are usually inspired by humans and animals. But the very last frontier is the plantoids - plant robots able to move and explore the environment with their smart sensors.
May 10th, 2019
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Researchers make soft, actuated objects using commercial knitting machines.
May 2nd, 2019
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Researchers 3D print microbe-killing robots for biofilm elimination.
Apr 25th, 2019
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Assembling a microrobot used to require a pair of needle-nosed tweezers, a microscope, steady hands and at least eight hours. But now researchers have developed a method that requires only a 3D printer and 20 minutes.
Apr 24th, 2019
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Programmable kirigami metamaterials enable responsive surfaces and smart skins.
Apr 22nd, 2019
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Model improves a robot's ability to mold materials into shapes and interact with liquids and solid objects.
Apr 17th, 2019
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Robots can change directions, speeds and even their colors. But what about changing their shapes? With help from a sculptor's intuition, researchers are on it.
Apr 11th, 2019
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Sheet pile driving robot autonomously builds erosion barriers from interlocking metal sheets in natural terrain, and robot swarms could be developed to protect threatened areas.
Apr 8th, 2019
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Studies on the collective behavior of a swarm of land robots showed that a specific number of interactions among units is required to produce an optimal collective response.
Apr 5th, 2019
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Using a new type of dual polymer material capable of responding dynamically to its environment, researchers have developed a set of modular hydrogel components that could be useful in a variety of soft robotic and biomedical applications.
Mar 21st, 2019
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Through an imaginative experiment, researchers were able to get two extremely different animal species located far apart to interact with each other and reach a shared decision with the help of robots.
Mar 21st, 2019
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Researchers create new kind of robot composed of many simple particles with no centralized control or single point of failure.
Mar 20th, 2019
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Gripper device inspired by 'origami magic ball' can grasp wide array of delicate and heavy objects.
Mar 15th, 2019
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New AI algorithms could allow robots to learn to move by themselves, imitating animals.
Mar 11th, 2019
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