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People rarely use just one sense to understand the world, but robots usually only rely on vision and, increasingly, touch. Researchers find that robot perception could improve markedly by adding another sense: hearing.
Aug 14th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a small wireless artificial aquatic polyp, which can remove contaminants from water. Apart from cleaning, this soft robot could be also used in medical diagnostic devices by aiding in picking up and transporting specific cells for analysis.
Aug 10th, 2020
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A drone prototype that mimics the aerobatic manoeuvres of one of the world's fastest birds, the swift, is being developed by an international team of engineers in the latest example of biologically inspired flight.
Jul 23rd, 2020
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Need a robot with a soft touch? Engineers have designed and developed a novel humanoid hand that may be able to help.
Jul 20th, 2020
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Inspired by a coral polyp, this plastic mini robot moves by magnetism and light.
Jul 14th, 2020
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Transparent and reflective objects are the things of robot nightmares. Roboticists now report success with a new technique they've developed for teaching robots to pick up these troublesome objects.
Jul 14th, 2020
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A robot that can handle sensitive chemicals, work for weeks at a time, and even decide which experiments to carry out when given a hypothesis - is either a scientist?s dream come true or their worst nightmare. Researchers have designed a robot which can work with human tools in a lab, effectively automating a whole researcher rather than just their tools.
Jul 9th, 2020
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Engineering researchers have developed soft robots inspired by jellyfish that can outswim their real-life counterparts. More practically, the new jellyfish-bots highlight a technique that uses pre-stressed polymers to make soft robots more powerful.
Jul 1st, 2020
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A new approach to designing motion plans for multiple robots grows 'trees' in the search space to solve complex problems in a fraction of the time.
Jul 1st, 2020
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Biomimetic drilling robot provides new insights into the development of efficient drilling technologies.
Jun 8th, 2020
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About the size of a penny, the HAMR-JR can perform almost all of the feats of its larger-scale predecessor, making it one of the most dexterous microrobots to date.
Jun 3rd, 2020
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Roboticists have developed flexible feet that can help robots walk up to 40 percent faster on uneven terrain such as pebbles and wood chips. The work has applications for search-and-rescue missions as well as space exploration.
Jun 2nd, 2020
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Researchers build a fast-moving jumping soft actuator.
May 21st, 2020
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Roboticists have developed an affordable, easy to use system to track the location of flexible surgical robots inside the human body. The system performs as well as current state of the art methods, but is much less expensive.
May 18th, 2020
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Researchers have adapted sophisticated computer graphics technology, used to create hair and fabric in animated films, to simulate the movements of soft, limbed robots for the first time. The advance is a major step toward such robots that are autonomous.
May 12th, 2020
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A group of researchers and engineers has created a new way for robots to pool data gathered in real time, allowing them to 'think' collectively and navigate their way through difficult, previously unmapped obstacles as a team.
May 11th, 2020
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The smartband is able to alert users when their body temperature is higher than 37.5 degrees and the distance to another person is too close to be safe.
Apr 29th, 2020
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Miniature biological robots are making greater strides than ever, thanks to the spinal cord directing their steps.
Apr 28th, 2020
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