Spinal cord gives bio-bots walking rhythm
Miniature biological robots are making greater strides than ever, thanks to the spinal cord directing their steps.
Apr 28th, 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
Read moreRather than from the chemicals in a battery, the researchers' metal-air scavenger vehicle gets energy from breaking chemical bonds in the metal surfaces it travels over.
Apr 21st, 2020
Read moreEngineers have developed a new method that doesn't require any special equipment and works in just minutes to create soft, flexible, 3D-printed robots.
Apr 9th, 2020
Read moreThe microelectronic robot is 0.8 mm long, 0.8 mm wide and 0.14 mm tall and driven and controlled by a twin-jet-engine.
Mar 19th, 2020
Read moreA new type of robot combines traditional and soft robotics, making it safe but sturdy. Once inflated, it can change shape and move without being attached to a source of energy or air.
Mar 18th, 2020
Read moreOctopus-inspired robot can grip, move, and manipulate a wide range of objects.
Feb 27th, 2020
Read moreResearchers 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
Read moreEngineers demonstrate a robotic finger with a highly precise sense of touch over a complex, multicurved surface.
Feb 26th, 2020
Read moreMarimba-playing robot composes lyrics and melodies with human collaborators.
Feb 26th, 2020
Read moreResearchers 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
Read moreResearchers 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
Read moreAn advance in machine learning allows two robots, named Jaco and Baxter, to make a hot dog.
Feb 20th, 2020
Read moreBy studying how snakes move, engineers have created a snake robot that can nimbly and stably climb large steps.
Feb 19th, 2020
Read moreResearchers 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
Read moreFlexible sensors and an artificial intelligence model tell deformable robots how their bodies are positioned in a 3D environment.
Feb 13th, 2020
Read moreJust 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
Read moreScientists 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
Read moreThe 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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