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Ecology and artificial intelligence: stronger together

In a new paper, researchers explain how ecology could inspire better AI and vice versa, calling for convergence and co-evolution.

September 12, 2023 Read more

'Brainless' robot can navigate complex obstacles (w/video)

Researchers developed a new soft robot that is capable of turning on its own, allowing it to make its way through twisty mazes, even negotiating its way around moving obstacles. And it's all done using physical intelligence, rather than being guided by a computer.

September 9, 2023 Read more

Efficient training for artificial intelligence

New physics-based self-learning machines could replace the current artificial neural networks and save energy.

September 8, 2023 Read more

Microrobots for the study of cells (w/video)

Researchers have developed the world's first microbot capable of navigating within groups of cells and stimulating individual cells.

September 6, 2023 Read more

How swarming shrimp could influence a new wave of mesorobotics

Researcher aims to understand the complex movement of brine shrimp - a gateway to physics on an unfamiliar scale.

September 6, 2023 Read more

Muscles for soft robots inspired by nature (w/video)

Materials researchers significantly improve the performance of hydrogel actuators via microtubular graphene networks.

September 4, 2023 Read more

New AI technology gives robot recognition skills a big lift

The new technology is designed to help robots detect a wide variety of objects found in environments such as homes and to generalize, or identify, similar versions of common items such as water bottles that come in varied brands, shapes or sizes.

September 1, 2023 Read more

Better paths yield better AI (w/video)

Like climbing a mountain via the shortest possible path, improving classification tasks can be achieved by choosing the most influential path to the output, and not just by learning with deeper networks.

August 31, 2023 Read more

Tiny, shape-shifting robot can squish itself into tight spaces (w/video)

Coming to a tight spot near you: CLARI, the little, squishable robot that can passively change its shape to squeeze through narrow gaps - with a bit of inspiration from the world of bugs.

August 31, 2023 Read more

AI enabled soft robotic implant monitors scar tissue to self-adapt for personalized drug treatment

Intelligent device which senses its environment and adapts to release drugs as required, despite surrounding scar tissue.

August 30, 2023 Read more

'Smart' glasses skew power balance with non-wearers

Someone wearing augmented reality or 'smart' glasses could be Googling your face, turning you into a cat or recording your conversation - and that creates a major power imbalance.

August 28, 2023 Read more

AtomAI brings deep learning to microscopy data analysis software

Researchers have developed a new software package for analyzing images from electron and scanning probe microscopy. The package, AtomAI, uses deep learning.

August 24, 2023 Read more

Closing the loop between artificial intelligence and robotic experiments

The search for innovative materials will be greatly assisted by software that can suggest new experimental possibilities and also control the robotic systems that check them out.

August 23, 2023 Read more

Hummingbird beak points the way to designing complex micro machines

A research team has developed a new way to design complex microscale machines, one that draws inspiration from the operation of proteins and hummingbird beaks.

August 16, 2023 Read more

Artificial intelligence designs advanced materials

Researchers pioneer new machine learning model for corrosion-resistant alloy design.

August 12, 2023 Read more

Turning ChatGPT into a 'chemistry assistant' for text mining and predicting MOF synthesis

Scientists used prompt engineering to guide ChatGPT in the automation of text mining of metal-organic framework (MOF) synthesis conditions from diverse formats and styles of the scientific literature.

August 10, 2023 Read more

Revolutionary self-sensing electric artificial muscles

Researchers have made significant advancements in the field of bionics with the development of a new type of electric variable-stiffness artificial muscle that possesses self-sensing capabilities. This innovative technology has the potential to revolutionize soft robotics and medical applications.

August 9, 2023 Read more

Quantum material exhibits 'non-local' behavior that mimics brain function

Creating brain-like computers with minimal energy requirements, known as neuromorphic computing, would revolutionize nearly every aspect of modern life.

August 8, 2023 Read more