Mole-bot optimized for underground and space exploration
Biomimetic drilling robot provides new insights into the development of efficient drilling technologies.
Jun 8th, 2020
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Biomimetic drilling robot provides new insights into the development of efficient drilling technologies.
Jun 8th, 2020
Read moreAbout 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
Read moreRoboticists 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
Read moreResearchers build a fast-moving jumping soft actuator.
May 21st, 2020
Read moreRoboticists 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
Read moreResearchers 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
Read moreA 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreMiniature 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
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