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Engineers create artificial skin that 'feels' temperature changes
A team of engineers and scientists have developed an artificial skin capable of detecting temperature changes using a mechanism similar to the one used by the organ that allows pit vipers to sense their prey.
Posted: Jan 30th, 2017
Read more'Knitted muscles' provide power
Researchers have coated normal fabric with an electroactive material, and in this way given it the ability to actuate in the same way as muscle fibres.
Posted: Jan 26th, 2017
Read moreSwarm of underwater robots mimics ocean life
Underwater robots offer scientists an extraordinary new tool to study ocean currents and the tiny creatures they transport. Swarms of these underwater robots helped answer some basic questions about the most abundant life forms in the ocean - plankton.
Posted: Jan 24th, 2017
Read moreMaking A.I. systems that see the world as humans do
Researchers have developed a new computational model that performs at human levels on a standard intelligence test. This work is an important step toward making artificial intelligence systems that see and understand the world as humans do.
Posted: Jan 19th, 2017
Read moreNew AI ethics initiative
Fund establishes a global initiative to advance artificial intelligence research for the public good.
Posted: Jan 10th, 2017
Read moreHow to control the unknown: Novel method for robotic manipulation
Observer-based adaptive optimal control for unknown singularly perturbed nonlinear systems with input constraints.
Posted: Jan 10th, 2017
Read moreA hardware-based modeling approach for real world collaborative multi-robot tasks
A ground-breaking research reveals new findings in the emerging field of a multi-robot cooperative system design from its experimental side.
Posted: Dec 22nd, 2016
Read moreMimicking biological movements with soft robots
Designing a soft robot to move organically - to bend like a finger or twist like a wrist - has always been a process of trial and error. Now, researchers have developed a method to automatically design soft actuators based on the desired movement.
Posted: Dec 20th, 2016
Read moreElectronic 'hairy skin' could give robots a more human sense of touch (w/video)
Researchers have combined hair-like wires with electronic skin to make a more versatile sensor for robots, prosthetics and other applications.
Posted: Dec 14th, 2016
Read moreEngineers get under robot's skin to heighten senses (w/video)
Most robots achieve grasping and tactile sensing through motorized means, which can be excessively bulky and rigid. A group of researchers has devised a way for a soft robot to feel its surroundings internally, in much the same way humans do.
Posted: Dec 8th, 2016
Read moreRobots to the rescue
The 2015 earthquake in Nepal is just one example of a recent natural disaster that required search and rescue operations. A European security research project has developed new robotic tools for such operations with great success. Some of its developments are already commercially available and ready to be deployed in order to save lives.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2016
Read moreDIY walking robot which anyone can build with 3D printing technology
Two engineering graduates have developed QuadBot, a 3D printable walking robotics platform. Their aim is to help as many people as possible to learn about robotics.
Posted: Nov 21st, 2016
Read moreNew AI algorithm taught by humans learns beyond its training
A new machine learning training method enables neural networks to learn directly from human-defined rules, opening new possibilities for artificial intelligence in fields from medical diagnostics to self-driving cars.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2016
Read moreResearchers question if banning of 'killer robots' actually will stop robots from killing
The public needs to better understanding the forces that can lead to development of autonomous weapons and how being a human is at the core of their impact.
Posted: Nov 15th, 2016
Read moreTeaching robots to solve their own problems
Researchers are embarking on a project to make robots and other artificial intelligences 'persistently autonomous', so they can deal with unexpected problems.
Posted: Nov 10th, 2016
Read moreMaking computers explain themselves
New training technique would reveal the basis for machine-learning systems' decisions.
Posted: Oct 28th, 2016
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