Tiny motor can 'walk' to carry out tasks
Mobile motor could pave the way for robots to assemble complex structures - including other robots.
Jul 2nd, 2019
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3D printed prosthetic hand can guess how you play rock, paper, scissors
A new 3D-printed prosthetic hand can learn the wearers' movement patterns to help amputee patients perform daily tasks.
Jun 27th, 2019
Read moreA toolbox for building robots aware of their surroundings
Researchers have developed a toolbox principle for the simple assembly of safe robots using various components. The modules can be combined in almost any way desired, enabling companies to customize their robots for a wide range of tasks - or simply replace damaged components.
Jun 27th, 2019
Read moreRobot arm tastes with engineered bacteria (w/video)
Researchers have developed a robotic gripping arm that uses engineered bacteria to 'taste' for a specific chemical. The gripper is a proof-of-concept for biologically-based soft robotics.
Jun 26th, 2019
Read moreSpotting objects amid clutter
New approach quickly finds hidden objects in dense point clouds, for use in driverless cars or work spaces with robotic assistants.
Jun 20th, 2019
Read moreArtificial muscles powered by glucose
Artificial muscles made from polymers can now be powered by energy from glucose and oxygen, just like biological muscles. This advance may be a step on the way to implantable artificial muscles or autonomous microrobots powered by biomolecules in their surroundings.
Jun 19th, 2019
Read moreNow your phone can become a robot that does the boring work (w/video)
Researchers have developed a prototype smartphone app that allows a user to easily program any robot to perform a mundane activity, such as picking up parts from one area and delivering them to another.
Jun 17th, 2019
Read moreRobotic fish to replace animal testing
Scientists are developing alternative methods for assessing the fish-friendliness of hydroelectric power plants.
Jun 17th, 2019
Read moreResearch moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy
Engineers report that a brain-computer interface, a form of artificial intelligence, can sense when its user is expecting a reward by examining the interactions between single-neuron activities and the information flowing to these neurons, called the local field potential.
Jun 11th, 2019
Read moreSensor-packed glove learns signatures of the human grasp
Signals help neural network identify objects by touch; system could aid robotics and prosthetics design.
May 30th, 2019
Read more'Slothbot' takes a leisurely approach to environmental monitoring
For environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, infrastructure maintenance and certain security applications, slow and energy efficient can be better than fast and always needing a recharge. That's where SlothBot comes in.
May 30th, 2019
Read moreRobots activated by water may be the next frontier
Researchers show hat materials can be fabricated to create soft actuators--devices that convert energy into physical motion--that are strong and flexible, and, most important, resistant to water damage.
May 23rd, 2019
Read moreHelping robots remember: Hyperdimensional computing theory could change the way AI works
New research could fundamentally alter and improve the basic artificial intelligence task of sensorimotor representation - how agents like robots translate what they sense into what they do.
May 16th, 2019
Read moreHummingbird robot using AI to go soon where drones can't (w/video)
Researchers have engineered flying robots that behave like hummingbirds, trained by machine learning algorithms based on various techniques the bird uses naturally every day.
May 10th, 2019
Read moreThe revolution of plantoids
Robots are usually inspired by humans and animals. But the very last frontier is the plantoids - plant robots able to move and explore the environment with their smart sensors.
May 10th, 2019
Read moreKnit 1, purl 2: Assembly instructions for a robot? (w/video)
Researchers make soft, actuated objects using commercial knitting machines.
May 2nd, 2019
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