Researchers have developed an efficient machine learning algorithm that can quickly tailor personalized control strategies for soft, wearable exosuits.
Feb 28th, 2018
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As the robot stretches, the flat kirigami surface is transformed into a 3D-textured surface, which grips the ground just like snake skin.
Feb 21st, 2018
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Bug research paves the way for search-and-rescue and exploration tasks.
Feb 13th, 2018
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Researchers have developed a method for helping robots plan for multi-step tasks by constructing abstract representations of the world around them. Their study is a step toward building robots that can think and act more like people.
Feb 8th, 2018
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Researchers have tapped advances in real-time tracking software and robotics to design and test the first closed-loop control system featuring a bioinspired robotic replica interacting in three dimensions with live zebrafish.
Feb 7th, 2018
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International experts outline new methods to accelerate development of clean-tech materials by 10x.
Jan 25th, 2018
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Researchers have invented a magnetically controlled soft robot only four millimeters in size, that can walk, crawl or roll through uneven terrain, carry cargo, climb onto the water surface, and even swim in it.
Jan 25th, 2018
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While drones and driverless cars dominate the headlines, another breakthrough - robot dexterity - is likely to have an even greater impact in both business and everyday life.
Jan 24th, 2018
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The development of a tissue-based soft robot that mimics the biomechanics of a stingray could lead to advances in bio-inspired robotics, regenerative medicine and medical diagnostics.
Jan 15th, 2018
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Researchers have designed a wearable robot to support a person's hip joint while walking.
Jan 10th, 2018
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The latest research is focusing on flexible robots inspired by animals that do not have skeletons, such as caterpillars, worms, octopuses or an elephant's trunk.
Jan 10th, 2018
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Technology provides alternative to herbicides, hand-weeding.
Jan 10th, 2018
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By helping rubber and plastic stick together under pressure, chemists have simplified the production of small fluid-carrying channels that can drive movement in soft robotics and enable chemical analyses on microscopic scales.
Jan 9th, 2018
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A new class of soft, electrically activated devices mimics the expansion and contraction of natural muscles.
Jan 4th, 2018
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Coordinated robot swarms can achieve amazing feats, but even a single faulty unit can have serious consequences.
Jan 2nd, 2018
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Machine-learning system finds patterns in materials 'recipes', even when training data is lacking.
Dec 22nd, 2017
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A group of engineers has been experimenting with a new type of programming that mimics the way an insect's brain works, which could soon have people wondering if that fly on the wall is actually a fly.
Dec 14th, 2017
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Researchers have succeeded in developing a robot capable of immediately adapting to unexpected physical damage.
Dec 14th, 2017
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