Better robot batteries get inspiration from body fat (w/video)
Like biological fat reserves store energy in animals, a new rechargeable zinc battery integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy.
Aug 25th, 2020
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Sounds of action: Using ears, not just eyes, improves robot perception
People rarely use just one sense to understand the world, but robots usually only rely on vision and, increasingly, touch. Researchers find that robot perception could improve markedly by adding another sense: hearing.
Aug 14th, 2020
Read moreAquatic robots can remove contaminant particles from water (w/video)
Researchers have developed a small wireless artificial aquatic polyp, which can remove contaminants from water. Apart from cleaning, this soft robot could be also used in medical diagnostic devices by aiding in picking up and transporting specific cells for analysis.
Aug 10th, 2020
Read moreIs it a bird, a plane? Not superman, but a flapping wing drone
A drone prototype that mimics the aerobatic manoeuvres of one of the world's fastest birds, the swift, is being developed by an international team of engineers in the latest example of biologically inspired flight.
Jul 23rd, 2020
Read morePowerful human-like hands create safer human-robotics interactions
Need a robot with a soft touch? Engineers have designed and developed a novel humanoid hand that may be able to help.
Jul 20th, 2020
Read moreWireless aquatic robot could clean water and transport cells (w/video)
Inspired by a coral polyp, this plastic mini robot moves by magnetism and light.
Jul 14th, 2020
Read moreTransparent, reflective objects now within grasp of robots (w/video)
Transparent and reflective objects are the things of robot nightmares. Roboticists now report success with a new technique they've developed for teaching robots to pick up these troublesome objects.
Jul 14th, 2020
Read moreMeet the robot chemist that can perform its own experiments (w/video)
A robot that can handle sensitive chemicals, work for weeks at a time, and even decide which experiments to carry out when given a hypothesis - is either a scientist?s dream come true or their worst nightmare. Researchers have designed a robot which can work with human tools in a lab, effectively automating a whole researcher rather than just their tools.
Jul 9th, 2020
Read moreJellyfish-inspired soft robots can outswim their natural counterparts
Engineering researchers have developed soft robots inspired by jellyfish that can outswim their real-life counterparts. More practically, the new jellyfish-bots highlight a technique that uses pre-stressed polymers to make soft robots more powerful.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreCoordinating complex behaviors between hundreds of robots
A new approach to designing motion plans for multiple robots grows 'trees' in the search space to solve complex problems in a fraction of the time.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreMole-bot optimized for underground and space exploration
Biomimetic drilling robot provides new insights into the development of efficient drilling technologies.
Jun 8th, 2020
Read moreNext-generation cockroach-inspired robot is small but mighty
About 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 moreThese flexible feet help robots walk faster
Roboticists 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 moreNext generation of soft robots inspired by a children's toy
Researchers build a fast-moving jumping soft actuator.
May 21st, 2020
Read moreEngineers develop low-cost, high-accuracy GPS-like system for flexible medical robots
Roboticists 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 develop real-time physics engine for soft robotics
Researchers 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
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