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Dog training methods help researchers teach robots to learn new tricks (w/video)

With a training technique commonly used to teach dogs to sit and stay, computer scientists showed a robot how to teach itself several new tricks, including stacking blocks. With the method, the robot, named Spot, was able to learn in days what typically takes a month.

Oct 26th, 2020

Robots that can transform their wheels into legs

A team of researchers is creating mobile robots that can determine, with or without human intervention, whether wheels or legs are more suitable to travel across terrains.

Oct 26th, 2020

Scientists develop 'mini-brains' to help robots recognize pain and to self-repair

Using a brain-inspired approach, scientists have developed a way for robots to have the artificial intelligence (AI) to recognise pain and to self-repair when damaged.

Oct 15th, 2020

Robot swarms follow instructions to create art

Study shows that robot swarms can follow instructions to create paintings, suggesting that artists could incorporate such technology into their work.

Oct 14th, 2020

What is your attitude towards a humanoid robot? Your brain activity can tell us!

Scientists report that attitudes towards robot can be detected from neural activity.

Oct 1st, 2020

Robotic fabric: A breakthrough with many uses (w/video)

Researchers have developed a robotic fabric, a breakthrough that could lead to such innovations as adaptive clothing, self-deploying shelters, or lightweight shape-changing machinery.

Sep 30th, 2020

Why human-like robots elicit uncanny feelings

Psychologists studied the cognitive mechanisms underlying this phenomenon.

Sep 16th, 2020

Aquatic robots monitor how climate change impacts Venice's lagoon

Using a swarm of autonomous aquatic robots, researchers can now take multiple measurements at the same time and from different places, which will be hugely beneficial in the fight against climate change.

Sep 15th, 2020

Light processing improves robotic sensing

Researchers uncovered how the human brain processes bright and contrasting light, which they say is a key to improving robotic sensing and enabling autonomous agents to team with humans.

Sep 14th, 2020

By 2050, robotic muscles could turn back body clock

emPOWER is a visionary project that will explore how artificial muscles could radically transform treatment options in the future and effectively turn back the body clock.

Sep 7th, 2020

Microscopic robots 'walk' thanks to laser tech

Researchers have created the first microscopic robots that incorporate semiconductor components, allowing them to be controlled - and made to walk - with standard electronic signals.

Aug 26th, 2020

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

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

Aquatic 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.