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Traveling wave of light sparks simple liquid crystal microposts to perform complex dance

Mastering control over the dynamic interplay among optical, chemical and mechanical behavior in single-material, liquid crystalline elastomers, results in microposts that combine bending, twisting and turning into complex dances. The advancement could contribute toward further development of soft robotics and other devices.

May 24, 2022 Read more

Researchers demonstrate significant energy savings using neuromorphic hardware

Research illustrates neuromorphic technology is up to sixteen times more energy-efficient for large deep learning networks than other AI systems.

May 24, 2022 Read more

Research project on machine learning for molecular systems

Representing and calculating the properties of molecules in a computer is anything but trivial. One of the main challenges is that researchers first have to generate new data instead of working with existing data as they normally do.

May 24, 2022 Read more

Easy as an inkjet, a new soft printing technique has opened the way for pixelated elastics

Borrowing a technique from inkjet printers, researchers have rolled out a pixel-by-pixel method to program and manufacture soft structures for use in robotics, biomedical devices or architectural features.

May 24, 2022 Read more

Twisted soft robots navigate mazes without human or computer guidance (w/video)

These soft robots demonstrate a concept called 'physical intelligence', meaning that structural design and smart materials are what allow the soft robot to navigate various situations, as opposed to computational intelligence.

May 24, 2022 Read more

Using everyday WiFi to help robots see and navigate better indoors (w/video)

Engineers have developed a low cost, low power technology to help robots accurately map their way indoors, even in poor lighting and without recognizable landmarks or features.

May 19, 2022 Read more

A drone for ultrafast transitions between air and water (w/video)

A new robot is capable of switching from an underwater drone to an aerial vehicle in less than one second. The robot also features a suction disc inspired by the remora fish, which enables it to hitchhike on wet or dry moving objects to significantly reduce its power consumption.

May 19, 2022 Read more

Charting a safe course for autonomous robots through a highly uncertain environment

A new technique can safely guide an autonomous robot without knowledge of its environmental conditions or the size, shape, or location of obstacles it might encounter.

May 19, 2022 Read more

Accelerating the pace of machine learning

Researchers want to bring efficiency to distributed learning techniques emerging as crucial to modern artificial intelligence and machine learning.

May 19, 2022 Read more

Energy-efficient AI hardware technology via a brain-inspired stashing system

Researchers demonstrate neuromodulation-inspired stashing system for the energy-efficient learning of a spiking neural network using a self-rectifying memristor array.

May 18, 2022 Read more

Algorithms empower metalens design

Researchers developed a new method for designing large-scale metasurfaces that uses techniques of machine intelligence to generate designs automatically. The method will enable new metasurface designs that can make an impact on virtual or augmented reality, self-driving cars, and machine vision for embarked systems and satellites.

May 17, 2022 Read more

Multisensory hybrid material as smart electronic skin

This 'smart skin' developed by researchers is very similar to human skin. It senses pressure, humidity and temperature simultaneously and produces electronic signals. More sensitive robots or more intelligent prostheses are thus conceivable.

May 16, 2022 Read more

Artificial muscles help robot vacuum manipulators get a grip

The system can adapt almost instantaneously to changes in form, switching seamlessly between differently shaped parts. The articulated gripper is driven electrically, is lightweight and accelerates rapidly and is even able to tell whether it is holding the object securely enough.

May 16, 2022 Read more

3D-printing robot enables sustainable construction

Engineers designed a roughly 6,000-pound industrial robot capable of 3D printing the kind of large-scale structures that could potentially transform the construction industry, making it more efficient and sustainable by eliminating the waste of traditional material manufacturing.

May 14, 2022 Read more

New imaging method makes microrobots visible in the body

Microrobots have the potential to revolutionize medicine. Researchers have now developed an imaging technique that for the first time recognises cell-​sized microrobots individually and at high resolution in a living organism.

May 12, 2022 Read more

Artificial intelligence agents argue to enhance the speed of materials discovery

Using an ensemble of artificial intelligence (AI) agents enabled faster, more accurate data analysis of synchrotron x-ray data.

May 12, 2022 Read more

AI traffic light system could make traffic jams a distant memory

New artificial intelligence system reads live camera footage and adapts the lights to compensate. In testing, the system significantly outperformed all other methods.

May 11, 2022 Read more

Intelligent metasurface could revolutionize our lives

Intelligent metasurfaces have the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with the world around us. These are ultra-thin films and structures that influence electromagnetic waves, allowing us to control wave and information flows simultaneously.

May 6, 2022 Read more