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Soft assistive robotic wearables get a boost from rapid design tool (w/video)

Scientists have created a design and fabrication tool for soft pneumatic actuators for integrated sensing, which can power personalized health care, smart homes, and gaming.

May 4, 2022 Read more

Taste of the future: Robot chef learns to 'taste as you go' (w/video)

A robot 'chef' has been trained to taste food at different stages of the chewing process to assess whether it's sufficiently seasoned.

May 4, 2022 Read more

Direct printing of nanodiamonds at the quantum level

Researchers have developed a nano-precision printing method for nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond at the quantum level, meeting the technological requirements.

May 4, 2022 Read more

New device achieves the tallest height of any known jumper, engineered or biological

A mechanical jumper is capable of achieving the tallest height - roughly 30 meters - of any jumper to date, engineered or biological. The feat represents a fresh approach to the design of jumping devices and advances the understanding of jumping as a form of locomotion.

April 27, 2022 Read more

An easier way to teach robots new skills

Researchers have developed a technique that enables a robot to learn a new pick-and-place task with only a handful of human demonstrations.

April 25, 2022 Read more

Robots that can learn to safely navigate warehouses

Advances in chips, sensors, and AI algorithms are enabling robots to continuously learn how to plan routes, avoid obstructions, and operate safely in large dynamic warehouse environments.

April 23, 2022 Read more

New method allows robot vision to identify occluded objects

Much like human vision, the method allows for the detection of visible, partially occluded, and unseen objects in a single framework.

April 19, 2022 Read more

Concerned your smartphone is spying on you?

Computer scientists have built an algorithm that blocks a rogue microphone from correctly hearing your words - in English so far - 80% of the time.

April 19, 2022 Read more

Training robots to solve problems like a human would

Researchers have developed a new form of AI, which, by observing human behavior, can adapt to perform its tasks in a changeable environment. The hope is that robots which can be flexible in this way will be able to work alongside humans to a much greater degree.

April 19, 2022 Read more

How to print a robot from scratch: New 3D-printing approach melds solids, liquids

Imagine a future in which you could 3D-print an entire robot or stretchy, electronic medical device with the press of a button - no tedious hours spent assembling parts by hand.

April 19, 2022 Read more

How to compete with robots

Roboticists and economists have developed a method for estimating the probability of jobs being automated by future intelligent robots and suggesting career transitions with lower risks and minimal retraining effort.

April 16, 2022 Read more

Fixing AI systems

How do you identify which neurons are responsible for a neural network's wrong outputs? A new project aims to address that issue and fix it.

April 13, 2022 Read more

Using AI to expand the quality and fairness of urban data

Through detailed analysis, scientists propose how artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to expand the coverage, access, and fairness of data collected in cities.

April 12, 2022 Read more

Better, faster, energy efficient predictions

Research combines artificial intelligence and computational science for accurate and efficient simulations of complex systems.

April 8, 2022 Read more

Does this artificial intelligence think like a human?

A new technique compares the reasoning of a machine-learning model to that of a human, so the user can see patterns in the model's behavior.

April 6, 2022 Read more

'Robot scientist' Eve finds that less than one third of scientific results are reproducible

Researchers have used a combination of automated text analysis and the 'robot scientist' Eve to semi-automate the process of reproducing research results. The problem of lack of reproducibility is one of the biggest crises facing modern science.

April 6, 2022 Read more

Artificial intelligence as software developer

Google DeepMind launched an artificial intelligence computer program that acts as a software developer. The algorithm has been named AlphaCode.

April 5, 2022 Read more

Solving the challenges of robotic pizza-making

A new technique could enable a robot to manipulate squishy objects like pizza dough or soft materials like clothing.

March 31, 2022 Read more