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A new type of robotic prosthesis learns from the user - and the user learns from the prosthesis

Researchers have developed and tested a new type of technology that enables better compatibility between a prosthesis and the amputated area.

March 19, 2022 Read more

Artificial intelligence paves the way to discovering new rare-earth compounds

Researchers trained a machine-learning model to assess the stability of rare-earth compounds. The framework they developed builds on current state-of-the-art methods for experimenting with compounds and understanding chemical instabilities.

March 19, 2022 Read more

Decoding brain signals to control a robotic arm

Researchers have developed a mind-reading system for decoding neural signals from the brain during arm movement. The method can be used by a person to control a robotic arm through a brain-machine interface.

March 18, 2022 Read more

Mathematical paradoxes demonstrate the limits of AI

Humans are usually pretty good at recognising when they get things wrong, but artificial intelligence systems are not. According to a new study, AI generally suffers from inherent limitations due to a century-old mathematical paradox.

March 17, 2022 Read more

Web3 technology puts farmers in charge of their data

Web3 could offer tools to allow smallholder farmers more control and ownership of their data through data sovereignty - the principle that data is subject to the laws of the country in which it is located.

March 17, 2022 Read more

BirdBot is energy-efficient thanks to nature as a model

A team of scientists constructed a robot leg that, like its natural model, is very energy efficient. BirdBot benefits from a foot-leg coupling through a network of muscles and tendons that extends across multiple joints. In this way, BirdBot needs fewer motors than previous legged robots.

March 17, 2022 Read more

Robot vision to capture transparent objects in three dimensions

A new 3D measurement technique can detect objects with reflective or light-absorbing surfaces spatially and reliably for the first time.

March 16, 2022 Read more

Moving around remotely from tourism to metaverse with a new robotic avatar (w/video)

The new iCub3 robot advanced teleoperation system enables a human operator to visit remotely, say, Venice staying 300 kilometers away.

March 16, 2022 Read more

Safe and powerful robotics for near-human tasks

There are currently few concepts for robotic assistance in tasks, which involve close proximity to humans, like housekeeping and care. A new approach uses innovative switchable stiffnesses in robots to combine the required strength with the necessary safety.

March 16, 2022 Read more

Intensity control of projectors in parallel - a doorway to an augmented reality future (w/video)

A challenge to adopting augmented reality (AR) in wider applications is working with dynamic objects, owing to a delay between their movement and the projection of light onto their new position. But, scientists may have a workaround. They have developed a method that uses multiple projectors while reducing delay time.

March 16, 2022 Read more

Network technology for real-time remote control of smart factories

Researchers demonstrate real-time remote control of a factory with a 5G wired/wireless network. Two-way communication within 3ms inside the factory and 10 ms between remote sites.

March 16, 2022 Read more

The next generation of robots to be shape-shifters (w/video)

Physicists have discovered a new way to coat soft robots in materials that allow them to move and function in a more purposeful way.

March 11, 2022 Read more

New fluid dynamics provide the flying robotics of the future (w/video)

Thanks to new research, we are now on the way to a better understanding of the complex physics surrounding wings, bringing us one step closer to robotic birds, that take off, fly and land like real birds.

March 11, 2022 Read more

Creating our robotic allies

When we think of having our own handy multi-purpose robots, we tend to picture something out of Star Wars or The Jetsons - but the useful technology of the 'future' may not be as far off as we think. Researchers show how robots can become our best allies.

March 10, 2022 Read more

A helping hand for working robots

A reimagined robot hand combines strength with flexibility and resilience, sidestepping problems with existing designs.

March 8, 2022 Read more

Bendy robotic arm twisted into shape with help of augmented reality (w/video)

Researchers have designed a malleable robotic arm that can be guided into shape by a person using augmented reality (AR) goggles.

March 4, 2022 Read more

Robot 'bugs' that can go just about anywhere

Engineers have created tiny bug-inspired robots that can carry out tasks in hard-to-reach spaces and inhospitable environments.

March 4, 2022 Read more

Getting a handle on a robotics challenge (w/video)

Researchers have created a robotic hand that can fully rotate various objects even as its grippers occasionally break contact with the object.

March 3, 2022 Read more