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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is developing advanced microscopy techniques to support research into the sense of touch in order to help improve interactions between humans and machines.
Sep 5th, 2013
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Kirobo's words reflected the importance of its mission: 'August 21, 2013, a robot took one small step toward a brighter future for all.'
Sep 5th, 2013
Read moreInvention paves the way for designs of efficient, biomimetic artificial muscles and contributes towards development of green robots.
Sep 3rd, 2013
Read moreA new prototype device for rapid and safe IV insertion reduces pain in hospitalized children. The semi-automatic handheld device, called SAGIV, identifies veins, inserts a needle and withdraws it in a single movement.
Sep 2nd, 2013
Read moreResearchers at the University of Bristol has been awarded a five year research fellowship by NERC for the study of predator-prey relationships, using robotic prey to lure predatory fish.
Aug 30th, 2013
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A robotic sensor placed in Puget Sound searches for signs of toxic algae and bacteria that contaminate seafood. A successful test run of the Stanford-affiliated project could lead to a network of robots patrolling the area, providing early warnings that could save millions of dollars annually.
Aug 27th, 2013
Read moreFord begins three-year research project with St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in Russia to observe the communication models of robots in space, with potential for connected vehicle communications applications. By studying communication between robots on the International Space Station and with Earth, the project aims to improve the reliability of connected vehicle communications and aid in the advancement of emergency vehicle communication methods.
Aug 27th, 2013
Read moreSouthwest Research Institute (SwRI) will team with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop and support test apparatuses used to evaluate international competitors in the December 2013 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics Challenge (DRC) Trials.
Aug 27th, 2013
Read moreFor their semester project masters students at EPFL have developed a robot that can play foosball. Eventually, the machine should be able to outperform humans.
Aug 26th, 2013
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A smaller - and lighter - autopilot allows small flying robots to fly longer, fit into narrower spaces or carry more payloads, such as cameras. That makes them more suitable to be used in for example rescue operations.
Aug 26th, 2013
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Annual competition, sponsored by Marine Advanced Technological Education Center, gives competitors a taste of the real-life capabilities needed to maintain an ocean observing system.
Aug 23rd, 2013
Read moreBy simulating human learning mechanisms, the European EYESHOTS project successfully built a prototype robot capable of achieving awareness of its surroundings and using its memory to reach smoothly for objects.
Aug 22nd, 2013
Read moreA highly customisable robot companion designed by EU-funded researchers to offer support to older people is currently being presented across Europe and could find its way into people's homes within two or three years, potentially greatly enhancing quality of life for older citizens and people with memory or mobility problems.
Aug 15th, 2013
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'The thing that's been missing in robotics is a sense of smell,' said biology pro�fessor Joseph Ayers. For more than four decades, he has been working to develop robots that do not rely on algo�rithms or external con�trollers. Instead, they incor�po�rate elec�tronic ner�vous sys�tems that take in sen�sory inputs from the envi�ron�ment and spit out autonomous behav�iors.
Aug 13th, 2013
Read moreIt walks, falls, and gets up on his own, follows a ball by sight and shoots. It also knows how to do many other things. The small humanoid robot DARwIn-OP was developed by a Korean company and three U.S. universities to serve as a tool for scientific research. Now, David Mansolino has given it a digital twin. This graduate student integrated it into a simulation platform developed by an EPFL spin-off, Cyberbotics.
Aug 13th, 2013
Read moreIn pursuit of new technological solutions for America's space program and our nation's future, NASA and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass., have opened registration for the $1.5 million 2014 Sample Return Robot prize competition.
Aug 9th, 2013
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Surgery to relieve the damaging pressure caused by hemorrhaging in the brain is a perfect job for a robot. That is the basic premise of a new image-guided surgical system under development at Vanderbilt University.
Aug 8th, 2013
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Graduates of the Hebrew University's Biodesign program revealed a robotic intubation device that automatically identifies the lungs using an infrared source and navigates toward it.
Aug 8th, 2013
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