Spotting objects amid clutter
New approach quickly finds hidden objects in dense point clouds, for use in driverless cars or work spaces with robotic assistants.
Jun 20th, 2019
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Artificial muscles powered by glucose
Artificial muscles made from polymers can now be powered by energy from glucose and oxygen, just like biological muscles. This advance may be a step on the way to implantable artificial muscles or autonomous microrobots powered by biomolecules in their surroundings.
Jun 19th, 2019
Read moreNow your phone can become a robot that does the boring work (w/video)
Researchers have developed a prototype smartphone app that allows a user to easily program any robot to perform a mundane activity, such as picking up parts from one area and delivering them to another.
Jun 17th, 2019
Read moreRobotic fish to replace animal testing
Scientists are developing alternative methods for assessing the fish-friendliness of hydroelectric power plants.
Jun 17th, 2019
Read moreResearch moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy
Engineers report that a brain-computer interface, a form of artificial intelligence, can sense when its user is expecting a reward by examining the interactions between single-neuron activities and the information flowing to these neurons, called the local field potential.
Jun 11th, 2019
Read moreSensor-packed glove learns signatures of the human grasp
Signals help neural network identify objects by touch; system could aid robotics and prosthetics design.
May 30th, 2019
Read more'Slothbot' takes a leisurely approach to environmental monitoring
For environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, infrastructure maintenance and certain security applications, slow and energy efficient can be better than fast and always needing a recharge. That's where SlothBot comes in.
May 30th, 2019
Read moreRobots activated by water may be the next frontier
Researchers show hat materials can be fabricated to create soft actuators--devices that convert energy into physical motion--that are strong and flexible, and, most important, resistant to water damage.
May 23rd, 2019
Read moreHelping robots remember: Hyperdimensional computing theory could change the way AI works
New research could fundamentally alter and improve the basic artificial intelligence task of sensorimotor representation - how agents like robots translate what they sense into what they do.
May 16th, 2019
Read moreHummingbird robot using AI to go soon where drones can't (w/video)
Researchers have engineered flying robots that behave like hummingbirds, trained by machine learning algorithms based on various techniques the bird uses naturally every day.
May 10th, 2019
Read moreThe revolution of plantoids
Robots are usually inspired by humans and animals. But the very last frontier is the plantoids - plant robots able to move and explore the environment with their smart sensors.
May 10th, 2019
Read moreKnit 1, purl 2: Assembly instructions for a robot? (w/video)
Researchers make soft, actuated objects using commercial knitting machines.
May 2nd, 2019
Read moreAn army of microrobots can wipe out dental plaque
Researchers 3D print microbe-killing robots for biofilm elimination.
Apr 25th, 2019
Read moreNo assembly required: Researchers automate microrobotic designs
Assembling a microrobot used to require a pair of needle-nosed tweezers, a microscope, steady hands and at least eight hours. But now researchers have developed a method that requires only a 3D printer and 20 minutes.
Apr 24th, 2019
Read moreSnake-inspired robot slithers even better than predecessor (w/video)
Programmable kirigami metamaterials enable responsive surfaces and smart skins.
Apr 22nd, 2019
Read moreGiving robots a better feel for object manipulation (w/video)
Model improves a robot's ability to mold materials into shapes and interact with liquids and solid objects.
Apr 17th, 2019
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