How to control the unknown: Novel method for robotic manipulation
Observer-based adaptive optimal control for unknown singularly perturbed nonlinear systems with input constraints.
Posted: Jan 10th, 2017
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A hardware-based modeling approach for real world collaborative multi-robot tasks
A ground-breaking research reveals new findings in the emerging field of a multi-robot cooperative system design from its experimental side.
Posted: Dec 22nd, 2016
Read moreMimicking biological movements with soft robots
Designing a soft robot to move organically - to bend like a finger or twist like a wrist - has always been a process of trial and error. Now, researchers have developed a method to automatically design soft actuators based on the desired movement.
Posted: Dec 20th, 2016
Read moreElectronic 'hairy skin' could give robots a more human sense of touch (w/video)
Researchers have combined hair-like wires with electronic skin to make a more versatile sensor for robots, prosthetics and other applications.
Posted: Dec 14th, 2016
Read moreEngineers get under robot's skin to heighten senses (w/video)
Most robots achieve grasping and tactile sensing through motorized means, which can be excessively bulky and rigid. A group of researchers has devised a way for a soft robot to feel its surroundings internally, in much the same way humans do.
Posted: Dec 8th, 2016
Read moreRobots to the rescue
The 2015 earthquake in Nepal is just one example of a recent natural disaster that required search and rescue operations. A European security research project has developed new robotic tools for such operations with great success. Some of its developments are already commercially available and ready to be deployed in order to save lives.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2016
Read moreDIY walking robot which anyone can build with 3D printing technology
Two engineering graduates have developed QuadBot, a 3D printable walking robotics platform. Their aim is to help as many people as possible to learn about robotics.
Posted: Nov 21st, 2016
Read moreNew AI algorithm taught by humans learns beyond its training
A new machine learning training method enables neural networks to learn directly from human-defined rules, opening new possibilities for artificial intelligence in fields from medical diagnostics to self-driving cars.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2016
Read moreResearchers question if banning of 'killer robots' actually will stop robots from killing
The public needs to better understanding the forces that can lead to development of autonomous weapons and how being a human is at the core of their impact.
Posted: Nov 15th, 2016
Read moreTeaching robots to solve their own problems
Researchers are embarking on a project to make robots and other artificial intelligences 'persistently autonomous', so they can deal with unexpected problems.
Posted: Nov 10th, 2016
Read moreMaking computers explain themselves
New training technique would reveal the basis for machine-learning systems' decisions.
Posted: Oct 28th, 2016
Read moremROBerTO: The modular millirobot for swarm behavior studies (w/video)
Developed by a team at the University of Toronto, mROBerTO (milli-ROBot TORonto) is designed for swarm-robotics researchers who might wish to test their collective-behavior algorithms with real physical robots.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2016
Read moreRobots in distress in the Venetian Lagoon
Two British artists are designing an unconventional fleet of autonomous devices that can help fight pollution in the lagoon environment of Venice.
Posted: Oct 25th, 2016
Read moreZebrafish want to hang out with moving 3-D robotic models of themselves
Authenticity is an important trait, and zebrafish take it especially seriously. An interdisciplinary team of researchers discovered that zebrafish engage more with 3D-moving robotic models of themselves than with other stimuli.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2016
Read moreFirst steps towards the touch robot
Using a relatively simple system - a mannequin's arm with pressure sensors, connected to a computer - researchers have succeeded in getting it to recognize sixty percent of all touches.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2016
Read moreSoft robots that mimic human muscles (w/video)
Soft robots, powered by muscle-like actuators, are designed to be used on the human body in order to help people move.
Posted: Oct 12th, 2016
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