Reducing the data demands of smart machines
DARPA program seeks to reduce machine learning's dependence on labeled data by a million-fold for more efficient system development and adaptation.
Jul 12th, 2018
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Will automation, AI and robotics mean a jobless future, or will their productivity free us to innovate and explore? Is the impact of new technologies to be feared, or a chance to rethink the structure of our working lives and ensure a fairer future for all?
Jul 6th, 2018
Read moreRough terrain? No problem for beaver-inspired autonomous robot
Like the industrious rodent, the rover-like vehicle uses surroundings to build complex structures, overcome obstacles.
Jun 27th, 2018
Read moreClosing the loop for robotic grasping
Roboticists have developed a faster and more accurate way for robots to grasp objects, including in cluttered and changing environments, which has the potential to improve their usefulness in both industrial and domestic settings.
Jun 25th, 2018
Read moreNew 'e-dermis' brings sense of touch, pain to prosthetic hands (w/video)
Electronic skin will enable amputees to perceive through prosthetic fingertips.
Jun 20th, 2018
Read moreRobot bloodhound tracks odors on the ground
Researchers have developed a modern-day bloodhound - a robot that can rapidly detect odors from sources on the ground, such as footprints. The robot could even read a message written on the ground using odors as a barcode.
Jun 20th, 2018
Read moreControlling robots with brainwaves and hand gestures (w/video)
System enables people to correct robot mistakes on multi-choice problems.
Jun 20th, 2018
Read moreIntelligent maps will help robots navigate in your home
New research suggests methods for enabling robots to better understand and become more aware of their surroundings, so that they can efficiently adapt their movements in a complex work space.
Jun 19th, 2018
Read moreResearchers use machine learning to search science data
Researchers are developing innovative machine learning tools to pull contextual information from scientific datasets and automatically generate metadata tags for each file. Scientists can then search these files via a web-based search engine for scientific data.
Jun 19th, 2018
Read moreRobots learn by checking in on team members
Innovative drone designs and software enables a team of drones to work together in a coordinated approach.
Jun 11th, 2018
Read moreFuture robots need no motors
Engineers invent world's first nickel-hydroxide actuating material that can be triggered by light, electricity, and other stimuli.
Jun 4th, 2018
Read moreResearchers developed electronic skins that wirelessly activate fully soft robots
The novel skin-like electronic system is soft, thin, lightweight and can wirelessly activate soft robots through a simple lamination process.
Jun 1st, 2018
Read moreSoft machines
Researchers develop a fast, low-voltage actuator for soft and wearable robotics.
May 21st, 2018
Read moreAlbatross robot takes flight
Autonomous glider can fly like an albatross, cruise like a sailboat.
May 17th, 2018
Read moreNo motor, no battery, no problem (w/video)
New robot concept uses responsive materials to swim through water.
May 15th, 2018
Read moreThe first wireless flying robotic insect takes off (w/video)
Engineers have for the first time cut the cord and added a brain, allowing their RoboFly to take its first independent flaps. This might be one small flap for a robot, but it's one giant leap for robot-kind.
May 15th, 2018
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