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Robotic model with real pigeon feathers can fly like a bird
Have you ever wondered why an airplane has a vertical tailfin? The plane needs it to stabilize its flight. Since flying without a vertical tail is much more energy-efficient, the aviation industry has worked hard to accomplish ...
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Cutting-edge tech: Robotic inspection for steel bridge integrity
Orthotropic steel bridge decks (OSDs) are fundamental to long-span bridge designs, prized for their high load-carrying efficiency and lightweight characteristics. However, their intricate structure makes them vulnerable to ...
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A nervous system-inspired framework to deploy self-organizing robot swarms
The deployment of robot teams could allow humans to complete various real-world tasks faster and more efficiently. For instance, multiple co-operating robots could help to quickly find and rescue survivors of natural disasters ...
How robotics can be used to better understand the 'sense of self' in humans
In a review paper published recently in Science Robotics a cognitive roboticist, cognitive psychologist and a psychiatrist discuss the concept of "sense of self" in humans, and they explore how robots can be used to better ...
Nov 18, 2024
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New tool calculates intrinsic dynamics for effortless robot movements
Four-legged animals that start walking and gradually pick up speed will automatically fall into a trot at some point. This is because it would take more energy not to change gait. This correlation was discovered more than ...
Nov 18, 2024
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Robot designed to mimic the abilities of dung beetle displays impressive object manipulation skills
A multi-institutional trio of roboticists has designed and built a robot that mimics the abilities of the dung beetle. In their paper published in the journal Advanced Science, Binggwong Leung, Stanislav Gorb and Poramate ...
Nov 14, 2024
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Sensitive ceramics for soft robotics: Developing soft and intelligent sensor materials based on ceramic particles
Most people think of coffee cups, bathroom tiles or flower pots when they hear the word "ceramic." Not so Frank Clemens. For the research group leader in Empa's Laboratory for High-Performance Ceramics, ceramics can conduct ...
Nov 14, 2024
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Wave-predicting robots could cut green energy costs
New technology that enables robots to work stably in turbulent seas could make it cheaper, faster and safer to maintain offshore wind farms and tidal turbines, researchers say.
Nov 14, 2024
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Men more willing than women to accept robot care in old age, study finds
A new study from AI experts at the University of Oxford and University of Melbourne reveals that men are much more likely to support the idea of being cared for in their homes by a robot when they are infirm or elderly, than ...
Nov 14, 2024
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A screw-driven robot could autonomously mine rocky worlds
Navigating the harsh terrain of other rocky worlds has consistently been challenging. The Free Spirit campaign unfortunately failed in its goal to will the plucky Martian rover out of the morass it found itself in, despite ...
Nov 14, 2024
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Virtual training uses generative AI to teach robots how to traverse real world terrain
A team of roboticists and engineers at MIT CSAIL, Institute for AI and Fundamental Interactions, has developed a generative AI approach to teaching robots how to traverse terrain and move around objects in the real world.
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Giving robots superhuman vision using radio signals
In the race to develop robust perception systems for robots, one persistent challenge has been operating in bad weather and harsh conditions. For example, traditional, light-based vision sensors such as cameras or LiDAR (Light ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Engineers capture octopus arm's intricate muscular architecture with an unprecedented computational model
A research team has recently published a study titled "Topology, dynamics, and control of a muscle-architected soft arm," in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The paper, which made the cover, describes an unprecedented ...
Nov 11, 2024
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Watching surgery videos allows robot to perform with skill of human doctor
A robot, trained for the first time by watching videos of seasoned surgeons, executed the same surgical procedures as skillfully as the human doctors.
Nov 11, 2024
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Artificial magnetic muscles can support tensile stresses up to 1,000 times their own weight
A research team, led by Professor Hoon Eui Jeong from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UNIST has introduced an innovative magnetic composite artificial muscle, showcasing an impressive ability to withstand loads ...
Nov 8, 2024
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Washbasin-cleaning robot can imitate human motions and adapt its knowledge flexibly to different situations
Robots are supposed to do boring or unpleasant jobs for us. However, tedious tasks such as cleaning the bathroom are challenging to automate. How is it possible to calculate the movement of a robot arm so that it can reach ...
Nov 8, 2024
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First artwork by humanoid robot sells for over $1.0 million
A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching more than $1.0 million on Thursday.
Nov 8, 2024
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'Chemist' robot poised to transform science labs
Imagine a lab assistant with the computing and operational power of 10 Ph.D. students, capable of functioning in extreme environments like Mars. This vision has become a reality at the University of Science and Technology ...
Nov 7, 2024
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Aquatic robot's self-learning optimization enhances underwater object manipulation skills
In recent years, roboticists have introduced robotic systems that can complete missions in various environments, ranging from the ground to underground, aboveground and underwater settings. While several of these robots can ...
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AI-powered drowning prevention system enhances water safety
Researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a high-tech drowning prevention and rescue system and introduced it to a scenic water area in Central China's Henan ...
Nov 5, 2024
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Robots can make your fries, salads and guacamole: Is this the future of fast food?
Miso Robotics' lab in downtown Pasadena, California, is filled with robots of the past and present.
Nov 2, 2024
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Drone with its own 'nervous system' trialed by scientists
Scientists are testing a drone fitted with its own "nervous system" which they claim can keep it operating in the sky for longer. It was created by experts at the University of Southampton who say the system, made of optical ...
Nov 1, 2024
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How virtual cows could help improve human-robot interactions
A video game in which participants herded virtual cattle has furthered our understanding of how humans make decisions on movement and navigation, and it could help us not only interact more effectively with artificial intelligence, ...
Oct 31, 2024
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Flexible tethers enable paired bots to solve mazes and gather objects
Left alone, the toy robots will skitter mindlessly across a tabletop and amuse small children and cats. But when engineers at Princeton paired the small toys with a flexible tether, the bots developed remarkable abilities. ...
Oct 31, 2024
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