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Helping robots collaborate to get the job done
Sometimes, one robot isn't enough.
May 14, 2021
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A highly dexterous robot hand with a caging mechanism
A team of researchers at Yale University's Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, has developed a robot hand that employs a caging mechanism. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics, ...
May 13, 2021
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An artificial neural network to acquire grounded representations of robot actions and language
To best assist human users while they complete everyday tasks, robots should be able to understand their queries, answer them and perform actions accordingly. In other words, they should be able to flexibly generate and perform ...
May 11, 2021
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Researchers use robotic platform to study the reflex network of walking cats
A group of researchers from Osaka University developed a quadruped robot platform that can reproduce the neuromuscular dynamics of animals (Figure 1), discovering that a steady gait and experimental behaviors of walking cats ...
May 11, 2021
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Self-learning robots go full steam ahead
Researchers from AMOLF's Soft Robotic Matter group have shown that a group of small autonomous, self-learning robots can adapt easily to changing circumstances. They connected these simple robots in a line, after which each ...
May 10, 2021
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Researchers create AiFoam for robots to interact intelligently with their surroundings
Robots and machines are getting smarter with the advancement of artificial intelligence, but they still lack the ability to touch and feel their subtle and complex surroundings like human beings. Now, researchers from the ...
May 10, 2021
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This system helps robots better navigate emergency rooms
Computer scientists at the University of California San Diego have developed a more accurate navigation system that will allow robots to better negotiate busy clinical environments in general and emergency departments more ...
May 10, 2021
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A touch from a conversing robot is linked to positive emotional state
A small study found that people who were touched by a humanoid robot while conversing with it subsequently reported a better emotional state and were more likely to comply with a request from the robot. Laura Hoffmann of ...
May 05, 2021
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Why robots need reflexes
Reflexes protect our bodies—for example when we pull our hand back from a hot stove. These protective mechanisms could also be useful for robots. In this interview, Prof. Sami Haddadin and Johannes Kühn of the Munich School ...
May 05, 2021
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Untangle your hair with help from robots
With rapidly growing demands on health care systems, nurses typically spend 18 to 40 percent of their time performing direct patient care tasks, oftentimes for many patients and with little time to spare. Personal care robots ...
May 04, 2021
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Is 'Spot' a good dog? Why we're right to worry about unleashing robot quadrupeds
When it comes to dancing, pulling a sled, climbing stairs or doing tricks, "Spot" is definitely a good dog. It can navigate the built environment and perform a range of tasks, clearly demonstrating its flexibility as a software ...
May 04, 2021
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Disinfection robot: Value created by linking up to building data
The disinfection robot BALTO—named after a sled dog who carried urgently needed vaccines to a highly inaccessible region of Alaska a hundred years ago—is capable of disinfecting door knobs and similar objects. It does ...
May 03, 2021
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A tactile sensing foot to increase the stability of legged robots
In order to effectively navigate real-world environments, legged robots should be able to move swiftly and freely while maintaining their balance. This is particularly true for humanoid robots, robots with two legs and a ...
Apr 29, 2021 feature
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Mechanical engineer offers perspective on the maturation of the field of soft robotics
The field of soft robotics has exploded in the past decade, as ever more researchers seek to make real the potential of these pliant, flexible automata in a variety of realms, including search and rescue, exploration and ...
Apr 29, 2021
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