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To be fully immersive, sources of haptic stimulation in VR apps need to be shown, researchers find

A team of researchers at Microsoft has found that for physical stimulation techniques to work as hoped in virtual reality applications, the user needs to be shown the source of the stimulation. If they are not the group notes ...

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Put the toolbox away—new robot assembles IKEA chairs

Sick of struggling with incomprehensible instructions and a baffling array of planks and screws? Help is at hand in the form of a new robot that can assemble an IKEA chair in minutes.

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Researchers design 'soft' robots that can move on their own

If Star Wars' R2-D2 is your idea of a robot, think again. Researchers led by a University of Houston engineer have reported a new class of soft robot, composed of ultrathin sensing, actuating electronics and temperature-sensitive ...

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  • Apr 18, 2018
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Invertebrates inspire first fully 3-D printed active materials for robots

To overcome the material rigidity and actuation limitations in current robotic systems, a joint U.S. Army Research Laboratory and University of Minnesota research project sought inspiration from invertebrates.

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  • Apr 17, 2018
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In the future, robots will perform surgery, shop for you, and even recycle themselves

Daniela Rus is a robot evangelist.

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  • Apr 12, 2018
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Gecko-inspired adhesives help soft robotic fingers get a better grip

A team of California researchers has developed a robotic gripper that combines the adhesive properties of gecko toes and the adaptability of air-powered soft robots to grasp a much wider variety of objects than the state ...

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  • Apr 09, 2018
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Social isolation tackled by Fribo robot connecting real-life friends

Increasing "social connectedness" is considered by some Internet observers as a problem but why? Isn't everyone and their third cousins already connected? Who can ignore we have gone through multiple iterations of the digital ...

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  • Apr 08, 2018
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Biobot made of heart cells and gel looks like fluttering butterfly

A team of researchers at Southeast University in Nanjing, China, has developed a heart-on-a-chip platform incorporating rat heart muscle cells, hydrogel and nanocrystals. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics, ...

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  • Apr 02, 2018
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Ski-worthy exoskeleton set to enhance experience

San Francisco-based company called Roam Robotics is to provide its first exoskeleton and it's aimed at skiers. Skiers? Sounds strange. One would think the last thing a skier would want to think about is a heavy suit with ...

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  • Mar 31, 2018
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Robot takes cues from spider that can walk and roll

Once again, we get visual proof that it pays to check out Nature's outstanding engineering tricks in order to work up interesting machines that behave in innovative ways—for machines, that is.

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  • Mar 30, 2018
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'SoFi': Soft robotic fish swims alongside real ones in coral reefs

This month scientists published rare footage of one of the Arctic's most elusive sharks. The findings demonstrate that, even with many technological advances in recent years, it remains a challenging task to document marine ...

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  • Mar 21, 2018
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Shelly fashioned to be nicely patted not punched

Shelly is a turtle-like robot that can help kids learn the rewards of being kind to their companion robots—and the consequences of being bullies.

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  • Mar 21, 2018
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Don't blink now: Robot does speed cube puzzle solution in 0.38 seconds

A robot (home-made, mind you) can solve the cube in 0.38 seconds. That represents the time "from the moment the keypress is registered on the computer, to when the last face is flipped," said Ben Katz in his blog about the ...

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  • Mar 09, 2018
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Facebook patent is about robot that transitions from three-wheeled to two-wheeled mode

Tech watchers are talking about Facebook's patent for a Self-Balancing Robot, first filed in 2015 and dated this year on March 6.

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  • Mar 08, 2018
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Two-wheel transporter will transform into smart sidekick

So what is the I-didn't really-need-it-but-how-do-you-spell-cool gadget would you like to buy next? A two-wheeled transporter to get around town? A personal assistant to order around town? No need to choose, because, come ...

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  • Mar 07, 2018
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See those skiing contenders? They are robots (and never mind the falling)

Robots can pick objects off shelves in a warehouse; robots can trek on mixed terrain in war zones; robots can mix drinks and make sandwiches.

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  • Mar 06, 2018
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Focus on a reinforcement learning algorithm that can learn from failure

Recent news from the OpenAI people is all about a bonus trio. They are releasing new Gym environments—a set of simulated robotics environments based on real robot platforms—including a Shadow hand and a Fetch research ...

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  • Mar 02, 2018
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Robotic spiders and bees: The rise of bioinspired microrobots

Jumping robot spiders and swarms of robotic bees sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers at The University of Manchester are already working on such projects and aiming to lead the world in micro robotics.

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  • Mar 01, 2018
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Custom carpentry with help from robots

Every year thousands of carpenters injure their hands and fingers doing dangerous tasks such as sawing.

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  • Feb 28, 2018
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Human-in-the-loop optimization improves the function of soft, wearable robots

When it comes to soft, assistive devices—like the exosuit being designed by the Harvard Biodesign Lab—the wearer and the robot need to be in sync. But every human moves a bit differently and tailoring the robot's parameters ...

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  • Feb 28, 2018
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Robots get a light touch

It's the Holy Grail in robotics: an android that can perform complex tasks beside humans in a real-world environment.

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  • Feb 26, 2018
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How realistic are those robots in Star Wars?

Computer Science and Engineering Professor Robin Murphy of Texas A&M University has taken a serious look at the robots of Star Wars fame and judges how realistic they are in a recent Science Robotics Focus piece—in it, ...

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  • Feb 22, 2018
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Snake-inspired robot uses kirigami to move

Who needs legs? With their sleek bodies, snakes can slither up to 14 miles-per-hour, squeeze into tight space, scale trees and swim. How do they do it? It's all in the scales. As a snake moves, its scales grip the ground ...

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  • Feb 21, 2018
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We should learn to work with robots and not worry about them taking our jobs

We have all heard the dire predictions about robots coming to steal our jobs. Some would even have us believe these silicon bogeymen are coming to kill us. It plays straight into people's darkest fears about technology.

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  • Feb 19, 2018
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Teaching robots to climb walls by mimicking the cockroach headbutt

A team of researchers from the University of California, Harvard University and The Pennsylvania State University has found a simple approach to getting a robot to change planes when running into a wall—follow the example ...

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  • Feb 14, 2018
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To be fully immersive, sources of haptic stimulation in VR apps need to be shown, researchers find 11 hours ago Advanced 3-D printed parts for NASA's Orion designed to hold up to extreme temperatures 15 hours ago PowerHammer is wake-up call to data-stealing through power lines Apr 18, 2018 Google website offers new way to discover books and fun way to play with words Apr 16, 2018 March madness: Renewables break the 100 mark in Portugal Apr 16, 2018
To be fully immersive, sources of haptic stimulation in VR apps need to be shown, researchers find
11 hours ago
Put the toolbox away—new robot assembles IKEA chairs
16 hours ago
Researchers design 'soft' robots that can move on their own
Apr 18, 2018
Invertebrates inspire first fully 3-D printed active materials for robots
Apr 17, 2018
In the future, robots will perform surgery, shop for you, and even recycle themselves
Apr 12, 2018
Gecko-inspired adhesives help soft robotic fingers get a better grip
Apr 09, 2018
Social isolation tackled by Fribo robot connecting real-life friends
Apr 08, 2018
Biobot made of heart cells and gel looks like fluttering butterfly
Apr 02, 2018
Ski-worthy exoskeleton set to enhance experience
Mar 31, 2018
Robot takes cues from spider that can walk and roll
Mar 30, 2018
'SoFi': Soft robotic fish swims alongside real ones in coral reefs
Mar 21, 2018
Shelly fashioned to be nicely patted not punched
Mar 21, 2018
Don't blink now: Robot does speed cube puzzle solution in 0.38 seconds
Mar 09, 2018
Facebook patent is about robot that transitions from three-wheeled to two-wheeled mode
Mar 08, 2018
Two-wheel transporter will transform into smart sidekick
Mar 07, 2018
See those skiing contenders? They are robots (and never mind the falling)
Mar 06, 2018
Focus on a reinforcement learning algorithm that can learn from failure
Mar 02, 2018
Robotic spiders and bees: The rise of bioinspired microrobots
Mar 01, 2018
Custom carpentry with help from robots
Feb 28, 2018
Human-in-the-loop optimization improves the function of soft, wearable robots
Feb 28, 2018
Robots get a light touch
Feb 26, 2018
How realistic are those robots in Star Wars?
Feb 22, 2018
Snake-inspired robot uses kirigami to move
Feb 21, 2018
We should learn to work with robots and not worry about them taking our jobs
Feb 19, 2018
Teaching robots to climb walls by mimicking the cockroach headbutt
Feb 14, 2018
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