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Robotic ship sets off to retrace the Mayflower's journey
Four centuries and one year after the Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England, on a historic sea journey to America, another trailblazing vessel with the same name has set off to retrace the voyage.
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Highly maneuverable miniature robots controlled by magnetic fields
A team of scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed millimeter-sized robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields to perform highly maneuverable and dexterous manipulations. ...
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Training robots to manipulate soft and deformable objects
Robots can solve a Rubik's cube and navigate the rugged terrain of Mars, but they struggle with simple tasks like rolling out a piece of dough or handling a pair of chopsticks. Even with mountains of data, clear instructions, ...
Jun 10, 2021
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A social robot that could help children to regulate their emotions
In recent years, roboticists have developed a broad variety of social robots, robots designed to communicate with humans, assist them and support them in several different ways. This includes robotic toys and other robots ...
Jun 09, 2021
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New processes for automated fabrication of fiber and silicone composite structures for soft robotics
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed novel techniques, known as Automated Fiber Embedding (AFE), to produce complex fiber and silicone composite structures for soft robotics ...
Jun 09, 2021
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Teaching drones to hear screams from catastrophe victims
In a disaster, time is of the essence when searching for potential victims who may be difficult to find. Unmanned aerial vehicles make the perfect platform for state-of-the-art technology allowing emergency crews to find ...
Jun 08, 2021
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Studying wombat burrows with WomBot, a remote-controlled robot
A new robot—named WomBot—that can be used to explore and study wombat burrows is presented in a study published in the journal SN Applied Sciences.
Jun 08, 2021
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Making virtual assistants sound human poses a challenge for designers
There's a scene in the 2008 film "Iron Man" that offers a glimpse of future interactions between human and artificial intelligence assistants. In it, Tony Stark's virtual assistant J.A.R.V.I.S. responds with sarcasm and humor ...
Jun 08, 2021
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A system to benchmark the posture control and balance of humanoid robots
In recent years, roboticists have developed a wide variety of robots with human-like capabilities. This includes robots with bodies that structurally resemble those of humans, also known as humanoid robots.
Jun 07, 2021 feature
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Shoot better drone videos with a single word
The pros make it look easy, but making a movie with a drone can be anything but.
Jun 03, 2021
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Similarity of legs, wheels, tracks suggests target for energy-efficient robots
A new formula from Army scientists is leading to new insights on how to build an energy-efficient legged teammate for dismounted warfighters.
Jun 02, 2021
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Studies show promise using drones to elicit emotional responses
As drones become more ubiquitous in public spaces, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have conducted the first studies examining how people respond to various emotional facial expressions depicted on ...
Jun 02, 2021
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Researchers develop prototype of robotic device to pick, trim button mushrooms
Researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have developed a robotic mechanism for mushroom picking and trimming and demonstrated its effectiveness for the automated harvesting of button mushrooms.
Jun 02, 2021
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Underwater robot does not need help on the ocean floor
Robots can perform jobs underwater that are too complex or dangerous for humans. That is, if they can manage on their own, because no one can help them down there. The REMARO project works on its control systems and trains ...
Jun 01, 2021
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