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Digital symbiosis lets robot co-workers predict human behaviour

Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk fear that the robotic revolution may already be underway, but automation isn't going to take over just yet – first machines will work alongside us.

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43 minutes ago
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New soft rubber for creating self-healing robots

(Tech Xplore)—A team of researchers at Vrije Universiteit Brussel has developed a type of rubber that can be used with robots to allow them to self-heal when cut. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics, ...

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Aug 17, 2017
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Kuri to capture your special moments in home videos

(Tech Xplore)—The Mayfield Robotics team introduced Kuri earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Kuri is now in the news again, though, because the little home robot has some interesting updates, ...

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Aug 03, 2017
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Smaller, smarter, softer robotic arm for endoscopic surgery

Flexible endoscopes can snake through narrow passages to treat difficult to reach areas of the body. However, once they arrive at their target, these devices rely on rigid surgical tools to manipulate or remove tissue. These ...

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Aug 02, 2017
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How a budget-friendly robot pleased the audience at DefCon (and cracked a safe)

(Tech Xplore)—For an audience like the one at DefCon in Las Vegas this was quite an act. They sat through some tense minutes as a robot tried, and finally succeed, to crack a combination safe live on stage.

Robotics

Aug 01, 2017
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Robot-driven device improves crouch gait in children with cerebral palsy

In the U.S., 3.6 out of 1000 school-aged children are diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP). Their symptoms include abnormal gait patterns which results in joint degeneration over time. Slow walking speed, reduced range of motion ...

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Jul 26, 2017
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Researchers develop a new type of soft, growing robot

Imagine rescuers searching for people in the rubble of a collapsed building. Instead of digging through the debris by hand or having dogs sniff for signs of life, they bring out a small, air-tight cylinder. They place the ...

Robotics

Jul 20, 2017
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Wireless magnetic fields and actuator 'muscles' allow folding robots to move without batteries

The traditional Japanese art of origami transforms a simple sheet of paper into complex, three-dimensional shapes through a very specific pattern of folds, creases, and crimps. Folding robots based on that principle have ...

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Jul 19, 2017
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New algorithm, metrics improve autonomous underwater vehicles' energy efficiency

Robotics researchers have found a way for autonomous underwater vehicles to navigate strong currents with greater energy efficiency, which means the AUVs can gather data longer and better.

Robotics

Jul 19, 2017
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Camera drone for space station is ball of cuteness with cube-shaped brain

(Tech Xplore)—The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has disclosed the first images and movies that have been shot by the "Int-Ball," which is short for Internal Ball Camera. This is a cute-looking and efficient ...

Robotics

Jul 18, 2017
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Report examines automation waves that threaten upward mobility

(Tech Xplore)—Remember when there such a thing as the job ladder—do great work and catch the rewards in the form of promotion, or job assurance, or higher salary, or all three in one great moving-up package?

Robotics

Jul 17, 2017
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Robots take inspiration from insects to track targets

The way insects visualise and hunt their prey could help improve autonomous robotic technology, according to a pioneering new study conducted by a team of engineers and neuroscientists from The University of Adelaide and ...

Robotics

Jul 17, 2017
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Research makes robots better at following spoken instructions

A new system based on research by Brown University computer scientists makes robots better at following spoken instructions, no matter how abstract or specific those instructions may be. The development, which was presented ...

Robotics

Jul 13, 2017
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Asimov's Laws won't stop robots harming humans, so we've developed a better solution

How do you stop a robot from hurting people? Many existing robots, such as those assembling cars in factories, shut down immediately when a human comes near. But this quick fix wouldn't work for something like a self-driving ...

Robotics

Jul 11, 2017
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Salto-1P robot: Researchers show off its bouncing talents

(Tech Xplore)—At UC Berkeley's Biomimetic Millisystems Lab researchers have been modifying Salto, that little fast jumping robot, and a number of robotics-watching sites have been marveling over what's new.

Robotics

Jul 07, 2017
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Engineers design a robotic gripper for cleaning up space debris

Right now, about 500,000 pieces of human-made debris are whizzing around space, orbiting our planet at speeds up to 17,500 miles per hour. This debris poses a threat to satellites, space vehicles and astronauts aboard those ...

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Jun 28, 2017
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Cozmo: Kids get programming boost with drag-and-drop interface

(Tech Xplore)—Cozmo is a little robot with a big robotic brain. That's how Anki, the team behind Cozmo, describes it.

Robotics

Jun 28, 2017
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TEO the robot shows off ironing skills

(Tech Xplore)—You can see an ironing robot in a video.

Robotics

Jun 23, 2017
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A.I. will prepare robots for the unknown

How do you get a robot to recognize a surprise?

Robotics

Jun 22, 2017
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Researchers suggest adding self-doubt to robots to keep them from overstepping bounds

(Tech Xplore)—A team of researchers from the University of California at Berkeley has found some evidence that suggests making robots less self-assured might make them easier to integrate into society. In their paper uploaded ...

Robotics

Jun 07, 2017
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Giving robots a sense of touch

Eight years ago, Ted Adelson's research group at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) unveiled a new sensor technology, called GelSight, that uses physical contact with an object to provide ...

Robotics

Jun 05, 2017
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Robot arm can work out how to stack stones

(Tech Xplore)—We are not surprised by now to watch the progress being made in robots doing the heavy lifting for construction sites.

Robotics

Jun 04, 2017
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Is it time to assess the ethical impact of real cyborgs on modern society?

(Tech Xplore)—A trio of authors involved in writing about or researching robot and cyborg technology has published an editorial piece in the journal Science Robotics raising the question of whether it is time to start discussing ...

Robotics

Jun 02, 2017
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How to hold AI accountable for its actions

(Tech Xplore)—A trio of academics has written and published a Focus piece in the journal Science Robotics on the need to hold artificial intelligence systems accountable for their actions. Sandra Wachter, Brent Mittelstadt ...

Robotics

Jun 01, 2017
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Extra arms, manipulated by feet, designed for performing tasks

(Tech Xplore)—A team from Japan has been developing an interesting project called "MetaLimbs: Multiple Arms Interaction Metamorphism." They posted a video recently showing their work. This is set of artificial arms, designed ...

Robotics Engineering

May 31, 2017
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