Lifelike robots and android dogs wow visitors at Beijing robotics fair
Winking, grimacing or nodding their heads, robots mimicked the expressions of visitors at a robot expo in Beijing.
Aug 18, 2023
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Robotics
Robotic lightning bugs take flight
Fireflies that light up dusky backyards on warm summer evenings use their luminescence for communication—to attract a mate, ward off predators or lure prey.
Jun 21, 2022
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Robotics
Engineers create single-step, all-in-one 3D printing method to make robotic materials
A team of UCLA engineers and their colleagues have developed a new design strategy and 3D printing technique to build robots in one single step.
Jun 16, 2022
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Engineering
Researchers engineer novel material capable of 'thinking'
Someone taps your shoulder. The organized touch receptors in your skin send a message to your brain, which processes the information and directs you to look left, in the direction of the tap. Now, Penn State and U.S. Air ...
Aug 24, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Creating artistic collages using reinforcement learning
Researchers at Seoul National University have recently tried to train an artificial intelligence (AI) agent to create collages (i.e., artworks created by sticking various pieces of materials together), reproducing renowned ...
Robotics
Study observes the interactions between live fish and fish-like robots
In recent decades, engineers have created a wide range of robotic systems inspired by animals, including four legged robots, as well as systems inspired by snakes, insects, squid and fish. Studies exploring the interactions ...
Robotics
Researchers create fly-catching robots
An international team of Johannes Kepler University researchers is developing robots made from soft materials. A new article in the journal Communications Materials demonstrates how these kinds of soft machines react using ...
Sep 28, 2020
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3-D-printed robot hand plays the piano
Scientists have developed a 3-D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist. And while the robot is no virtuoso, it demonstrates just how challenging it is to replicate ...
Dec 19, 2018
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A helping hand for working robots
Until now, competing types of robotic hand designs offered a trade-off between strength and durability. One commonly used design, employing a rigid pin joint that mimics the mechanism in human finger joints, can lift heavy ...
May 28, 2021
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A flexible, rod-driven soft robot for biomedical applications
Soft robots that can complete tasks with high efficiency, accuracy and precision could have numerous valuable applications. For instance, they could be introduced in medical settings, helping doctors to carry out complex ...
