AI-driven drones defeat human pilots in obstacle course
In what is being called a milestone in mobile robotics, an AI-assisted drone has defeated drones controlled by humans in an obstacle course testing precision flight patterns and speed.
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Robotics
Barkour benchmark measures quadruped robot agility
The accelerated pace of robotics development has given us a veritable zoo filled with creatures sometimes indistinguishable from the real deal.
Engineering
System trains drones to fly around obstacles at high speeds
If you follow autonomous drone racing, you likely remember the crashes as much as the wins. In drone racing, teams compete to see which vehicle is better trained to fly fastest through an obstacle course. But the faster drones ...
Aug 10, 2021
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Jitterbug: Roaches and robots shake it to transition between movements in tricky terrain
Animals in their natural environments effortlessly switch up their movements to hunt, escape from predators and travel with their packs every day.
Jun 15, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A non-invasive way to turn a cockroach into a cyborg
A team of mechanical engineers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has found a way to electronically control cockroaches without injuring them. In their paper published in the journal npj Flexible Electronics, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Swiss students break world record for electric car acceleration
From zero to 100 km/h in less than a second: a racing car built by students has broken the world record for electric vehicle acceleration, a Swiss university said Tuesday.
Sep 12, 2023
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Computer Sciences
New algorithm aces university math course questions
Multivariable calculus, differential equations, linear algebra—topics that many MIT students can ace without breaking a sweat—have consistently stumped machine learning models. The best models have only been able to answer ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Pressed for space, solar farms are getting creative
Solar power is expected to dominate global electricity markets in the next few decades, and already accounts for three-quarters of renewable energy capacity, according to the International Energy Agency. This year, BloombergNEF ...
Mar 11, 2024
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Engineering
Scientists develop automatic and portable cleaning system for solar panels
Research in the International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion outlines an approach to cleaning photovoltaic (PV) solar panels to ensure they operate at maximum power-generation efficiency. The automatic and portable ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Automotive
First self-driving urban ferry sets sail in Stockholm
A self-driving electric ferry set sail in Stockholm on Thursday, making the Swedish capital the world's first city to put the technology to use, the company behind it said.
Jun 8, 2023
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