Engineering
Safer, more efficient movements for factory workers and astronauts, and improved mobility for people with disabilities could someday become a more widespread reality, thanks to research published June 12 in the journal Nature.
Jun 12, 2024
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Robotics
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.
Robotics
The two main pitfalls of robots which imitate the human body are their control and the difficulty encountered when manufacturing them in a cost-effective manner.
Jun 18, 2020
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Robotics
An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Waterloo's Social and Intelligent Robotics Research Lab (SIRRL) has found that people prefer interacting with robots they perceive to have social identities like their ...
Apr 9, 2024
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Robotics
Driving in eco mode can reduce fuel consumption and is good for both the environment and your wallet. In practice, however, it often causes immense frustration among drivers, causing them to quickly switch off the function. ...
Feb 28, 2022
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Robotics
People harbour lingering fears about the impact of robots on their jobs and welfare, but machines in the workplace have produced benefits that researchers believe are likely to continue. But for that to happen, challenges ...
Sep 17, 2019
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Robotics
What does it take for a human to trust a robot? That is what Army researchers are uncovering in a new study into how humans and robots work together.
Sep 23, 2019
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Robotics
Disturbing footage emerged this week of a chess-playing robot breaking the finger of a seven-year-old child during a tournament in Russia.
Jul 27, 2022
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