Robotics
The first 3D-printed biodegradable seed robot, able to change shape in response to humidity
The first I-Seed created at IIT is inspired by the seed structure of a South African geranium, the Pelargonium appendiculatum,...
AI weed-killing drones are coming for mega farms
Credit: CC0 Public Domain For the past three years, Terry Aberhart has watched the spindly, fixed-wing drones zip across the...
Drones navigate unseen environments with liquid neural networks
Makram Chahine, a PhD student in electrical engineering and computer science and an MIT CSAIL affiliate, leads a drone used...
Scientists propose efficient kinematic calibration method for articulated robots
The unit dual quaternion for describing the pose of a rigid body. Credit: NIMTE Differential geometry has been employed in...
A neural coordination strategy for attachment and detachment of a climbing robot inspired by gecko locomotion
Scientists at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics analyzed the kinematic data of geckos and obtained the coordinated mode...
Researchers develop transient bio-inspired gliders from potato starch and wood waste
Ephemeral data collectors: Bio-gliders are dispersed over a forest by a drone. When they reach the ground, they transmit environmental...
Team designs four-legged robotic system that can walk a balance beam
A Carnegie Mellon University team has designed a four-legged robotic system that can walk a balance beam, a likely first....
Researchers mimic the human hippocampus to improve autonomous navigation
The virtual environment used for all simulations. Object locations are random, except for the purple objects on the right and...
Using drones and lasers, researchers pinpoint greenhouse gas leaks
The retroflector mounted onto the drone. Credit: Bumper DeJesus, Princeton University As evidence mounts that gas drilling and sewer systems...
Robots are everywhere—improving how they communicate with people could advance human-robot collaboration
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to perform an action....
Building a precise assistive-feeding robot that can handle any meal
Algorithms combine haptics and computer vision to evaluate how to insert a fork into a person's mouth naturally and comfortably. ...
Toward tactile and proximity sensing in large soft robots
TacNet concept and architecture. It maps a pair of virtual tactile images I sim to the displacements of free nodes...
Exploring movement optimization for a cyborg cockroach with machine learning
Scientists from Osaka University designed a cyborg cockroach and optimized its movement by utilizing machine learning-based automatic stimulation. Credit: Cyborg...
It’s all in the wrist: Energy-efficient robot hand learns how not to drop the ball
Researchers have designed a low-cost, energy-efficient robotic hand that can grasp a range of objects—and not drop them–using just the...
Innocence over utilitarianism: Heightened moral standards for robots in rescue dilemmas
Credit: Yle/ Heidi Grönroos / Shutterstock / Pixabay The Moralities of Intelligent Machines research group headed by Michael Laakasuo investigates...
RoboCop? No, RoboDog: Robotic dog rejoins New York police
This image taken from video provided by New York City Office of The Mayor, Digidog mobile robot walks during news...
Kids judge Alexa smarter than Roomba, but say both deserve kindness
Kids agree that it's wrong to be attack smart technologies like Roomba or an Alexa, despite ranking Amazon's virtual assistant...
Brain-inspired intelligent robotics: Theoretical analysis and systematic application
The researchers constructed a hardware platform with the same muscle distribution and structure. Credit: Beijing Zhongke Journal Publising Co. Ltd....
A framework to enable touch-enhanced robotic grasping using tactile sensors
The tactile SoftHand - A Pisa/IIT SoftHand fitted with five BRL TacTip fingertip sensors. Credit: Chris Ford To successfully cooperate...
A new design that equips robots with proprioception and a tail
The proposed control and planning system helps robots safely navigate unexpected cliffs. When the robot's proprioception senses that it has...
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