(Phys.org) —Robots can observe human behavior and—like a human baby—deduce a reasonable approach to handling specific objects.

Electronics - Robotics

Mar 22, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Biorobotics laboratory have adapted one of their robotic snakes to cause it to automatically wrap itself around an object after being thrown. Upon ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 22, 2013 4.5 / 5 (11) 15 |

When a robot is moving one of its limbs through free space, its behavior is well-described by a few simple equations. But as soon as it strikes something solid—when a walking robot's foot hits the ground, ...

Electronics - Robotics

Mar 21, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 1 |

Robots are being used more widely than expected in a variety of sectors, and the trend is likely to continue with robotics becoming as ubiquitous as computer technology over the next 15 years.

Electronics - Robotics

Mar 20, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org) —NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has returned to active status and is on track to resume science investigations, following two days in a precautionary standby status, "safe mode."

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Mar 20, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 4 |

Prof. Heinrich Jaeger's research group examines materials and phenomena that appear simple at the surface, but which reveal tremendous complexity upon close examination. One such phenomenon is jamming, in ...

Technology - Engineering

Mar 19, 2013 5 / 5 (9) 0 |

Hitachi, Ltd. today announced the development of a mobility-support robot "ROPITS" equipped with a "specified arbitrary point autonomous pick-up and drop-off function" that can autonomously navigate to a ...

Technology - Engineering

Mar 18, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Scientists working on robots often concentrate on how to mimic the shape and movements of animals that show exceptional efficiencies in varied tasks; a recent team accomplishment takes a page ...

Electronics - Robotics

Mar 17, 2013 5 / 5 (11) 18 |

(Phys.org) —A robot research team at Harvard University has found that tiny robots that move by vibrating bristle strands when grouped together, form spontaneously into groups—exhibiting, what the team ...

Electronics - Robotics

Mar 15, 2013 4 / 5 (13) 31 |

(Phys.org) —As robotics has become an increasingly popular way to get kids and teens involved in the field of engineering, the robotics projects that the kids are doing have become more creative and sophisticated. ...

Electronics - Robotics

Mar 12, 2013 4 / 5 (6) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Researchers of five European universities have developed a cloud-computing platform for robots. The platform allows robots connected to the Internet to directly access the powerful computational, storage, and ...

Electronics - Robotics

Mar 11, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 1 |

A Croatian car buff has briefly set aside his day job of building demining and firefighting robots to satisfy his childhood dream of making a high-end electric auto he hopes will be a global hit with eco-conscious ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Mar 10, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Every year thousands of people in Europe are paralysed by a spinal cord injury. Many are young adults, facing the rest of their lives confined to a wheelchair. Although no medical cure currently exists, in ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Mar 08, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

The EU funded European research project FILOSE has developed robots with a new sense - lateral line sensing. All fish have this sensing organ but so far it had no technological counterpart on man-made underwater ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 06, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since it landed to much fanfare last August, should be running at full capacity next week, after a memory glitch set the robot back.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Mar 05, 2013 3.3 / 5 (4) 3