Army-funded researchers discovered how to make materials capable of self-propulsion, allowing materials to move without motors or hands.
Polymers
Feb 1, 2021
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NASA's InSight lander isn't camera-shy. The spacecraft used a camera on its robotic arm to take its first selfie—a mosaic made up of 11 images. This is the same imaging process used by NASA's Curiosity rover mission, in ...
Space Exploration
Dec 12, 2018
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732
It speaks two languages, gives math lessons, tells jokes and interacts with children through the tablet screen in its chest—China's latest robot is the babysitter every parent needs.
Robotics
Jun 14, 2018
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NASA's InSight lander has detected two strong, clear quakes originating in a location of Mars called Cerberus Fossae—the same place where two strong quakes were seen earlier in the mission. The new quakes have magnitudes ...
Planetary Sciences
Apr 1, 2021
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A new type of hydrostatic transmission that combines hydraulic and pneumatic lines can safely and precisely drive robot arms, giving them the delicacy necessary to pick up an egg without breaking it.
Robotics
May 12, 2016
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136
As robots gain citizenship and potential personhood in parts of the world, it's appropriate to consider whether they should also have rights.
Robotics
Dec 8, 2017
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Soft robots do a lot of things well but they're not exactly known for their speed. The artificial muscles that move soft robots, called actuators, tend to rely on hydraulics or pneumatics, which are slow to respond and difficult ...
Engineering
Jul 21, 2016
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Scientists have analyzed the first batch of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument's quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of dark energy.
Astronomy
Apr 6, 2024
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Desert snakes slithering across the sand at night can encounter obstacles such as plants or twigs that alter the direction of their travel. While studying that motion to learn how limbless animals control their bodies in ...
General Physics
Feb 26, 2019
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630
A joint European-Russian mission aiming to search for traces of life on Mars left Earth's orbit Monday at the start of a seven-month unmanned journey to the Red Planet, space agency managers said.
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2016
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