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Biotechnology Dec 4, 2025

Eyes for an agricultural robot: AI system identifies weeds in apple orchards

Weed control is essential in apple orchards because weeds compete with trees for nutrients, water and sunlight, which can reduce fruit yields. However, physically removing weeds is not only labor-intensive, but it also can ...

Planetary Sciences Nov 11, 2025

This new robot has a clever spin on lunar mining

Work continues on designs for robots that can help assist the first human explorers on the moon in over half a century. One of the most important aspects of that future trip will be utilizing the resources available on the ...

Space Exploration Nov 4, 2025

Robotic exosuit trousers could boost astronauts' movement in space missions

Astronauts could soon be able to move more freely thanks to a soft robotic exosuit developed by researchers at the University of Bristol.

Earth Sciences Oct 30, 2025

Underwater robot reveals ocean carbon storage in real time

SINKER is an innovative new instrument equipped with advanced microscopes and cameras to collect detailed data about carbon sinking in marine snow.

Biochemistry Oct 29, 2025

Supramolecular robotics enables soft materials to move, adapt and self-assemble

From cells that migrate to tissues that heal, nature abounds with systems capable of sensing and adapting to their surroundings. Replicating this level of adaptability in synthetic systems has remained a grand challenge in ...

Plants & Animals Oct 29, 2025

Underwater robot 'Lassie' discovers remarkable icefish nests during search for Shackleton's lost ship off Antarctica

In a remote part of Antarctica's western Weddell Sea, an area once hidden beneath a 200-meter-thick ice shelf, scientists have uncovered a new and unusual phenomenon: extensively maintained fish nesting grounds arranged in ...

Analytical Chemistry Oct 16, 2025

Robotic platform uses AI to cut chemical process design time from months to days

A team from the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) has developed an innovative robotic platform, powered by artificial intelligence, that promises to revolutionize the design of sustainable chemical processes. The system, named Reac-Discovery, ...

Space Exploration Oct 14, 2025

Modular robots could both explore off-world and build infrastructure

Modularity is taking off in more ways than one in space exploration. The design of the upcoming "Lunar Gateway" space station is supposed to be modular, with different modules being supplied by different organizations. In ...

Earth Sciences Oct 10, 2025

Autonomous robot glider to circle the globe in historic ocean mission

Guided by the rhythms of the sea and the promise of discovery, Teledyne Marine and Rutgers University will set Redwing, an autonomous underwater vehicle, on its journey on Friday, Oct. 10, leading to its launch into the Atlantic ...

Biotechnology Sep 27, 2025

AggreBots: Tiny living robots made from lung cells could one day deliver medicine inside the body

A brand-new engineering approach to generate "designer" biological robots using human lung cells is underway in Carnegie Mellon University's Ren lab. Referred to as AggreBots, these microscale living robots may one day be ...

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