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Q&A: Teaching robots to touch and interact like humans

Robots are widely used in the automotive industry and have started entering new application domains such as logistics in the last few years. However, current robots still face many limitations. They typically perform a single ...

Team develops versatile knee exoskeletons for safer lifting

A set of knee exoskeletons, built with commercially available knee braces and drone motors at the University of Michigan, has been shown to help counteract fatigue in lifting and carrying tasks. They helped users maintain ...

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Combining existing sensors with machine learning algorithms improves robots' intrinsic sense of touch
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Teaching robots to use color in moving objects
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Versatile microscale robots can fold into 3D shapes and crawl
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Multimodal ultra-thin soft robots can explore narrow spaces for inspection and maintenance
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Robot leg powered by artificial muscles outperforms conventional designs
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Will humans accept robots that can lie? Scientists find it depends on the lie
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UK research suggests that lighting, music, national flags could help customers find service robots more acceptable
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Robot waiters in Kenya create a buzz. But there are concerns about what it means for human labor
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AI technology and self-coordinating drones to detect and investigate wildfires
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Robots are coming to the kitchen—what that could mean for society and culture
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VoicePilot framework enhances communication between humans and physically assistive robots
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Developing underwater robots to venture deep below polar ice
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How drone attacks are changing the rules and the costs of the Ukraine war
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Researchers develop a new humanoid platform for robotics research
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Biohybrid robots controlled by electrical impulses in mushrooms
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New two-finger robotic hand tackles everyday manipulation tasks in real-world experiments
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Protecting electric grid health with drone-based power line inspection
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Robotic navigation tech will explore the deep ocean

On May 14, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Okeanos Explorer will depart from Port Canaveral in Florida on a two-week expedition led by NOAA Ocean Exploration, featuring the technology demonstration ...

An automated box on wheels—with personality

Robots are becoming more and more omnipresent in our lives, even though we may not notice. New research shows that when a boxy motorized hospital robot can talk, people find it funny and engaging. And that may help people ...

A highly dexterous robot hand with a caging mechanism

A team of researchers at Yale University's Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, has developed a robot hand that employs a caging mechanism. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics, ...

Researchers' new best friend? Robot dog gets to work

Deep underground in eastern France, a four-legged bundle of energy named Scar steps gingerly through vast caverns, loaded with sensors for taking measures in places where humans might fear to tread.

Self-learning robots go full steam ahead

Researchers from AMOLF's Soft Robotic Matter group have shown that a group of small autonomous, self-learning robots can adapt easily to changing circumstances. They connected these simple robots in a line, after which each ...