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Touching the future: Mastering physical contact with new algorithm for robots
Penn Engineers have developed a new algorithm that allows robots to react to complex physical contact in real time, making it possible for autonomous robots to succeed at previously impossible tasks, like controlling the ...
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Study uncovers how silkworm moth's odor detection may improve robotics
The silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) is an insect that no longer flies due to domestication. The males use their antennae to detect pheromones emitted by females and respond very acutely, and have been used as model insects for ...
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Low-cost touch sensor shows promise for large-scale robotics applications
The development of affordable and highly performing sensors can have crucial implications for robotics research, as it could improve perception to help boost robot manipulation and navigation. In recent years, engineers have ...
Researchers tout effectiveness of individual optimization algorithms for human–robot interactions
A patient recovering from a limb amputation won't use a prostheses that isn't comfortable. A person rehabbing from a stroke won't use a robotic exoskeleton if the mobility it grants doesn't allow them to perform everyday ...
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A robot to babysit your kids? Elon Musk sees advanced future with human-like machines
Ready for a robot to take on those menial tasks—and much more?
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Oct 14, 2024
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Three-armed robot conducts German orchestra
A three-armed robot trained to mimic a human orchestra conductor has made its debut in the German city of Dresden, directing music composed specially to complement the device's skills.
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Oct 14, 2024
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Reconfigurable manipulator robot designed to inspect pipes in challenging environments
The Interactive and Robotic Systems Lab (IRS) group at the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló has developed a mobile, lightweight, modular and reconfigurable manipulator robot, which includes a remote control station with 3D ...
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Oct 11, 2024
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New data augmentation algorithm could facilitate the transfer of skills across robots
In recent years, roboticists have developed a wide range of systems designed to tackle various real-world tasks, ranging from completing household chores to delivering packages or finding target objects in delineated environments.
Octopus-inspired adhesive shows promise for underwater salvage operations
Using mechanisms inspired by nature to create new technological innovations is a signature of one Virginia Tech research team. The group led by Associate Professor Michael Bartlett has created an octopus-inspired adhesive, ...
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Oct 9, 2024
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Meet the robotic 'finger' ready to check your pulse
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have developed a soft robotic "finger" with a sophisticated sense of touch that can perform routine doctor's office examinations, including taking a patient's ...
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Oct 9, 2024
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Electricity-free circuit helps free up space for robots to 'think,' say scientists
Engineers have worked out how to give robots complex instructions without electricity for the first time, which could free up more space in the robotic 'brain' for them to 'think.'
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Oct 8, 2024
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Soft robotics redefined: Meet the light-driven toroidal micro-robot that navigates viscous liquids autonomously
Researchers from Tampere University in Finland and Anhui Jianzhu University in China have made a significant breakthrough in soft robotics. Their study introduces the first toroidal, light-driven micro-robot that can move ...
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Oct 8, 2024
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Psychosocial risks of collaborative robots: Emphasizing the need for worker engagement
The growing use of collaborative robots in the workplace may pose significant psychosocial risks to workers' mental health and their job security, but there are ways for organizations to smooth the transition, according to ...
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Oct 7, 2024
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Meet Plantolin, the tree-planting robot pangolin built by student
A robot pangolin designed to plant trees is the winner of the 2023 Natural Robotics Contest, which rewards robot designs inspired by nature. As the winning entry, the pangolin—dubbed "Plantolin"—has been brought to life ...
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Oct 3, 2024
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Engineers teach a quadruped robot to climb standard ladders
A team of robotics engineers at ETH Zurich, Robotics Systems Lab, has modified an ANYbotics ANYMal quadruped robot to allow it to easily and effectively climb a standard ladder. The group has written a paper describing their ...
Sidewalk robots are teaming with drones for Dallas food deliveries
Sidewalk robots are set to help some of their airborne counterparts with deliveries in Dallas under an agreement between key players in the industry.
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Oct 2, 2024
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Biohybrid swimming robot uses motor neurons and cardiomyocytes to emulate muscle tissue
A combined team of bio researchers and roboticists from Brigham and Women's Hospital, in the U.S., and the iPrint Institute, in Switzerland, has developed a tiny swimming robot using human motor neurons and cardiomyocytes ...
New method enables robots to map a scene, identify objects in order to complete a set of tasks
Imagine having to straighten up a messy kitchen, starting with a counter littered with sauce packets. If your goal is to wipe the counter clean, you might sweep up the packets as a group. If, however, you wanted to first ...
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Sep 30, 2024
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Using Turing patterns to enhance soft pneumatic technology
According to a recent study in Scientific Reports, Turing patterns can be used to develop a new method for designing and producing fabric-based soft pneumatic actuators (FSPAs).
LiDAR-based system allows unmanned aerial vehicle team to rapidly reconstruct environments
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have proved to be highly effective systems for monitoring and exploring environments. These autonomous flying robots could also be used to create detailed maps and ...
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