Robotics

Robotics July 22, 2021

Air-Powered Computer Memory Can Control Soft Robotic Movements

Engineers at the University of California – Riverside have developed an air-powered computer memory that can help control the movements of soft robots. The new system...

Robotics July 21, 2021

By Alex McFarland

Engineers Develop Soft Robotic Hand Capable of Playing Nintendo

Researchers and engineers at the University of Maryland have created a 3D-printed soft-robotic hand that is able to play Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. In what is an...

Robotics July 16, 2021

By Alex McFarland

Researchers Develop Swarm Drones to Localize Gas Leaks

Researchers at the Delft University of Technology have developed the first-ever swarm of tiny drones that are capable of autonomously detecting and localizing gas leaks in...

Robotics July 11, 2021

By Alex McFarland

Humans Prefer To Interact With Human-Like Robots, Research Finds

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Riken, Japan, have gained new insight into how we perceive and interact with the voice of various machines. The...

Robotics July 3, 2021

By Alex McFarland

Engineers Create Insect-Sized Robot With Agility of Cheetah

Engineers at University of California, Berkeley have developed an insect-scale robot that can swerve and pivot with the agility of a cheetah. The team drew inspiration...

Robotics June 20, 2021

By Alex McFarland

Scientists Create Lightweight Robots Inspired by Spiders’ Joints

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Germany and at the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States have developed new lightweight...

Robotics June 16, 2021

By Alex McFarland

Millimeter-Sized Robots Controlled With Magnetic Fields

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed millimeter-sized robots that are controlled with magnetic fields. These robots are capable of executing highly maneuverable...

Robotics June 8, 2021

By Martin Anderson

A Cockroach With AI-Enabled Search and Rescue Equipment

International robotics researchers have developed an Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) system that uses a ‘steerable’ live cockroach to transport a miniaturized machine learning-enabled infrared survivor...

Robotics June 6, 2021

By Alex McFarland

Scientists Develop New Formula for Energy-Efficient Robots

Army scientists have developed a new formula that is bringing fresh insight into how an energy-efficient legged robot could be built.The paper was published in PLOS...

Robotics June 3, 2021

By Alex McFarland

New Model Explores High-Speed Movement in Cheetahs, Bringing Us Closer to Legged Robots

Cheetahs are the fastest land mammals, but we still don’t know exactly why. We have insight into how, such as the use of a “galloping” gait...

Robotics May 30, 2021

By Alex McFarland

Researchers Create Autonomous Robot That Mimics Human Expressions

Researchers in the Creative Machines Lab at Columbia Engineering have developed a new autonomous robot called EVA, which has a soft and expressive face that matches...

Robotics May 23, 2021

By Alex McFarland

Robotic ‘Third Thumb’ Changes How Hand is Represented in Brain

A team of researchers at the University College London (UCL) has demonstrated how a robotic ‘Third Thumb’ can change how the hand is represented in the...

Robotics May 7, 2021

By Alex McFarland

New Tool Designs Complex DNA Robots and Nanodevices

One of the most promising areas of the robotics field involves tiny DNA-based robots and nanodevices, which scientists believe will eventually be capable of delivering targeted...

Robotics May 5, 2021

By Alex McFarland

“Dumb Robots” Accomplish Tasks by Leveraging Physical Characteristics

In order for swarms of robots to act collectively, researchers must choreograph their interactions by relying on advanced algorithms and components. However, if the robots are...

Robotics April 30, 2021

By Alex McFarland

Newly Discovered Law of Physics Set to Drastically Impact Robotics

Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered a new law of physics that should have major implications for the field of robotic technologies. The new...

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Air-Powered Computer Memory Can Control Soft Robotic Movements

Engineers Develop Soft Robotic Hand Capable of Playing Nintendo

Researchers Develop Swarm Drones to Localize Gas Leaks

Humans Prefer To Interact With Human-Like Robots, Research Finds

Engineers Create Insect-Sized Robot With Agility of Cheetah

Scientists Create Lightweight Robots Inspired by Spiders’ Joints

Millimeter-Sized Robots Controlled With Magnetic Fields

A Cockroach With AI-Enabled Search and Rescue Equipment

Scientists Develop New Formula for Energy-Efficient Robots

New Model Explores High-Speed Movement in Cheetahs, Bringing Us Closer to Legged Robots

Researchers Create Autonomous Robot That Mimics Human Expressions

Robotic ‘Third Thumb’ Changes How Hand is Represented in Brain

New Tool Designs Complex DNA Robots and Nanodevices

“Dumb Robots” Accomplish Tasks by Leveraging Physical Characteristics

Newly Discovered Law of Physics Set to Drastically Impact Robotics