Walking with coffee is a little-understood feat of physics
Understanding the physics behind natural processes provides new applications for soft robotics, manufacturing automation.
Sep 8th, 2021
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Fish fins are teaching us the secret to flexible robots and new shape-changing materials
Segmented hinges in the long, thin bones of fish fins are critical to the incredible mechanical properties of fins, and this design could inspire improved underwater propulsion systems, new robotic materials and even new aircraft designs.
Aug 26th, 2021
Read moreCompact system designed for high-precision, robot-based surface measurements
System poised to enable real-time, in-line 3D inspection and boost efficiency of high-tech manufacturing.
Aug 24th, 2021
Read moreA soft robot based on a water-driven hydrogel actuator
Researchers have developed a soft actuator inspired by the unique behavior of sea cucumbers.
Aug 18th, 2021
Read moreSex with robots: How should lawmakers respond?
Advancements in technology have resulted in the design of hyper-realistic, Wi-Fi connected, programmable sex robots that can mimic human responses, but what do these developments mean for how we regulate interactions with 'sexbots' in the future?
Aug 11th, 2021
Read moreArtificial Intelligence learns better when distracted
Computer scientists have now determined how a deep learning system well suited for image recognition learns to recognize its surroundings. They were able to simplify the learning process by forcing the system's focus toward secondary characteristics.
Jul 30th, 2021
Read moreNew algorithm flies drones faster than human racing pilots
For the first time an autonomously flying quadrotor has outperformed two human pilots in a drone race. The success is based on a novel algorithm that calculates time-optimal trajectories that fully consider the drones' limitations.
Jul 23rd, 2021
Read moreNew simulator helps robots sharpen their cutting skills (w/video)
A simulation engine predicts the forces acting on a knife as it cuts through soft materials, a capability that could have applications for safer food processing and surgical robotics.
Jul 22nd, 2021
Read moreOrigami comes to life with new shape-changing materials (w/video)
Researchers have created butterflies that flap their wings, flower petals that wiggle with the touch of a button and self-folding origami drawing on new advances in soft robotics.
Jul 21st, 2021
Read moreEngineers 3D-print a soft robotic hand that can play Nintendo - and win
The key breakthrough was the ability to 3D print fully assembled soft robots with 'integrated fluidic circuits' in a single step.
Jul 17th, 2021
Read moreInsect-sized robot navigates mazes with the agility of a cheetah (w/video)
This flexible, durable robot can traverse complex terrain and quickly swerve to avoid obstacles, qualities that could one make it an asset for search and rescue operations.
Jul 4th, 2021
Read moreRecycling robot could help solve soft plastic waste crisis
Researchers are developing a unique method to increase recycling of soft plastics - by creating a smart, automated robotic system that uses robotics and AI to sort recyclable waste.
Jun 23rd, 2021
Read moreSmart elastomers are making the robots of the future more touchy-feely
A new generation of robotic tools are beginning to be realized thanks to a combination of strong 'muscles' and sensitive 'nerves' created from smart polymeric materials.
Jun 22nd, 2021
Read moreResearchers explore the shallow underground world with a burrowing soft robot (w/video)
Taking their cues from plants and animals that have evolved to navigate subterranean spaces, researchers have developed a fast, controllable soft robot that can burrow through sand. The technology not only enables new applications for fast, precise and minimally invasive movement underground, but also lays mechanical foundations for new types of robots.
Jun 16th, 2021
Read moreElectrohydraulic arachno-bot a fascinating lightweight (w/video)
Goodbye, bulky components and connectors: A team of scientists has now found a new way to exploit the principles of spiders' joints to create lightweight robots.
Jun 16th, 2021
Read moreMiniature robots controlled by magnetic fields (w/video)
A team of scientists has developed millimetre-sized robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields to perform highly manoeuvrable and dexterous manipulations. This could pave the way to possible future applications in biomedicine and manufacturing.
Jun 15th, 2021
Read moreA robotic hand that updates itself
To capture the sophisticated mechanics of in-hand manipulation, a team of researchers designed a robotic system that relies on its ability to map out how it interacts with its environment to adapt and update its own internal model.
Jun 15th, 2021
Read moreThe powerhouse future is flexoelectric
'Giant flexoelectricity' breakthrough in soft elastomers paves way for improved robots and self-powered pacemakers.
Jun 3rd, 2021
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