Open-source platform simulates wildlife for soft robotics designers
SoftZoo is a soft robot co-design platform that can test optimal shapes and sizes for robotic performance in different environments.
May 3rd, 2023
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Researchers determine how to digitalize, optimize and safeguard water management in smart cities
The implementation of smart, connected systems for water supply and purification infrastructures has clear benefits and will come with time. However, as the sector is currently wanting in digitalization, this transition must be agile and carefully monitored.
May 2nd, 2023
Read more'Explainable AI' can efficiently detect AR/VR cybersickness
Researchers are exploring how explainable artificial intelligence can help detect how people develop cybersickness in augmented and virtual reality.
May 2nd, 2023
Read moreDeep-learning system explores materials' interiors from the outside
A new method could provide detailed information about internal structures, voids, and cracks, based solely on data about exterior conditions.
Apr 29th, 2023
Read moreHighly dexterous robot hand can operate in the dark - just like us (w/video)
Engineers design a robot hand that is the first device of its kind to join advanced sense of touch with motor-learning algorithms - it doesn't rely on vision to manipulate objects.
Apr 28th, 2023
Read moreSpeedy robo-gripper reflexively organizes cluttered spaces
Rather than start from scratch after a failed attempt, the pick-and-place robot adapts in the moment to get a better hold.
Apr 27th, 2023
Read moreLight-based computing scheme reduces power needed to mine cryptocurrencies
New photonic blockchain could make cryptocurrencies more accessible and enable low-energy optical computing.
Apr 27th, 2023
Read moreThe conservation laws of a dynamical system are no mystery to artificial intelligence
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that discovers the underlying conservation laws of real-world dynamical systems, not just the superficial dynamics.
Apr 27th, 2023
Read moreVersatile, high-speed, and efficient crystal actuation with photothermally resonated natural vibrations
Researchers utilize resonated natural vibrations in photothermal crystals to achieve high-speed, versatile actuation, opening new possibilities for soft robotics and human-robot coexistence.
Apr 27th, 2023
Read moreWill artificial intelligence solve the 'productivity paradox'?
As AI-equipped products such as Bard or ChatGPT aim to become a part of everyday life, a natural question many have is - how will AI impact jobs?
Apr 26th, 2023
Read moreRobot fish makes splash with motion breakthrough
A coil-powered robot fish could make underwater exploration more accessible.
Apr 26th, 2023
Read moreJellyfish-like robots could one day clean up the world's oceans
The almost noise-free prototype can trap objects underneath its body without physical contact, thereby enabling safe interactions in delicate environments such as coral reefs. Jellyfish-Bot could become an important tool for environmental remediation.
Apr 25th, 2023
Read moreVaccine printer could help vaccines reach more people
The printer generates vaccine-filled microneedle patches that can be stored long-term at room temperature and applied to the skin.
Apr 24th, 2023
Read moreNew programmable smart fabric responds to temperature and electricity
Unique smart fabric is the first to change both colour and shape in response to two different stimuli.
Apr 24th, 2023
Read moreCheaper method for making woven displays and smart fabrics - of any size or shape
Researchers have developed next-generation smart textiles - incorporating LEDs, sensors, energy harvesting, and storage - that can be produced inexpensively, in any shape or size, using the same machines used to make the clothing we wear every day.
Apr 21st, 2023
Read moreIs Deep Learning a necessary ingredient for Artificial Intelligence?
Deep learning appears to be a key magical ingredient for the realization of many artificial intelligence tasks. However, these tasks can be efficiently realized by the use of simpler shallow architectures.
Apr 20th, 2023
Read moreEco-computing
Development of neural networks or AI tools for data analysis is increasing exponentially. However, networks existing in natural ecosystems, such as webs of interspecies relationships, have information processing potential that has largely remained untapped.
Apr 19th, 2023
Read moreMulti-compartment membranes for multicellular robots: Everybody needs some body
We typically think of robots as metal objects, filled with motors and circuits. But the field of molecular robotics is starting to change that.
Apr 14th, 2023
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