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Transformer! New multi-purpose robot changes shape for different uses

Researchers have designed a robot which can change form to tackle varying scenarios.

September 29, 2023 Read more

Solar cell material can assist self-driving cars in the dark

Material used in organic solar cells can also be used as light sensors in electronics. This is shown by researchers who have developed a type of sensor able to detect circularly polarised red light. Their study paves the way for more reliable self-driving vehicles and other uses where night vision is important.

September 28, 2023 Read more

How to build better extraterrestrial robots

Researchers analyze granular flow of planetary surface materials in different gravities at International Space Station.

September 28, 2023 Read more

Engineers develop 3D-printed material with potential for more lifelike wearables

Engineers and chemists have developed a new kind of 3D-printed material capable of replicating characteristics of biological tissue, an advancement that could impact the future of 'augmented humanity'.

September 22, 2023 Read more

The Tong test: a new approach to evaluating artificial general intelligence

This innovative approach aims to provide a standardized, quantitative, and objective evaluation system for AGI by focusing on dynamic embodied physical and social interactions (DEPSI).

September 21, 2023 Read more

Combustion powers bug-sized robots to leap, lift and race

Researchers combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-scale quadrupedal robot that is powered by combustion and can outrace, outlift, outflex and outleap its electric-driven competitors.

September 20, 2023 Read more

Making AI smarter with an artificial, multisensory integrated neuron

The neuron processes visual and tactile input together.

September 16, 2023 Read more

AI-driven tool makes it easy to personalize 3D-printable models (w/video)

With Style2Fab, makers can rapidly customize models of 3D-printable objects, such as assistive devices, without hampering their functionality.

September 15, 2023 Read more

How do robots collaborate to achieve consensus?

Innovative self-organizing approach makes for more accurate collective perception in robot swarms.

September 14, 2023 Read more

Battery-free robots use origami to change shape in mid-air (w/video)

Researchers have developed small robotic devices that can change how they move through the air by 'snapping' into a folded position during their descent.

September 14, 2023 Read more

Ecology and artificial intelligence: stronger together

In a new paper, researchers explain how ecology could inspire better AI and vice versa, calling for convergence and co-evolution.

September 12, 2023 Read more

'Brainless' robot can navigate complex obstacles (w/video)

Researchers developed a new soft robot that is capable of turning on its own, allowing it to make its way through twisty mazes, even negotiating its way around moving obstacles. And it's all done using physical intelligence, rather than being guided by a computer.

September 9, 2023 Read more

Efficient training for artificial intelligence

New physics-based self-learning machines could replace the current artificial neural networks and save energy.

September 8, 2023 Read more

Microrobots for the study of cells (w/video)

Researchers have developed the world's first microbot capable of navigating within groups of cells and stimulating individual cells.

September 6, 2023 Read more

How swarming shrimp could influence a new wave of mesorobotics

Researcher aims to understand the complex movement of brine shrimp - a gateway to physics on an unfamiliar scale.

September 6, 2023 Read more

Muscles for soft robots inspired by nature (w/video)

Materials researchers significantly improve the performance of hydrogel actuators via microtubular graphene networks.

September 4, 2023 Read more

New AI technology gives robot recognition skills a big lift

The new technology is designed to help robots detect a wide variety of objects found in environments such as homes and to generalize, or identify, similar versions of common items such as water bottles that come in varied brands, shapes or sizes.

September 1, 2023 Read more

Better paths yield better AI (w/video)

Like climbing a mountain via the shortest possible path, improving classification tasks can be achieved by choosing the most influential path to the output, and not just by learning with deeper networks.

August 31, 2023 Read more