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Soft robot detects damage and heals itself

Researchers combined optical sensors with a composite material to create a soft robot that can detect when and where it was damaged - and then heal itself on the spot.

December 8, 2022 Read more

Six-dimensional force and torque sensor helps robot feel and touch

The sensor can be used for real-time force feedback control and mechanical property testing of intelligent robots. It allows robots to simultaneously detect surrounding force and moment information.

December 5, 2022 Read more

Robots can identify and remove space junk

There is a lot of space junk orbiting the Earth. Researchers believe that in the future, there will be a market for its removal and have developed an entirely new type of robot vision that will make this possible.

December 5, 2022 Read more

Revealing crystal structures robotically

Machine learning and robotic process automation combine to speed up and simplify a process used to determine crystal structures.

December 1, 2022 Read more

Making 'transport' robots smarter

Engineers are working to speed up the order delivery process by optimizing warehouse operations using a collaborative human-robot order picking system.

December 1, 2022 Read more

3D-Printed microrobot assembly line (w/video)

Researchers simplified the process of producing soft microrobots powered by biomolecular motor muscles by 3D-printing the constituent modules, including actuators and grabbers, in situ.

December 1, 2022 Read more

A simpler path to better computer vision

New research reveals a scalable technique that uses synthetic data to improve the accuracy of AI models that recognize images.

November 24, 2022 Read more

AI tailors artificial DNA for future drug development

With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers have succeeded in designing synthetic DNA that controls the cells' protein production.

November 24, 2022 Read more

A far-sighted approach to machine learning (w/video)

New system can teach a group of cooperative or competitive AI agents to find an optimal long-term solution.

November 23, 2022 Read more

Researchers use blockchain to increase electric grid resiliency

Although blockchain is best known for securing digital currency payments, researchers are using it to track a different kind of exchange: It's the first time blockchain has ever been used to validate communication among devices on the electric grid.

November 23, 2022 Read more

Flocks of self-replicating assembler robots show potential for making larger structures

Researchers make progress toward groups of robots that could build almost anything, including buildings, vehicles, and even bigger robots.

November 22, 2022 Read more

Self-organization: What robotics can learn from amoebae

Researchers have developed a new model to describe how biological or technical systems form complex structures without external guidance.

November 22, 2022 Read more

'Butterfly bot' is fastest swimming soft robot yet (w/video)

Inspired by the biomechanics of the manta ray, researchers have developed an energy-efficient soft robot that can swim more than four times faster than previous swimming soft robots.

November 18, 2022 Read more

Researchers develop phase-change key for new hardware security

A new type of reconfigurable, scalable, low power hardware security device with high resilience to AI attacks has been developed by researchers using phase-change materials.

November 18, 2022 Read more

Microrobot assembly line (w/video)

Researchers simplified the process of producing soft microrobots powered by biomolecular motor muscles by 3D-printing the constituent modules, including actuators and grabbers, in situ. This work may lead to significant advances in scalable production and microsurgery.

November 17, 2022 Read more

A low-cost robot ready for any obstacle (w/video)

Researchers have designed a robotic system that enables a low-cost and relatively small legged robot to climb and descend stairs nearly its height; traverse rocky, slippery, uneven, steep and varied terrain; walk across gaps; scale rocks and curbs; and even operate in the dark.

November 17, 2022 Read more

High-power electrostatic actuators to realize artificial muscles

It may be possible to use electrostatic actuators in artificial muscles thanks to research that makes use of ferroelectric materials to create an electrostatic actuator that can generate a strong force at a low driving voltage.

November 17, 2022 Read more

Foundations of robotics: A multidisciplinary approach with python and ROS

This manual is designed to allow the reader to develop a multidisciplinary vision of robotics. It is intended for those who wish to dive headfirst into the technical universe of robotics, but also for teachers who are seeking to adapt their courses to today's reality.

November 16, 2022 Read more