The robots are coming - and they are here to help
A new European network effort has put robot-assisted neurorehabilitation on the map.
Aug 24th, 2016
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A new European network effort has put robot-assisted neurorehabilitation on the map.
Aug 24th, 2016
Read moreResearchers using the liquid crystal elastomer technology, demonstrated a bioinspired micro-robot capable of mimicking caterpillar gaits in natural scale. The 15-millimeter long soft robot harvests energy from green light and is controlled by spatially modulated laser beam.
Aug 18th, 2016
Read moreBy combining robotics with tissue engineering, researchers are starting to build robots powered by living muscle tissue or cells. These devices can be stimulated electrically or with light to make the cells contract to bend their skeletons, causing the robot to swim or crawl.
Aug 10th, 2016
Read moreSome see robots as a hypothetical future replacement for human carers. But a question roboticists are asking is: how human should these future robot companions be?
Aug 9th, 2016
Read moreFlying robots could someday help artists create outdoor murals.
Aug 4th, 2016
Read moreThe 3D-printed robot can move forward or backward in a wave-like motion, moving much like a worm would in a perpendicular wave.
Aug 1st, 2016
Read moreNew robotic devices mimic creature's surprising unstable advantage.
Jul 22nd, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed a dielectric elastomer with a broad range of motion that requires relatively low voltage and no rigid components.This type of actuator could be used in everything from wearable devices to soft grippers, laparoscopic surgical tools, entirely soft robots or artificial muscles in more complex robotics.
Jul 21st, 2016
Read moreResearchers have combined tissues from a sea slug with flexible 3-D printed components to build 'biohybrid' robots to manage different tasks than an animal or purely manmade robot could.
Jul 19th, 2016
Read moreA team of engineers is looking to capitalize on the sense of smell in locusts to create new biorobotic sensing systems that could be used in homeland security applications.
Jun 28th, 2016
Read moreEngineers, in a breakthrough, create a soft motor that could power versatile soft robots.
Jun 28th, 2016
Read moreEngineers and computer scientists develop a new computer processor specially designed for robotic motion planning.
Jun 20th, 2016
Read moreOne of the more unexpected robotics applications in recent years comes from the RoboBees project, which aims to create autonomous robotic insects capable of sustained, independent flight.
Jun 7th, 2016
Read moreNew method extends energy life of insect-inspired flying microrobots.
May 19th, 2016
Read moreClutter is a special challenge for robots, but new software is helping robots cope, whether they're beating a path across the Moon or grabbing a milk jug from the back of the refrigerator.
May 18th, 2016
Read moreResearchers are using ideas from animal training to help non-expert users teach robots how to do desired tasks.
May 16th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have shown that a camera attached to the robot's hand can rapidly create a 3-D model of its environment and also locate the hand within that 3-D world.
May 16th, 2016
Read moreA soft actuator using electrically controllable membranes could pave the way for machines that are no danger to humans.
May 13th, 2016
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