Helping robots put it all together
New algorithm lets autonomous robots divvy up assembly tasks on the fly.
May 27th, 2015
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New algorithm lets autonomous robots divvy up assembly tasks on the fly.
May 27th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have developed and started studying a novel concept in robotics - intelligent handheld robots.
May 26th, 2015
Read moreDrones say goodbye to pilots. With the goal of achieving autonomous flight of these aerial vehicles, researchers developed a vision and learning system to control and navigate them without relying on a GPS signal or trained personnel.
May 26th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have developed algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error using a process that more closely approximates the way humans learn, marking a major milestone in the field of artificial intelligence.
May 22nd, 2015
Read moreWhat do you know? There is now a world standard for capturing and conveying the knowledge that robots possess - or, to get philosophical about it, an ontology for automatons.
May 22nd, 2015
Read moreEngineers have taken the first steps toward building a novel dynamic sonar system inspired by horseshoe bats that could be more efficient and take up less space than current man-made sonar arrays.
May 21st, 2015
Read moreResearchers are developing tests to take full measure of robotic grasping - specifically, the motion and effort that gripping and manipulating entail. Their immediate goal: To provide useful performance-benchmarking tools to support research and innovation leading to ever-more handy capable robot appendages.
May 19th, 2015
Read moreThere are many unspoken rules of human interaction, whether that's whether or not to look them in the eyes, the firmness of the handshake, smiling or words of greeting. Little things like this can lead to big judgements about trustworthiness or social acceptability. What if we can use this type of behaviour to help humans and robots interact?
May 15th, 2015
Read moreUsing a smart tablet and a red beam of light, researchers have created a system that allows people to control a fleet of robots with the swipe of a finger.
May 12th, 2015
Read moreTo make cars as safe as possible, we crash them into walls to pinpoint weaknesses and better protect the people who use them. That's the idea behind a series of experiments by an engineering team who hacked a next generation teleoperated surgical robot to test how easily a malicious attack could hijack remotely-controlled operations in the future and to make those systems more secure.
May 7th, 2015
Read moreA new programming approach gives robots more 'cognitive' capabilities, enabling humans to specify high-level goals, while a robot performs high-level decision-making to figure out how to achieve these goals.
May 7th, 2015
Read moreEngineers design synthetic gel that changes shape and moves via its own internal energy.
May 5th, 2015
Read moreMass production and packaging in factories is already highly automated these days, but the same cannot be said for logistics. Movements of raw materials and finished products still depend heavily on manual labour. However, EU-funded research on Automatic Guided Vehicles means this is about to change over the next decade.
Apr 20th, 2015
Read moreResearch seeks to make better 'human patient simulators'.
Apr 7th, 2015
Read moreAbility to morph (change shape), propel itself and turn quickly in water (i.e. super-manoeuvrability) efficiently and silently, lending itself to future possibilities in surveillance and inspection.
Apr 2nd, 2015
Read moreNew discovery that can make a dielectric elastomer joint bend up and down demonstrates its potential in soft robotic applications as lightweight, energy-efficient flapping wings.
Mar 31st, 2015
Read moreA new virtual reality robotization gaming system called Jointonation, has taken gaming to a new level by allowing the player to discover what it feels like to become a robot. The robotic simulation uses a combination of visual, auditory and tactile sensations to 'transform' the player's arms and legs into metallic limbs.
Mar 25th, 2015
Read moreIn the near future we may have household robots to handle cooking, cleaning and other menial tasks. They will be teachable: Show the robot how to operate your coffee machine, and it will take over from there.
Mar 24th, 2015
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