Propulsion by undulation entails complicated interplay between body deformation and fluid motion. Developing high performance robots by utilizing such complex dynamics is a main goal of the research on robotic fish.
Dec 24th, 2014
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Researchers have created a model of the cerebellum comprising over 100,000 'neurons' - which was implemented on dedicated hardware for parallel computing known as a graphics processing unit (GPU) - s able to train a robot to accurately hit a ball bowled in real-time.
Dec 24th, 2014
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Latest turtle robot capable of performing more complicated tasks such as surveillance and energy harvesting, and operates on a self-charge mode.
Dec 23rd, 2014
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Using mind control, woman with quadriplegia moves robot arm and hand in '10D'.
Dec 17th, 2014
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Inspired by a stick insect, Hector has passive elastic joints and an ultralight exoskeleton. What makes it unique is that it is also equipped with a great number of sensors and it functions according to a biologically inspired decentralized reactive control concept: the Walknet.
Dec 16th, 2014
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Researchers have developed an innovative underwater robot incorporating intelligent three-dimensional object recognition CCD technology for autonomous search and tracking operations over long durations of time in open water.
Dec 10th, 2014
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Can an industrial robot succeed both at removing the breast fillet from a chicken, and at the same time get more out of the raw materials? This is one of the questions to which researchers working on the CYCLE project now have the answer.
Dec 9th, 2014
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A team of UK researchers is embarking on a collaborative project to ensure that the autonomous robots we build in the future will be safer, making decisions that are ethical and follow legislation on robotics.
Dec 8th, 2014
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A University of Texas at Dallas professor applied robot control theory to enable powered prosthetics to dynamically respond to the wearer's environment and help amputees walk.
Dec 4th, 2014
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Just a little over a year has passed since BBC News ranked the Robo-Mate exoskeleton at No. 2,right after the announcement of the new iPhone, and major technical progress has been made on several fronts.
Dec 4th, 2014
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A team in Singapore has developed and built a prototype for an eel-like robotic fish to be operable remotely, small, sophisticated and intelligent enough to operate autonomously underwater. A new form of central pattern generator model is presented, by which the swimming pattern of a real Anguilliform fish is successfully applied to the robotic prototype. Mathematical model, control law design, different locomotion patterns, and locomotion planning are presented for an Anguilliform robotic fish.
Nov 26th, 2014
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Theatre Arts research provides insight into human behavior for scientists, engineers who design and build social robots.
Nov 21st, 2014
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Researchers have programmed industrial robots to tackle the vast array of e-waste thrown out by consumers every year.
Nov 18th, 2014
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Researchers working on artificial intelligence at Queen Mary University of London have taught a computer to create magic tricks.
Nov 17th, 2014
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Researchers have developed artificial muscles which can learn and recall specific movements, the first time that motion control and memory have been combined in a synthetic material.
Nov 14th, 2014
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Make-believe soft robot in Disney's newest movie has roots in real-world robotics research.
Nov 14th, 2014
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The most important humanoid robots in the world have a date in Spain next week at Humanoids 2014.
Nov 14th, 2014
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Georgia Tech studies mid-air orientation and impact behavior in both cats and humans as it applies to reduced impact in falling robots, especially those that one day may be used for search-and-rescue missions in hazardous conditions.
Nov 13th, 2014
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