The world's most advanced bionic hand
A prosthetic hand, which provides a sense of touch acute enough to handle an egg, has been completed and is now exploited by the NEBIAS project after 10 years of research.
Nov 6th, 2014
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Hybrid fluid transmission enabling light and swift robotic arms (w/video)
Engineers routinely face tradeoffs as they design robotic limbs - weight vs. speed, ease of control vs. fluidity. A new hybrid fluid transmission promises to eliminate some of those tradeoffs, making possible robot arms that are light enough to move swiftly and gracefully, yet with precise control.
Oct 30th, 2014
Read moreGame technology can make emergency robots easier to control
A method borrowed from video gaming can make remote-controlled emergency response robots easier to use - enabling the operator to focus more on the dangerous situations they face.
Oct 30th, 2014
Read moreReading robots' minds (w/video)
A new spin on virtual reality helps engineers read robots' minds.
Oct 29th, 2014
Read moreRobot project envisions factories where more people want to work
Rather than taking jobs, robots will one day soon join people on the factory floor, as co-workers and collaborators. That's the vision of a EUR 6.5 million project: Symbiotic Human Robot Collaborative Assembly.
Oct 15th, 2014
Read moreHow to train your robot: Can we teach robots right from wrong?
While machines are becoming ever more integrated into human lives, the need to imbue them with a sense of morality becomes increasingly urgent. But can we really teach robots how to be good?
Oct 14th, 2014
Read moreRobot sherpas to save lives in the Alps (w/video)
Scientists are working on robots that are expected to save lives in calamity situations in the Alps. The emphasis within this SHERPA project is on cooperation between human rescue workers, the ground robot with a robotic arm and flying robots.
Oct 10th, 2014
Read moreMind-controlled prosthetic arms that work in daily life are now a reality
For the first time, robotic prostheses controlled via implanted neuromuscular interfaces have become a clinical reality. A novel osseointegrated (bone-anchored) implant system gives patients new opportunities in their daily life and professional activities.
Oct 9th, 2014
Read moreQuantum robotics - using quantum computing to accelerate machine learning
Quantum computing will allow for the creation of powerful computers, but also much smarter and more creative robots than conventional ones. This was the conclusion arrived at by researchers, who have confirmed that quantum tools help robots learn and respond much faster to the stimuli around them.
Oct 6th, 2014
Read more3D-printed robotic solutions inspired by plants (w/video)
Researchers are demonstrating revolutionary robotic techniques inspired by plants, featuring a 3D-printed 'trunk', 'leaves' that sense the environment and 'roots' that grow and change direction.
Oct 6th, 2014
Read moreRobot researcher combines nature to nurture 'superhuman' navigation
Researchers are investigating realistic navigation for robots using computer modeling of the human eye and the brain of a rat.
Oct 1st, 2014
Read moreWhere humans, animals and robots meet
A thriving technology trend applies the concept of animal swarms or swarming to the development of complex systems that bridge the gap amongst disciplines as dissimilar as biology, robotics or networking.
Sep 30th, 2014
Read moreRobot cheerleaders dance in synchronization while balancing on balls (w/video)
The Murata Cheerleaders are a team of small robots that uses the latest sensing and communication technologies, as well as advanced group control technology to achieve perfect stability and flawless synchronized dancing.
Sep 29th, 2014
Read moreScientists make droplets move on their own (w/video)
Droplets are simple spheres of fluid, not normally considered capable of doing anything on their own. But now researchers have made droplets of alcohol move through water. In the future, such moving droplets may deliver medicines, etc.
Sep 29th, 2014
Read moreUnderwater robot for port security
Football-size robot can skim discreetly along a ship's hull to seek hollow compartments concealing contraband.
Sep 26th, 2014
Read moreBlackout? Robots to the rescue (w/video)
Researchers have developed a tabletop model of a robot team that can bring power to places that need it the most.
Sep 25th, 2014
Read moreRobotic fabric could bring 'active clothing', wearable robots
Researchers are developing a robotic fabric that moves and contracts and is embedded with sensors, an approach that could bring 'active clothing' and a new class of soft robots.
Sep 25th, 2014
Read moreRobots are doing it for themselves, or they will be soon
Industrialists, academics and students gathered in Edinburgh yesterday to launch a new Centre aimed at developing robots which can act independently and which they believe will revolutionise society in the next twenty years.
Sep 23rd, 2014
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