Delivery by drone
New algorithm lets drones monitor their own health during long package-delivery missions.
Aug 21st, 2014
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New algorithm lets drones monitor their own health during long package-delivery missions.
Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreResearchers have developed methods for electronically manipulating the flight muscles of moths and for monitoring the electrical signals moths use to control those muscles. The work opens the door to the development of remotely-controlled moths, or 'biobots', for use in emergency response.
Aug 20th, 2014
Read moreAn engineer has found how worms move around, despite not having a brain to communicate with the body.
Aug 19th, 2014
Read moreFollowing simple programmed rules, autonomous robots arrange themselves into vast, complex shapes.
Aug 14th, 2014
Read moreWouldn't it be nice if you could just drop off the car in front of the station and let it do the rest? Soon it will be possible, thanks to V-CHARGE, an EU ICT research project.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read moreHorses and other animals inspire new designs for smarter, faster, more agile robotic legs.
Aug 11th, 2014
Read moreThis report is the latest in a sustained effort throughout 2014 by the Pew Research Center's Internet Project to mark the 25th anniversary of the creation of the World Wide Web by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. The report covers experts' views about advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, and their impact on jobs and employment.
Aug 9th, 2014
Read moreA team of engineers used little more than paper and Shrinky dinks - the classic children's toy that shrinks when heated - to build a robot that assembles itself into a complex shape in four minutes flat, and crawls away without any human intervention.
Aug 7th, 2014
Read moreA talking robot assembled from household odds and ends is hitchhiking thousands of kilometers across Canada this summer as part of a social experiment to see if those of its kind can trust humans.
Aug 2nd, 2014
Read moreLloyd's of London, the insurance underwriter, has recently produced a report about how autonomous car technology will affect the insurance industry. According to the report, insurance companies will have to create new methodologies on how they measure risk and charge motor insurance premiums.
Jul 26th, 2014
Read moreResearchers developed a device that allows multiple robotic platforms to follow the path of certain odors. A technology which could aid the search and rescue of people in case of natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods.
Jul 23rd, 2014
Read moreRobotics researchers propose an origami-wheel design that is capable of varying its own transmission ratio between motor torque and ground reaction force, effectively creating a passive, continuously variable transmission.
Jul 21st, 2014
Read moreTwisting a screwdriver, removing a bottle cap, and peeling a banana are just a few simple tasks that are tricky to pull off single-handedly. Now a new wrist-mounted robot can provide a helping hand - or rather, fingers.
Jul 18th, 2014
Read moreNeural networks that function like the human visual cortex may help realize faster, more reliable pattern recognition.
Jul 16th, 2014
Read morePhase-changing material could allow even low-cost robots to switch between hard and soft states.
Jul 14th, 2014
Read moreAutonomous vehicles could automatically assume the right positions for photographic lighting.
Jul 11th, 2014
Read moreWith the help of a smart tablet and Angry Birds, children can now do something typically reserved for engineers and computer scientists: program a robot to learn new skills. The Georgia Institute of Technology project is designed to serve as a rehabilitation tool and to help kids with disabilities.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have studied how it is possible to save energy in the propulsion of flexible joints without losing precision.
Jul 3rd, 2014
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