Meet Morphobot: The animal-inspired transforming robot
A robot nicknamed Morphobot has been designed to travel over complex terrains using wheels, propellors, legs, and hands to roll, crawl, crouch, balance, tumble, and fly.
Jun 27th, 2023
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How uploading our minds to a computer might become possible
Recent developments in science and technology are taking us closer to a time when mind uploading could graduate from science fiction to reality.
Jun 27th, 2023
Read moreMori3: a polygon shapeshifting robot for space travel (w/video)
Researchers have created an origami-like robot that can change shape, move around and interact with objects and people.
Jun 27th, 2023
Read moreBreakthrough boosts quantum AI
More is better - to a point - when using a large number of parameters to train machine learning models on quantum computers.
Jun 26th, 2023
Read moreEurope launches massive AI test facilities
A 220 million Euro investment launching this week provides a permanent capacity to deliver responsible AI in Europe by testing solutions before they hit the market and become a part of healthcare, manufacturing, agri-food, and everyday life.
Jun 26th, 2023
Read morePangolins inspire medical robots
Researchers have developed a magnetically controlled soft medical robot with a unique, flexible structure inspired by the body of a pangolin. The robot is freely movable despite built-in hard metal components.
Jun 20th, 2023
Read moreDust in the wind: Forecasting storms with AI
A new artificial intelligence method could improve the accuracy of dust-storm forecasting around the world.
Jun 17th, 2023
Read moreEngineering safer machine learning
A new research paper challenges the idea that machine learning needs an unlimited number of trials to learn safe actions in unfamiliar environments.
Jun 14th, 2023
Read moreFour-legged robot traverses tricky terrains thanks to improved 3D vision
Researchers have developed a new model that trains four-legged robots to see more clearly in 3D. The advance enabled a robot to autonomously cross challenging terrain with ease - including stairs, rocky ground and gap-filled paths - while clearing obstacles in its way.
Jun 13th, 2023
Read moreVisionary report unveils ambitious roadmap to harness the power of AI in scientific discovery
A new report lays out a comprehensive vision to drive breakthroughs in science, energy and national security by expanding capabilities in artificial intelligence and building on its high performance computing systems.
Jun 12th, 2023
Read moreChatGPT co-designs its first robot
Poems, essays and even books - is there anything the open AI platform ChatGPT can't handle? These new AI developments have inspired researchers to dig a little deeper: For instance, can ChatGPT also design a robot? And is this a good thing for the design process, or are there risks?
Jun 7th, 2023
Read moreNovel approach offers cheap, reliable positioning systems for robots
Researchers have developed a unique and improved approach to the way robots see, with the aim of making cheap and reliable positioning systems for applications such as service robots and general autonomous vehicle systems.
Jun 7th, 2023
Read moreSponge makes robotic device a soft touch
This easy-to-make sponge-jamming device can help stiff robots handle delicate items carefully by mimicking the nuanced touch, or variable stiffness, of a human.
Jun 7th, 2023
Read moreSwarming microrobots self-organize into diverse patterns
Researchers found an efficient way to expand the collective behavior of swarming microrobots: Mixing different sizes of the micron-scale bots enables them to self-organize into diverse patterns that can be manipulated when a magnetic field is applied. The technique even allows the swarm to 'cage' passive objects and then expel them.
Jun 6th, 2023
Read moreUnleashing the power of intelligent drone swarms
Technology will allow drones to respond fluidly to changes in the environment.
Jun 5th, 2023
Read moreNovel technique improves the learning ability of robots that perform repetitive tasks
In a recent breakthrough, a group of scientists has proposed a new technique that uses the fractional power update rule (FPUR) to enhance the performance potential of single-input-single-output linear ILC (iterative learning control ) systems.
Jun 5th, 2023
Read moreLayers of self-healing electronic skin realign autonomously when cut
The advance presages a new era of robots and prosthetics wrapped in self-healing synthetic materials imbued with human-like sense of touch.
Jun 1st, 2023
Read moreUsing generative AI to create better, more potent medicines
While it can take years for the pharmaceutical industry to create medicines capable of treating or curing human disease, a new study suggests that using generative artificial intelligence could vastly accelerate the drug-development process.
May 30th, 2023
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