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AI learns to type on a phone like humans (w/video)

Computational model precisely replicates eye and finger movements of touchscreen users - could lead to better auto-correct and keyboard usability for unique needs.

May 12, 2021 Read more

Robotic flexing: Biologically inspired artificial muscles made from motor proteins

Scientists develop a 3D printing-compatible strategy to actuate millimeter-scale robots using genetically modified biomolecular machinery.

May 5, 2021 Read more

Robotics next frontier to combat bacterial resistance to medicines

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been described as one of the greatest threats to global health and food security. Surveillance is a core component of managing AMR, yet surveillance methods have changed very little since their conception and remain cost prohibitive and resource intense.

May 4, 2021 Read more

New law of physics helps humans and robots grasp the friction of touch

At issue is something called elastohydrodynamic lubrication friction, which is the friction that occurs when two solid surfaces come into contact with a thin layer of fluid between them.

April 29, 2021 Read more

A modular building platform for the most ingenious of robots

A team of scientists has developed a system with which they can fabricate miniature robots building block by building block, which function exactly as required. As one would do with a Lego system, the scientists can randomly combine individual components.

April 29, 2021 Read more

Cognitive neuroscience could pave the way for emotionally intelligent robots

Researchers propose a novel auditory perception based feature for extracting emotions from human speech using neural networks.

April 28, 2021 Read more

Next generation of swimming biobots can self-train, showing striking speed and strength

Researchers have applied 3D bioprinting and engineering design for the development of biobots at the cm. range that can swim and coast like fishes, with unprecedented velocities.

April 22, 2021 Read more

Snakebot goes for a swim (w/video)

Biorobotics Lab builds submersible robot snake.

April 16, 2021 Read more

Robots can be more aware of human co-workers, with system that provides context

Working safely is not only about processes, but context - understanding the work environment and circumstances, and being able to predict what other people will do next. A new system empowers robots with this level of context awareness, so they can work side-by-side with humans on assembly lines more efficiently and without unnecessary interruptions.

April 8, 2021 Read more

Even without a brain, metal-eating robots can search for food

Researchers demonstrate a wheeled robot that can navigate its environment without a computer. By having the left and right wheels of the robot powered by different units, they show a rudimentary form of navigation and foraging, where the robot will automatically steer toward metallic surfaces it can 'eat'.

April 1, 2021 Read more

Scientists create the next generation of living robots (w/video)

Artificial living organisms can work together in swarms and record information.

March 31, 2021 Read more

After AIs mastered Go and Super Mario, scientists have taught them how to 'play' experiments

Inspired by the mastery of artificial intelligence (AI) over games like Go and Super Mario, scientists trained an AI agent - an autonomous computational program that observes and acts - how to conduct research experiments at superhuman levels by using the same approach.

March 26, 2021 Read more

Soft robotic dragonfly signals environmental disruptions (w/video)

Electronics-free DraBot uses air pressure, microarchitectures and self-healing hydrogels to watch for changes in pH, temperature and oil.

March 26, 2021 Read more

Knitting roads with a robot and a few meters of string (w/video)

Scientists are investigating how roads could be reinforced with simple means and recycled easily after use. Their tools are a robot and a few meters of string.

March 23, 2021 Read more

Researchers' algorithm designs soft robots that sense

Deep-learning technique optimizes the arrangement of sensors on a robot?s body to ensure efficient operation.

March 22, 2021 Read more

Expressing some doubts about android faces

Researchers study the expressiveness of android faces using motion capture cameras and identify ways in which they still lack the complexity of real human reactions, which may help guide future robot design.

March 22, 2021 Read more

Researchers create micron-sized, foldable robots (w/video)

Researchers created micron-sized robots that could enable locomotion, novel metamaterial design and high-fidelity sensors.

March 19, 2021 Read more

This robot adjusts the length of its legs when stepping from grass to concrete

This is the first quadruped robot that is able to automatically adapt its morphology to different conditions in unstructured outdoor environments.

March 16, 2021 Read more