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Coordinating complex behaviors between hundreds of robots

A new approach to designing motion plans for multiple robots grows 'trees' in the search space to solve complex problems in a fraction of the time.

July 1, 2020 Read more

Mole-bot optimized for underground and space exploration

Biomimetic drilling robot provides new insights into the development of efficient drilling technologies.

June 8, 2020 Read more

Next-generation cockroach-inspired robot is small but mighty

About the size of a penny, the HAMR-JR can perform almost all of the feats of its larger-scale predecessor, making it one of the most dexterous microrobots to date.

June 3, 2020 Read more

These flexible feet help robots walk faster

Roboticists have developed flexible feet that can help robots walk up to 40 percent faster on uneven terrain such as pebbles and wood chips. The work has applications for search-and-rescue missions as well as space exploration.

June 2, 2020 Read more

Next generation of soft robots inspired by a children's toy

Researchers build a fast-moving jumping soft actuator.

May 21, 2020 Read more

Engineers develop low-cost, high-accuracy GPS-like system for flexible medical robots

Roboticists have developed an affordable, easy to use system to track the location of flexible surgical robots inside the human body. The system performs as well as current state of the art methods, but is much less expensive.

May 18, 2020 Read more

Researchers develop real-time physics engine for soft robotics

Researchers have adapted sophisticated computer graphics technology, used to create hair and fabric in animated films, to simulate the movements of soft, limbed robots for the first time. The advance is a major step toward such robots that are autonomous.

May 12, 2020 Read more

'Data clouds fusion' helps robots work as a team in hazardous situations

A group of researchers and engineers has created a new way for robots to pool data gathered in real time, allowing them to 'think' collectively and navigate their way through difficult, previously unmapped obstacles as a team.

May 11, 2020 Read more

Prototype smartband for COVID-19 pandemic reads body temperature and enforces social distancing

The smartband is able to alert users when their body temperature is higher than 37.5 degrees and the distance to another person is too close to be safe.

April 29, 2020 Read more

Spinal cord gives bio-bots walking rhythm

Miniature biological robots are making greater strides than ever, thanks to the spinal cord directing their steps.

April 28, 2020 Read more

New scavenger technology allows robots to 'eat' metal for energy

Rather than from the chemicals in a battery, the researchers' metal-air scavenger vehicle gets energy from breaking chemical bonds in the metal surfaces it travels over.

April 21, 2020 Read more

Thanks to 'flexoskeletons', these insect-inspired robots are faster and cheaper to make

Engineers have developed a new method that doesn't require any special equipment and works in just minutes to create soft, flexible, 3D-printed robots.

April 9, 2020 Read more

The smallest microelectronic robot in the world (w/video)

The microelectronic robot is 0.8 mm long, 0.8 mm wide and 0.14 mm tall and driven and controlled by a twin-jet-engine.

March 19, 2020 Read more

Engineers create shape-changing, free-roaming soft robot

A new type of robot combines traditional and soft robotics, making it safe but sturdy. Once inflated, it can change shape and move without being attached to a source of energy or air.

March 18, 2020 Read more

The tentacle 'bot

Octopus-inspired robot can grip, move, and manipulate a wide range of objects.

February 27, 2020 Read more

Underwater Snail-o-Bot gets kick from light (w/video)

Researchers have developed a gel-like robot inspired by sea slugs and snails they are able to steer with light. Much like the soft body of these aquatic invertebrates, the bioinspired robot is able to deform easily inside water when exposed to this energy source.

February 27, 2020 Read more

A tactile robot finger with no blind spots

Engineers demonstrate a robotic finger with a highly precise sense of touch over a complex, multicurved surface.

February 26, 2020 Read more

Shimon: Now a singing, songwriting robot (w/video)

Marimba-playing robot composes lyrics and melodies with human collaborators.

February 26, 2020 Read more