Move over 3D printing - here comes 4D printing (w/video)
Many are only just getting their heads around the idea of 3D printing but scientists at MIT are already working on an upgrade: 4D printing.
Mar 1st, 2013
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Robot suit gets global safety certificate
A robot suit that can help the elderly or disabled get around was given its global safety certificate in Japan on Wednesday, paving the way for its worldwide rollout.
Feb 28th, 2013
Read moreTeaching robots lateral thinking (w/video)
New algorithms could help household robots work around their physical shortcomings.
Feb 25th, 2013
Read moreLessons from cockroaches could inform robotics
Running cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their dawdling nervous system kicks in to tell their legs what to do, researchers have found. These new insights on how biological systems stabilize could one day help engineers design steadier robots and improve doctors' understanding of human gait abnormalities.
Feb 22nd, 2013
Read moreSix-legged, bioinspired robot can run at 5.2m/s (w/video)
STAR is a six legged bioinspired, 12cm long, Sprawl Tuned Autonomous Robot which can vary its sprawl angle in order to adapt to different surfaces.
Feb 22nd, 2013
Read moreWith robots, humans face 'new society' (w/video)
Humanity came one step closer in January to being able to replicate itself, thanks to the EU's approval of funding for the Human Brain Project. Danica Kragic, a robotics researcher and computer science professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, says that while the prospect of living among humanoid robots calls to mind terrifying scenarios from science fiction, the reality of how humans cope with advances in robotics will be more complex, and subtle.
Feb 22nd, 2013
Read moreMeet "ro-bat", the robotic bat wing (w/video)
The strong, flapping flight of bats offers great possibilities for the design of small aircraft, among other applications. By building a robotic bat wing, Brown researchers have uncovered flight secrets of real bats: the function of ligaments, the elasticity of skin, the structural support of musculature, skeletal flexibility, upstroke, downstroke.
Feb 21st, 2013
Read moreNew study questions benefits of robotic surgery
A new study raises doubts as to whether robotic surgery provides any greater benefits to patients than conventional laparoscopic surgery.
Feb 21st, 2013
Read moreInsects inspiring autonomous navigation of mobile robots
Scientists from the University of Lincoln and Newcastle University have created a computerised system which allows for autonomous navigation of mobile robots based on the locust's unique visual system.
Feb 21st, 2013
Read more'Simplified' brain lets the iCub robot learn language (w/video)
This technological prowess was made possible by the development of a "simplified artificial brain" that reproduces certain types of so-called "recurrent" connections observed in the human brain.
Feb 19th, 2013
Read moreStealthy robots: spying on wildlife just got real
The ability to track wildlife in natural environments while remaining undetected poses many technological challenges. The goal of CSIRO's "robotic stealthy tracking" project, however, is to directly address these challenges.
Feb 19th, 2013
Read moreRobotCar - an inexpensive alternative to Google's self-driving cars (w/video)
Taking a different approach to Google's self-driving cars, Oxford University has come up with a new autonomous car, which can drive itself, interact safely with other road users and can use roads efficiently.
Feb 17th, 2013
Read moreLego's 3D building instructions to help children build complicated robots
Autodesk, Inc., a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, has partnered with The LEGO Group to provide 3D interactive building instructions for LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3, a new platform designed to introduce a younger generation to the excitement of building and programming robots.
Feb 17th, 2013
Read moreThe Constant Gardener: Robots raise your plants (w/video)
The future of robotics may be less Terminator and more gardener.
Feb 17th, 2013
Read moreNew EU initiative challenges rescue robots to compete in sea, land and air venues
Te new EU project euRathlon expands on the well-established SAUC-Europe underwater competition with land and airbone contests.
Feb 16th, 2013
Read moreDry ice vacuum cleaner robot to help clean up Fukushima (w/video)
A remote controlled robot that uses dry ice to vacuum up radiation was unveiled by Japanese researchers on Friday, the latest innovation to help the clean-up at Fukushima.
Feb 15th, 2013
Read moreRobots powered by explosions (w/video)
They can already stand, walk, wriggle under obstacles, and change colors. Now researchers are adding a new skill to the soft robot arsenal: jumping.
Feb 13th, 2013
Read moreMost advanced robotics test center in U.S. opens
The most advanced robotics test center in the U.S. opens today at UMass Lowell with a robotics demonstration and a report on the state of the industry.
Feb 12th, 2013
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