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Computer scientists have now determined how a deep learning system well suited for image recognition learns to recognize its surroundings. They were able to simplify the learning process by forcing the system's focus toward secondary characteristics.
Jul 30th, 2021
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For the first time an autonomously flying quadrotor has outperformed two human pilots in a drone race. The success is based on a novel algorithm that calculates time-optimal trajectories that fully consider the drones' limitations.
Jul 23rd, 2021
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A simulation engine predicts the forces acting on a knife as it cuts through soft materials, a capability that could have applications for safer food processing and surgical robotics.
Jul 22nd, 2021
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Researchers have created butterflies that flap their wings, flower petals that wiggle with the touch of a button and self-folding origami drawing on new advances in soft robotics.
Jul 21st, 2021
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The key breakthrough was the ability to 3D print fully assembled soft robots with 'integrated fluidic circuits' in a single step.
Jul 17th, 2021
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This flexible, durable robot can traverse complex terrain and quickly swerve to avoid obstacles, qualities that could one make it an asset for search and rescue operations.
Jul 4th, 2021
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Researchers are developing a unique method to increase recycling of soft plastics - by creating a smart, automated robotic system that uses robotics and AI to sort recyclable waste.
Jun 23rd, 2021
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A new generation of robotic tools are beginning to be realized thanks to a combination of strong 'muscles' and sensitive 'nerves' created from smart polymeric materials.
Jun 22nd, 2021
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Taking their cues from plants and animals that have evolved to navigate subterranean spaces, researchers have developed a fast, controllable soft robot that can burrow through sand. The technology not only enables new applications for fast, precise and minimally invasive movement underground, but also lays mechanical foundations for new types of robots.
Jun 16th, 2021
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Goodbye, bulky components and connectors: A team of scientists has now found a new way to exploit the principles of spiders' joints to create lightweight robots.
Jun 16th, 2021
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A team of scientists has developed millimetre-sized robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields to perform highly manoeuvrable and dexterous manipulations. This could pave the way to possible future applications in biomedicine and manufacturing.
Jun 15th, 2021
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To capture the sophisticated mechanics of in-hand manipulation, a team of researchers designed a robotic system that relies on its ability to map out how it interacts with its environment to adapt and update its own internal model.
Jun 15th, 2021
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'Giant flexoelectricity' breakthrough in soft elastomers paves way for improved robots and self-powered pacemakers.
Jun 3rd, 2021
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A reimagined robot hand combines strength with resilience, sidestepping the problems that accompany existing designs.
May 28th, 2021
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What if a robot could organize your closet or chop your vegetables? A sous chef in every home could someday be a reality.
May 28th, 2021
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Researchers use AI to teach robots to make appropriate reactive human facial expressions, an ability that could build trust between humans and their robotic co-workers and care-givers.
May 27th, 2021
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The technology uses tactile sensing to identify objects underground, and might one day help disarm land mines or inspect cables.
May 26th, 2021
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A team of scientists aims to make Deep Learning more accountable and transparent by better understanding the decision making process behind the algorithms.
May 26th, 2021
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