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In pursuit of artificial intelligence with a human mind (w/video)

Getting to the heart of human-like action with robots and computer models.

February 14, 2017 Read more

Now you can 'build your own' bio-bot

Researchers have been developing a class of walking 'bio-bots' powered by muscle cells and controlled with electrical and optical pulses. Now, they are sharing the recipe for the current generation of bio-bots.

February 13, 2017 Read more

Transparent gel-based robots can catch and release live fish (w/video)

Made from hydrogel, robots may one day assist in surgical operations, evade underwater detection.

February 1, 2017 Read more

Engineers create artificial skin that 'feels' temperature changes

A team of engineers and scientists have developed an artificial skin capable of detecting temperature changes using a mechanism similar to the one used by the organ that allows pit vipers to sense their prey.

January 30, 2017 Read more

'Knitted muscles' provide power

Researchers have coated normal fabric with an electroactive material, and in this way given it the ability to actuate in the same way as muscle fibres.

January 26, 2017 Read more

Swarm of underwater robots mimics ocean life

Underwater robots offer scientists an extraordinary new tool to study ocean currents and the tiny creatures they transport. Swarms of these underwater robots helped answer some basic questions about the most abundant life forms in the ocean - plankton.

January 24, 2017 Read more

Making A.I. systems that see the world as humans do

Researchers have developed a new computational model that performs at human levels on a standard intelligence test. This work is an important step toward making artificial intelligence systems that see and understand the world as humans do.

January 19, 2017 Read more

New AI ethics initiative

Fund establishes a global initiative to advance artificial intelligence research for the public good.

January 10, 2017 Read more

How to control the unknown: Novel method for robotic manipulation

Observer-based adaptive optimal control for unknown singularly perturbed nonlinear systems with input constraints.

January 10, 2017 Read more

A hardware-based modeling approach for real world collaborative multi-robot tasks

A ground-breaking research reveals new findings in the emerging field of a multi-robot cooperative system design from its experimental side.

December 22, 2016 Read more

Mimicking biological movements with soft robots

Designing a soft robot to move organically - to bend like a finger or twist like a wrist - has always been a process of trial and error. Now, researchers have developed a method to automatically design soft actuators based on the desired movement.

December 20, 2016 Read more

Electronic 'hairy skin' could give robots a more human sense of touch (w/video)

Researchers have combined hair-like wires with electronic skin to make a more versatile sensor for robots, prosthetics and other applications.

December 14, 2016 Read more

Engineers get under robot's skin to heighten senses (w/video)

Most robots achieve grasping and tactile sensing through motorized means, which can be excessively bulky and rigid. A group of researchers has devised a way for a soft robot to feel its surroundings internally, in much the same way humans do.

December 8, 2016 Read more

Robots to the rescue

The 2015 earthquake in Nepal is just one example of a recent natural disaster that required search and rescue operations. A European security research project has developed new robotic tools for such operations with great success. Some of its developments are already commercially available and ready to be deployed in order to save lives.

November 25, 2016 Read more

DIY walking robot which anyone can build with 3D printing technology

Two engineering graduates have developed QuadBot, a 3D printable walking robotics platform. Their aim is to help as many people as possible to learn about robotics.

November 21, 2016 Read more

New AI algorithm taught by humans learns beyond its training

A new machine learning training method enables neural networks to learn directly from human-defined rules, opening new possibilities for artificial intelligence in fields from medical diagnostics to self-driving cars.

November 16, 2016 Read more

Researchers question if banning of 'killer robots' actually will stop robots from killing

The public needs to better understanding the forces that can lead to development of autonomous weapons and how being a human is at the core of their impact.

November 15, 2016 Read more

Teaching robots to solve their own problems

Researchers are embarking on a project to make robots and other artificial intelligences 'persistently autonomous', so they can deal with unexpected problems.

November 10, 2016 Read more