Design and control of the mechanical patient and tremor suppression mechanism. Credit: MPI-IS It is estimated that about 80 million people worldwide live with a […]
Category: Robotics
Engineers develop smart, energy-efficient robot grippers that cut production costs
A new type of robot technology that needs 90% less electricity than conventional systems is currently being developed in Saarland. The technology uses lightweight, shape […]
Framework allows a person to correct a robot’s actions using the kind of feedback they’d give another human
Graduate student Felix Yanwei Wang nudges a robotic arm that is manipulating a bowl in a toy kitchen set up in the group’s lab. Using […]
Silk-inspired in situ web spinning for situated robots
A spun bridge supporting a steel balance weight to demonstrate good load capacity. Credit: Authors, CC-4.0 Researchers at the Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, […]
Tiny ‘rhinoceros beetle’ robot does micro-scale manipulation in extreme conditions
Palm sized untethered autonomous holonomic precise robot for multi-purpose tasks in confined narrow space. Credit: Yokohama National University Engineers have designed a tiny, low-weight and […]
Bio-hybrid drone uses silkworm moth antennae to navigate by smell
Researchers from Shinshu University and Chiba University develop a novel bio-hybrid drone using odor-sensing antennae from silkworm moths. Incorporation of an electroantennography (EAG) sensor to […]
Sony’s aibo dog could soon walk quietly and perform elaborate dance routines
The home robot, aibo learns to walk quietly. Credit: Watanabe et al. Aibo, the cute-looking robot puppy developed by Sony, was designed to be a […]
Robots learn how to move by watching themselves
A robot observes its reflection in a mirror, learning its own morphology and kinematics for autonomous self-simulation. The process highlights the intersection of vision-based learning […]
Morphing robot turns challenging terrain to its advantage
The morphing Good Over All Terrains (GOAT) robot in sphere mode. Credit: CREATE EPFL From mountain goats that run up near-vertical rock faces to armadillos […]
Robots with eyes more likely to be perceived as having a ‘mind’
Credit: Owen Beard (Unsplash.com). Over the past few years, engineers have developed increasingly advanced robotic systems already introduced in some public spaces and could soon […]