Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Humanoid robots are supposed to be our loyal assistants, but we saw another side to them the other day. Chinese robot […]
Category: Robotics
Innovative sensor allows real-time monitoring of complex systems
Researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan, have shown that DES can capture fast dynamic responses, offering potential in soft robotics and structural monitoring. […]
Diminutive device can leap 23 times its body length
The Harvard Ambulatory Microrobot modified with its springtail-inspired jumping mechanism. Credit: Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden […]
Low-cost drone system aids indoor search and rescue missions
Rachel Axten and Venkatarishnan Iyer are two members of the Penn State robotics team that recently developed a low-cost autonomous drone system. Credit: Rachel Axten Indoor […]
Humanoid robots can swiftly get up after they fall with new learning framework
Credit: Xialin He et al Humanoid robots, which have a body structure that mirrors that of humans, could rapidly and effectively tackle a wide range […]
Flatworm-inspired robot nimbly navigates cluttered water surfaces
A miniature swimming robot inspired by marine flatworms. Credit: EPFL-LMTS Swimming robots play a crucial role in mapping pollution, studying aquatic ecosystems, and monitoring water […]
H-shaped bionic robot mimics cheetah’s sprint using electric charge
Experimental motion trajectory of the robot. a Load 0 g, VB1 = 0 V, VB2 = 400 V; b Load 0 g, VB1 = 400 V, VB2 = 400 V; c Load 55 […]
Turning robotic ensembles into smart materials that mimic life
An artist’s depiction of a material-like collective of robots forming a rigid device. Credit: Brian Long, University of California Santa Barbara Researchers have engineered groups […]
New framework mimics human lifelong learning
Concept illustration of robotic LRL process. a, Overview illustration of the general LRL process. Unlike the conventional multi-task approaches, where agents have simultaneous access to […]
A robust and adaptive controller for ballbots
The structure of ballbot: (a) a side view. (b) elevational view. Credit: Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jestch.2024.101914 The ballbot is […]