Robots for Home, Work & Entertainment
In recent years there have been exciting breakthroughs in wearable technologies, like smartwatches that can monitor your breathing and blood oxygen levels. But what about a wearable that can detect … Read More
Artificial living organisms can work together in swarms and record information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYUuWWnfRsk Using robots to unload freight on receiving docks isn’t a novel idea. A quick YouTube search will return a slew of results. But many of these previous approaches have … Read More
Electronics-free DraBot uses air pressure, microarchitectures and self-healing hydrogels to watch for changes in pH, temperature and oil.
AI is endowing robots, autonomous vehicles and countless of other forms of tech with new abilities and levels of self-sufficiency. Yet these models faithfully “make decisions” based on whatever data … Read More
Collaborative robots (cobots) are designed to operate around humans in a factory environment and to execute tasks in a human-like fashion. Interestingly, assembly tasks that are simple for humans to … Read More
The more an Autonomous Mobile Robot can sense, the better it will perform. And the larger the field-of-view of each sensor, the more practical a solution can be. By Mark … Read More
Researchers study the expressiveness of android faces using motion capture cameras and identify ways in which they still lack the complexity of real human reactions, which may help guide future … Read More
There are some tasks that traditional robots — the rigid and metallic kind — simply aren’t cut out for. Soft-bodied robots, on the other hand, may be able to interact … Read More
Researchers created micron-sized robots that could enable locomotion, novel metamaterial design and high-fidelity sensors.
The University of Michigan (U-M) and Ford Motor Company today opened a $75 million, state-of-the-art robotics research center. The U-M Ford Motor Company Robotics Building brings together U-M researchers from … Read More
This quadruped, called Dyret, automatically adapts its morphology to different conditions in unstructured outdoor environments. The four-legged robot Dyret can adjust the length of its legs to adapt the body … Read More
This is the first quadruped robot that is able to automatically adapt its morphology to different conditions in unstructured outdoor environments.
Researchers fitted exoskeleton users with cameras and are optimizing computer software to process the video feed to recognize stairs, doors and other surroundings. | Photo Credit: University of Waterloo Robotics … Read More
Robotics researchers are developing exoskeletons and prosthetic legs capable of thinking and moving on their own using sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Researchers develop a new rechargeable zinc battery that integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy. The battery membrane is a nano-material based on cartilage, using … Read More
For all the progress that’s been made in the field of artificial intelligence, the world’s most flexible, efficient information processor remains the human brain. Although we can quickly make decisions … Read More
A crucial question for practical applications is how fast intelligent machines can learn. An experiment has answered this question, showing that quantum technology enables a speed-up in the learning process.
Researchers published results of experiments in which robots led a Swedish word game with individuals whose proficiency in the Nordic language was varied. They found that by redirecting its gaze … Read More
A virtual Atlante exoskeleton moving from sitting to standing position. | Credit: University of Michigan Exoskeleton users can now go from sitting to standing safely and without assistance based … Read More
In a perfect world, what you see is what you get. If this were the case, the job of artificial intelligence systems would be refreshingly straightforward. Take collision avoidance systems … Read More
In the era of social distancing, using robots for some health care interactions is a promising way to reduce in-person contact between health care workers and sick patients. However, a … Read More
The dawn of the robot revolution is already here, and it is not the dystopian nightmare we imagined. Instead, it comes in the form of social robots: Autonomous robots in homes … Read More
Imagine a robot. Perhaps you’ve just conjured a machine with a rigid, metallic exterior. While robots armored with hard exoskeletons are common, they’re not always ideal. Soft-bodied robots, inspired by … Read More
A robotic gripper with the sensor mounted at the fingertip could accomplish challenging tasks such as stably grasping fragile objects and threading a needle.
