Drone helps elderly escape from burning nursing homes
Students at TU Eindhoven developed the world's first interactive drone that can transmit emotions.
Bionics & Robotics
The fields of robotics and bionics have witnessed several advancements in recent years. We cover the latest technology breakthroughs of surgical robotics, bionic hearing and vision, of smart prosthetics, of micro-robots that travel through bodily fluids to deliver medication exactly to where it’s needed and the development of exoskeletons that help paralyzed people to walk again.
Universal approach to tailoring soft robots
An integrated design optimisation and fabrication workflow opens new opportunities for tailoring the mechanical properties of soft machines.
Tuning collagen threads for biohybrid robots
Researchers are taking steps to incorporate actual muscles or neurons into a robotic system.
Companion robot to support primary care providers
Intuition Robotics announced a significant expansion of ElliQ, their AI-driven companion robot, to enable the extension of primary care teams' presence into older adults' homes.
Speedy nanorobots could someday deliver drugs
Minuscule, self-propelled particles called “nanoswimmers” can escape from mazes as much as 20 times faster than other, passive particles, paving the way for their use in medication delivery.
Shape-changing implants to treat severe pain
An ultra-thin, inflatable device that uses a combination of soft robotic fabrication techniques and microfluidics can be used to treat the most severe forms of pain without the need for invasive surgery.
Smart elastomers make robots more touchy-feely
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.
Magnetic fields controll miniature robots
Scientistshave developed millimeter-sized robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields to perform highly maneuverable and dexterous manipulations.
Bruisable artificial skin could help robots sense injuries
Researchers have developed an artificial skin that senses force through ionic signals and also changes color from yellow to a bruise-like purple, providing a visual cue that damage has occurred.
A robot scientist is ready for drug discovery
The robot scientist Eve has been assembled and is now operating at Chalmers University of Technology. Eve’s first mission is to identify and test drugs against Covid-19.
Multiple sclerosis: Exoskeleton therapy improves mobility
Experts at Kessler Foundation led the first pilot randomized controlled trial of robotic-exoskeleton assisted exercise rehabilitation effects on mobility, cognition, and brain connectivity in people with substantial MS-related disability.
Using drones to elicit emotional responses
Researchers have conducted the first studies examining how people respond to various emotional facial expressions depicted on a drone.
Quarantine: Robot enables communication between people
Researchers have designed a telepresence robot that enables people suffering from COVID-19 to talk to their loved ones.
When the robot smiles back
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.
Robots learn how to behave in new situations
University of Michigan researchers have created a way for robots to predict when they can't trust their models, and to recover when they find that their model is unreliable.
Robotic third thumb changes the brain
Using a robotic 'Third Thumb' can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new study.
Self-learning robots go full steam ahead
Researchers have shown that a group of small autonomous, self-learning robots can adapt easily to changing circumstances. They connected the simple robots in a line, after which each individual robot taught itself to move forward as quickly as possible.
Smart foam for smart robots
New creation could give machines human-like sense of touch to better judge human intentions and respond to changes in the environment
Smart system helps robots navigate emergency rooms
Scientists have developed a more accurate navigation system that allows robots to better negotiate busy clinical environments in general and emergency departments more specifically.
Robot touch makes you feel better
People who were touched by a humanoid robot while conversing with it subsequently reported a better emotional state and were more likely to comply with a request from the robot.
The “RoboWig” untangle your hair
Nurses typically spend 18 to 40 percent of their time performing direct patient care tasks, oftentimes for many patients and with little time to spare. Personal care robots that brush your hair could provide substantial help and relief.
FDA authorized brain-computer interface for stroke rehab
Neurolutions IpsiHand exoskeleton uniquely leverages brain-computer interface technology for chronic stroke rehabilitation
New law of physics helps robots grasp the friction of touch
Researchers have discovered a new law of physics that accounts for that accounts for elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) friction, which should advance a wide range of robotic technologies.
A Lego system for building robots
Scientists have developed a system with which they can fabricate miniature robots building block by building block, which function exactly as required.
Bioprinting: Skin and bones repaired during surgery
Researchers have repaired traumatic injuries to the skin and bones in a rat model using bioprinting during surgery.
Bionics: better hearing with optical cochlear implants
Scientists at The German Primate Center want to use genetic engineering methods to improve cochlear implants.
Ankle exoskeleton increase walking speed
In lab tests, researchers found that an optimized ankle exoskeleton system increased participants’ walking speed by about 40 percent compared with their regular speed.
Robot guides surgical catheter precisely
A researcher has designed a robotic surgical platform that steers surgical catheters through electromagnetic fields.
Artificial muscle technology for robotics
Mechanical engineers have developed a new high-performance artificial muscle technology that enables robots to motion more human-like.
