
Teaching robots to think like us
Advances in physical reservoir computing could contribute to creating artificial intelligence machines that think like us.
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.
Advances in physical reservoir computing could contribute to creating artificial intelligence machines that think like us.
In the last few years, mechanically assistive exosuits have started to see commercial deployment.
We present five upper body exoskeletons that might help restore natural hand or limb movements.
A lightweight powered exoskeleton helps lower-limb amputees walk with much less effort.
The use of blockchain technology as a communication tool for a team of robots could provide security and safeguard against deception.
Findings suggest robot telepresence, more than a tablet, provides comfort to young patients.
The benefits people could reap from exoskeletons rely heavily on having time to train with the device.
Intelligent sensing and tele-presence robotic technology, enabling health practitioners to remotely assess a person's physical and cognitive health.
Robotic body-weight support devices can play a key role in helping people with neurological disorders to improve their walking.
The intention of a continuous movement was able to be read out from non-invasive brain signals.
A sensor for autonomous cleaning robots can quantify the cleanliness of a given area.
Researchers have developed microrobots that can be powered and steered by ultrasound waves.
Humanoid robots get more persuasive if they project less authority.
Researchers studied whether hanging out with conversational agents, such as Alexa or Siri, could affect the way children communicate with their fellow humans.
Drones are set to transport medical samples between them two Norwegian towns that are about 100 kilometers apart.
Researchers have developed a shape memory polymer that stores almost six times more energy than previous versions.
Robotic cane with 3D camera can accurately guide user to chosen location, avoiding obstacles.
Scientists have developed a soft that valve paves the way for fully soft robots.
Increasing numbers of hospitals and spine surgeons are adopting robotics and computer navigation, which aim to enhance precision, accuracy and predictability.
Researchers investigated whether a humanoid robot's gaze influences the way people reason in a social decision-making context.
A first-of-its-kind bionic arm for patients with upper-limb amputations allows wearers to think, behave and function like a person without an amputation.
Researchers examined people’s emotional response to cloned faces, which could soon become the norm in robotics.
To enhance human-robot collaboration, researchers at Loughborough University have trained an AI to detect human intention.
Exoskeleton-assisted rehabilitation can be beneficial in treating stroke survivors.
For the first time, a steerable catheter will give neurosurgeons the ability to steer the device in any direction they want while navigating the brain's arteries and blood vessels.
Researchers have inserted small magnetic beads into muscle tissue within an amputated residuum for more precise control of prosthetic limbs.
Thanks to their swimming robot modeled after a lamprey, EPFL scientists may have discovered why some vertebrates are able to retain their locomotor capabilities after a spinal cord lesion.
When robots make mistakes, reestablishing trust with human co-workers depends on how the machines own up to the errors and how human-like they appear.
A study shows that magnetic millirobots can climb slopes, move against fluid flow and precisely deliver substances to neural tissue.