A lifesaving drone for beach rescue teams
A student from the Loughborough University has designed "SERVITA'- a small, compact drone for individuals who are in aquatic distress.
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Less chat can help robots make better decisions
Engineers have improved how swarms of robots work together. The research could help to use swarms of robots to diagnose problems inside the human body or tackle forest fires.
Disinfection robot lends hospitals a big hand
Researchers have developed a smart functional robot that realized simultaneous disinfection of both air and object surface.
Bipedal robot learns to run
Cassie the robot has made history by traversing 5 kilometers, completing the route in just over 53 minutes.
Simulator helps robots sharpen their cutting skills
A simulation engine predicts the forces acting on a knife as it cuts through soft materials, a capability that could have applications for safer surgical robotics.
Robotic neck brace to analyze cancer treatment impacts
Researchers have developed a robotic neck brace that may help doctors analyze the impact of cancer treatments on the neck mobility of patients and guide their recovery.
A 3D printed multifunctional pressure sensor
The 3D printed pressure sensor embedded with a temperature sensor is low-cost and scalable to large-scale production of smart robotic systems.
A contact aware robot design
Researchers have developed a new method to computationally optimize the shape and control of a robotic manipulator for a specific task.
Robot helps people with limited mobility get dressed
Scientists have developed an algorithm to help a robot find efficient motion plans to ensure physical safety of its human counterpart.
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.
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.
A new framework for machine speech translation
Researchers propose a deep learning-based model for mimicking and continuously modifying speaker voice identity during speech translation.
Artificial muscle technology for robotics
Mechanical engineers have developed a new high-performance artificial muscle technology that enables robots to motion more human-like.
DNA robots designed in minutes instead of days
Someday, scientists believe, tiny DNA-based robots and other nanodevices will deliver medicine inside our bodies, detect the presence of deadly pathogens, and help manufacture increasingly smaller electronics.
Powered prosthetic ankles restore functions for amputees
Researchers have demonstrated that, with training, neural control of a powered prosthetic ankle can restore a wide range of abilities, including standing on very challenging surfaces and squatting.
Enhanced safety and precision with semi-automatic milling systems
Professor Dr Henning Windhagen is a great fan of semi-automatic systems in the OR that help with implants but leave the surgeon in the driver’s seat.
Xenobots 2.0: The next generation of living robots
Researchers have created life forms that self-assemble a body from single cells and do not require muscle cells to move. They're faster, live longer, and can now record information.
