Mastering Uncertainty: An Effective Approach to Training Machines for Real-World Situations
Researchers develop an algorithm that decides when a “student” machine should follow its teacher, and when it should learn on its own. Someone learning to…
Robotics News
NASA’s Spherical Tensegrity Robots: The New Frontier in Disaster Response
Squishy Robotics Inc. develops impact-resistant, spherical robots using the principle of tensegrity for applications ranging from disaster response to space exploration. Originally funded by a…
Can’t Find Your Phone? Scientists Have Created a Robot To Help
New “artificial memory” enables robots to help find misplaced items. Engineers from the University of Waterloo have developed an innovative method for programming robots to…
Brain Meets Origami: Ingenious Deployable Electrodes Transform Craniosurgery
Researchers at the EPFL Neuro X Institute have developed a minimally invasive, soft robotic-inspired cortical electrode array that can be inserted through a small hole…
Shape-Shifting Serpent of Space: NASA’s EELS Robot Revolutionizes Extraterrestrial Exploration
A versatile robot that would autonomously map, traverse, and explore previously inaccessible destinations is being put to the test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. How…
A New Approach to Locomotion for Soft Robotics
Scientists at North Carolina State University have showcased a soft robot, designed like a caterpillar, capable of moving forward, backward, and squeezing through tight spaces….
Origami Robotics: Scientists Push the Boundaries of Autonomous Capabilities
A team led by UCLA created autonomous OrigaMechs without chips, utilizing conductive materials. Roboticists have adopted a method resembling the traditional art of paper folding…
Columbia Engineers Create Highly Dexterous Human-Like Robot Hand That Can Operate in the Dark
Columbia Engineers have created a groundbreaking robot hand that seamlessly integrates advanced touch sensing with motor-learning algorithms, allowing it to manipulate objects without relying on…
MIT’s Tiny Terahertz Receiver Preserves IoT Battery Life
Researchers demonstrate a low-power “wake-up” receiver one-tenth the size of other devices. MIT researchers have created a terahertz-based wake-up receiver for IoT devices, significantly reducing…
Appetite-Control Capsule: Ingestible Electroceutical Tames Hunger Hormones
The non-invasive FLASH system, inspired by lizard skin, electronically stimulates key hunger hormone. Scientists have developed an ingestible capsule called FLASH that can electronically stimulate…
Shape-Shifting Structures: The Future of Robotic Innovation
Ultra-tunable Bistable Structures Developed for Universal Robotic Applications Chinese researchers have developed an ultra-tunable bistable structure with customizable features for robotic applications, providing adjustable trigger…
Edible Electronics – Scientists Have Developed the First-Ever Rechargeable Battery Made Out of Food
The world’s first rechargeable edible battery has been created at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. This innovative technology can be used for health diagnostics, monitoring…
Researchers Have Designed a 3D-Printed Robotic Hand That Can Grasp a Range of Objects
Researchers have developed a cost-effective and energy-saving robotic hand that can grasp a variety of objects, without dropping them, by utilizing only wrist movement and…
Researchers Develop Soft Robot That Can Seamlessly Shift From Land to Sea
The use of highly dynamic bistable soft actuators enables varied locomotion. Many animals are capable of smoothly transitioning between walking, jumping, crawling, and swimming without…
Mind-Controlled Robots: New Graphene Sensors Are Turning Science Fiction Into Reality
Researchers have designed a 3D-patterned, graphene-based, dry sensor that can measure the brain’s electrical activity without relying on conductive gels. The dry sensors are less…
MIT Unveils Advanced Algorithm To Keep Drones From Colliding in Midair
Researchers create a trajectory-planning system that enables drones working together in the same airspace to always choose a safe path forward. When multiple drones are…
NASA Begins Building VIPER – Its First Robotic Moon Rover
NASA’s first robotic lunar rover is officially coming together and the team building it is over the Moon. “I’m super excited…it makes me very proud…
Robotic Exploration of Caves on Mars and Beyond Inspired by Hansel and Gretel’s Breadcrumb Trick
University of Arizona engineers have developed a system that allows autonomous vehicles to scout out underground habitats for astronauts. House hunting on Mars could soon…
