Researchers enlist robot swarms to mine lunar resources
Aerospace and mining engineers are mapping out a plan for harvesting the moon's resources using autonomous robot swarms.
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Joshua Shavit
- Sep 11, 2021
Meet Pepper -- the world's first robotic squash coach
A social robot from the National Robotarium, hosted by Heriot-Watt University, has become the world's first squash coach
JJ Shavit
- Sep 6, 2021
Adorable dog robots serve the perfect ice cream cones to customers
Tokyo-based company Connected Robotics developed adorable robot dog servers to serve ice cream to customers and keep human workers safe.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 4, 2021
Engineers develop prototype of electronic nose
Researchers develop an electronic nose with the sensitivity and selectivity to mimic the performance and capabilities of a human nose.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 4, 2021
Research shows that, one-on-one, humanoid robots can psych us out
Gaze is an extremely powerful and important signal during human-human communication and interaction informing about other's decisions.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 1, 2021
Robot mimics the powerful punch of the mantis shrimp
Research answers long-standing biological questions, paves the way for small but mighty robots.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 31, 2021
Afghan Girls Robotics Team Asks White Lady to Stop Claiming She Rescued Them From the Taliban
A Qatari government spokesperson said entrepreneur Allyson Reneau telling media outlets she rescued the team is posing as a "white savior."
JJ Shavit
- Aug 28, 2021
Watch pianists fitted with a robotic thumb adjust to playing with 11 digits in one hour
Pianists who have been fitted with a third robotic thumb are able to adjust their playing style to suit their new 11 digits in just an hour
JJ Shavit
- Aug 22, 2021
Elon Musk says Tesla's robot will make physical work a 'choice'
Tesla boss Elon Musk announced the latest frontier he's aiming to conquer: humanoid robots. He would have an initial prototype by next year.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 21, 2021
Meet Grace, the healthcare robot designed to talk to people in Covid isolation
The team behind humanoid robot Sophia has invented Grace to interact with the elderly as well as Covid-19 patients in isolation.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 18, 2021
Robotic floats provide new look at ocean health and global carbon cycle
Microscopic marine life plays a fundamental role in the health of the ocean and, ultimately, the planet. Just like plants on land
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 17, 2021
Inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real-time tactile control
Prosthetic enables a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands, and petting a cat.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 17, 2021
The next-generation brain-computer interface system took a leap forward
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are emerging assistive devices that may one day help people with brain or spinal injuries to move.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 16, 2021
Block by block: Researchers use Minecraft to advance artificial intelligence
Research to investigate next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) skills and perhaps make Steve, the Minecraft avatar, a little smarter.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 15, 2021
Swimming robot gives fresh insight into locomotion and neuroscience
Thanks to their swimming robot modeled after a lamprey, EPFL scientists may have discovered why some vertebrates
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 15, 2021
A robotic fish tail and next-gen underwater vehicles
Underwater vehicles are typically designed for one cruise speed, and they’re often inefficient at other speeds.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 13, 2021
Bipedal robot makes history by learning to run, completing 5K
Cassie the robot has made history by traversing 5 kilometers, completing the route in just over 53 minutes.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 12, 2021
NASA Learns to Search for Life Underground Using a 'Cave Rover'
Imagine descending into a cave carved out by lava to work alongside a rover about the size of Spirit and Opportunity on Mars
JJ Shavit
- Aug 12, 2021
Chameleon-like artificial skin can change colors to match its environment
Chameleons have long been a symbol of adaptation due to their ability to adjust their iridophores, a special layer of cells under the skin
JJ Shavit
- Aug 11, 2021
Bees find refuge from perilous world in robotic hive
The buzz of the bees drowned out the hum of the robotic arm, which worked with an efficiency no human beekeeper could match.
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