Humans have intuition, a characteristic that AI and robots are far from having, researcher says
Tech Xplore » Robotics News
by
17h ago
On September 11, 2001, during the terrorist attacks in New York, the commander of one of the firefighting teams had an idea that he had to get his team out of the skyscraper they were in. He could not explain why he suddenly ordered everyone out ..read more
Visit website
A cyborg cockroach factory: Automated assembly speeds up the creation of hybrid robots
Tech Xplore » Robotics News
by
2d ago
A team of mechanical engineers at Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore, has developed a way to automate the process of merging live cockroaches and electronics to create cyborg cockroaches, greatly speeding up the process. In their study, available on the arXiv preprint server, the group taught a robot arm to connect electronics to living insects ..read more
Visit website
Video: In Europe, new highway tech and robots could soon fix roads and protect lives
Tech Xplore » Robotics News
by
2d ago
Europe's road network is its economic backbone. Mostly constructed after World War II, extensive maintenance is essential as it's nearing its end of life. Increasing traffic volumes and more frequent road works result in traffic jams, delayed goods transport and risks for road workers. All this puts huge pressure on governments and road authorities ..read more
Visit website
Zero-shot approach allows robots to manipulate articulated objects
Tech Xplore » Robotics News
by
2d ago
To help humans to complete everyday manual tasks, robots should be able to reliably manipulate everyday objects that vary in shape, texture and size. Many conventional approaches to enable robotic manipulation of various objects rely on extensive training and precise programming, also delineating the properties of objects that the robots will be manipulating ..read more
Visit website
Guidelines for making robots more lifelike
Tech Xplore » Robotics News
by
2d ago
Better, faster artificial intelligence is fueling a rise in human-like robots for customer service at places like hotels and airports, especially in areas outside the U.S. But many robots still fail to connect with people, instead creeping us out with fake smiles and jittery movements ..read more
Visit website
Tactile perception method uses structural color for precision
Tech Xplore » Robotics News
by
2d ago
A team led by Prof. Dong Erbao from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), collaborating with Prof. Yu Xinge from the City University of Hong Kong, developed a novel tactile perception method based on flexible grating structural color. The work was published in National Science Review ..read more
Visit website
AI infiltrates the rat world: New robot can interact socially with real lab rats
Tech Xplore » Robotics News
by
5d ago
A team of roboticists at the Beijing Institute of Technology, working with a pair of colleagues from the Technical University of Munich, has created a new kind of rat robot—one that was designed to interact in social ways with real rats ..read more
Visit website
Engineering micromachines that can autonomously coordinate using electronic pulses
Tech Xplore » Robotics News
by
5d ago
Like waves sweeping through tiny stadium crowds, microscopic machines engineered by Cornell researchers can autonomously synchronize their movements, opening new possibilities for the use of microrobots in drug delivery, chemical mixing and environmental remediation, among other applications ..read more
Visit website
Scalable fibers with light-emitting, self-healing and magnetic properties could enhance human-robot interactions
Tech Xplore » Robotics News
by
5d ago
A team has developed flexible fibers with self-healing, light-emitting and magnetic properties. The scalable hydrogel-clad ionotronic nickel-core electroluminescent (SHINE) fiber is bendable, emits highly visible light, and can automatically repair itself after being cut, regaining nearly 100% of its original brightness. In addition, the fiber can be powered wirelessly and manipulated physically using magnetic forces ..read more
Visit website
Imitation learning framework enhances quadruped robots' loco-manipulation skills in the wild
Tech Xplore » Robotics News
by
5d ago
Quadruped robots integrating manipulators could potentially tackle tasks that entail manipulating objects while swiftly moving around in their surrounding environment. These include tasks such as collecting the trash around the house, collecting specific objects and bringing them to humans or depositing target items at specific locations ..read more
Visit website

Follow Tech Xplore » Robotics News on FeedSpot

Continue with Google
Continue with Apple
OR