Technology Japan show provides glimpse of robots as future of rescue efforts Andrew McCollum Oct 26, 2023 Visitors to the Japan Mobility Show will get a vision of the future of rescue in the disaster-prone country,…
Technology Robots learn faster with AI boost from Eureka Andrew McCollum Oct 25, 2023 EUREKA generates human-level reward functions across diverse robots and tasks. Combined with curriculum learning,…
Technology A review of energy supply for biomachine hybrid robots Andrew McCollum Oct 21, 2023 Scientists from the Beijing Institute of Technology reviewed the various energy supply methods for Biomachine Hybrid…
Technology New technique helps robots pack objects into a tight space Andrew McCollum Oct 18, 2023 MIT researchers are using generative AI models to help robots more efficiently solve complex object manipulation…
Technology If it can be designed on a computer, it can be built by robots Andrew McCollum Oct 17, 2023 “Thirty years from now we will laugh at our generation of humans, putting products together by hand," predicts Lior Susan, the boss of Bright Machines, a San…
Technology Could robots control whips? Researchers test the extremes of human motor control to advance robotics Andrew McCollum Oct 17, 2023 Researchers at Northeastern University’s Action Lab are analyzing the movements of whip experts like Jack Lepiarz,…
Technology Biomechanics research signals progress for musculoskeletal rehabilitation and walking robots Andrew McCollum Oct 10, 2023 Formulation of the model. Credit: PNAS Nexus (2023). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad298 The…
Technology Morphing robots can grip, climb and crawl like insects Andrew McCollum Oct 4, 2023 Pulling inspiration from the natural world, researchers at Colorado State University have developed a trio of robots…
Technology Farm robots inspired by ant brains Andrew McCollum Oct 1, 2023 Mushroom body SNN (MBSNN) encodes spatiotemporal memory as KC-KC inhibition. Credit: Science Robotics (2023). DOI:…
Technology Using tiny combustion engines to power very tiny robots Andrew McCollum Sep 18, 2023 Block diagram of the microactuator and microrobot testing apparatus. Two gas cylinders supply the reactant gases.…