Robotic Fabricator Could Change the Way Buildings Are Constructed
A construction robot has to be powerful enough to handle heavy material, small enough to enter standard buildings, and flexible enough to navigate the terrain. Back in the 1970s, robots revolutionized...
View ArticleLawmakers Call For Halt To DARPA Program: Robots Repairing Satellites
WASHINGTON: Three influential House lawmakers have asked DARPA in a Jan. 25 letter to review a robotic space repair program to see if it violates the National Space Policy by competing with...
View ArticlePigs given ROBOTIC hearts in medical breakthrough that could save MILLIONS of...
Researchers have developed a soft robotic sleeve which twists and compresses in synchronisation with a heart to help people who have weaker hearts. The team from Harvard University and Boston...
View ArticleThe age of the BIONIC BODY
When The Six Million Dollar Man first aired in the Seventies, with its badly injured astronaut being rebuilt with machine parts, the TV show seemed a far-fetched fantasy. But fast-forward 40 years and...
View ArticleFacing the robotic revolution
Pepper awakes. "Hi, I am a humanoid robot, and I am 1.2m [4ft] tall. I was born at Aldebaran in Paris. You can keep on asking me questions if you want." Michael Szollosy, who looks at the social impact...
View ArticleImplants enable richer communication for people with paralysis
John Scalzi's science fiction novel Lock In predicts a near future where people with complete body paralysis can live meaningful, authentic lives thanks to (fictional) advances in brain-computer...
View ArticleWhat Happens When Robots Become Role Models
When you spend a lot of time with someone, their characteristics can rub off on you. But what happens when that someone is a robot? As artificial intelligence systems become increasingly human, their...
View ArticleThe 'Curious' Robots Searching for the Ocean's Secrets
People have been exploring the Earth since ancient times—traversing deserts, climbing mountains, and trekking through forests. But there is one ecological realm that hasn’t yet been well explored: the...
View ArticleBoston Dynamics’ newest robot: Introducing Handle
Handle is a research robot standing 6.5 ft tall, travels at 9 mph and jumps 4 feet vertically. It uses electric power to operate both electric and hydraulic actuators, with a range of about 15 miles on...
View ArticleGhost Minitaur™ Highly Agile Direct-Drive Quadruped Demonstrates Why Legged...
Ghost Robotics, a leader in fast and lightweight direct-drive (gearless) legged robots, announced today that its patent-pending Ghost Minitaur™ has been updated with advanced reactive behaviors for...
View ArticleResearchers Take A Step Toward Mind-Controlled Robots
What if your friend the robot could tell what you're thinking, without you saying a word? Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab and Boston University have created a...
View ArticleBrain activity appears to continue after people are dead, according to new study
Brain activity may continue for more than 10 minutes after the body appears to have died, according to a new study. Canadian doctors in an intensive care unit appear to have observed a person's brain...
View ArticleNASA Gives Rover An Origami-Inspired Robot Scout
NASA has started testing an origami-inspired scout robot that will be used to explore the Martian surface. Mars exploration missions have gained traction in the last few years, and space agencies are...
View ArticleWhat humans will look like in 1,000 years
Humans are still evolving, So, where will evolution take us in 1,000 years?Chances are we’ll be taller. Humans have already seen a boom in height over the last 130 years. In 1880 the average American...
View ArticleBionic hand that can see for itself makes things easy to grasp
An artificial hand is using artificial intelligence to see with an artificial eye. The new prosthetic can choose how best to grab objects placed in front of it automatically, making it easier to use....
View ArticleFreaky Ostrich-like running robot built for ‘planetary exploration’ (VIDEOS)
It may look like an ostrich cantering over the ground, but the Planar Elliptical Runner could become the model for a human-sized running robot – and even aid “planetary exploration.” Developed by the...
View ArticleMIT teaches machines to learn from each other
There are two typical ways to train a robot today: you can have it watch repeated demonstrations of what you want it to do or you can program its movements directly using motion-planning techniques....
View ArticleI Spy With My DragonflEye: Scientists 'Hack' Insect to Create Cyborg Drone
Many might think of a cyborg as something out of a science-fiction movie script, but scientists have found a way to alter a living dragonfly so they can control its movements. As countries like the...
View ArticleMeet the Most Nimble-Fingered Robot Yet
A dexterous multi-fingered robot practiced using virtual objects in a simulated world, showing how machine learning and the cloud could revolutionize manual work. Inside a brightly decorated lab at the...
View ArticleThis wriggling worm-bot could be used for colonoscopies one day
Nobody needs to reinvent the wheel, but reinventing the colonoscope is definitely worth somebody’s time. Mark Rentschler, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, is one of those...
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