Magical Marvel: Tiny Fairy-Like Robot Flies by the Power of Wind and Light
The loss of pollinators, such as bees, is a huge challenge for global biodiversity and affects humanity by causing problems in food production. At Tampere…
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NASA Revolutionary New Robotic Arm Really Knows How To Chill Out
Future planetary missions could explore in extremely cold temperatures that stymie existing spacecraft, thanks to a project under development at JPL. When NASA returns to…
Not Science Fiction: A New Method To Move Objects Without Contact
This contactless manipulation method has potential applications in industries including robotics and manufacturing. A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has…
Robots Are Taking Over Jobs, but Don’t Panic Yet
One might easily think that robots are causing significant disruption in the labor market by replacing human workers, especially when considering examples like chatbots serving…
Preventing Muscle Atrophy – Harvard Scientists Have Developed an Adhesive That Makes Muscles Move
An adhesive that can stimulate muscles to stretch and contract has been developed – and it has the potential to prevent and enable recovery from…
NASA’s Revolutionary Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm) for Future Moon Missions
COLDArm, the Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm, will significantly improve the utility of robotic arms for lunar landers. The arm will enable manipulation capabilities in…
100% Survival – Tiny Swimming Robots Can Treat Life-Threatening Cases of Pneumonia
Nanoengineers from the University of California, San Diego, have created tiny robots called microrobots that can swim around in the lungs, deliver medicine, and be…
Scared of Shots? A Wearable Robot Can Improve Your Experience
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba discovered that wearing a soft robot can enhance the patient experience during medical treatments. While most of us cannot…
Harvard-Developed Tentacle Robot Can Gently Grasp Fragile Objects
A jellyfish-like soft gripper simulates the mechanics of curly hair. You are aware of how difficult it is to grasp and hold onto items with…
A New Dawn for Prosthetics: Engineers Light the Way To Nerve-Operated Prosthetics of the Future
A multidisciplinary UNSW team has discovered a method to transform nerve impulses into light, paving the way for more scalable brain implants. University of New…
New Robot Design May Revolutionize How We Build Things in Space
A New Walking Robot Design Researchers have created a cutting-edge walking robot that might revolutionize large space construction projects. They tested the feasibility of the…
Fighting Cancer With Magnetic Bacteria
Researchers are working to determine the best way for anti-cancer drugs to get to the tumors they are supposed to treat. One option is to…
Huge Potential – New AI Material Learns Behaviors and Adapts to Changing Conditions
University of California, Los Angeles engineers have developed a new class of material. University of California, Los Angeles mechanical engineers have created a new class…
Algae-Powered Soft Devices Glow in the Dark When Squished or Stretched
The devices can be recharged with light. University of California San Diego researchers have created soft devices containing algae that, when subjected to mechanical stress,…
Inspired by Manta Ray Biomechanics: “Butterfly Bot” Is Fastest Swimming Soft Robot Ever
Researchers have developed an energy-efficient soft robot that can swim more than four times faster than previous swimming soft robots by taking inspiration from the…
Empathizing With Humans – Scientists Have Created a Robot That Can Laugh With You
To foster empathy in conversation, scientists at Kyoto University developed a shared-laughter AI system that reacts properly to human laughter. What makes something hilarious has…
10,000 Times Quicker: New Breakthrough Could Change the Field of Medical Microrobots
Scientists have developed a mass-production method for biodegradable microrobots that can dissolve into the body after delivering cells and medications. In order to create a…
MIT’s New Optimizer for Improving Any Autonomous Robotic System
A new general-purpose optimizer can speed up the design of autonomous systems including walking robots and self-driving vehicles. Since the fastidious Roomba vacuum, autonomous robots…
