MiniRHex Makes Wiggly-Legged Unstoppability Tiny and Affordable
Photo: CMU RHex (pronounced “rex”) is a unique hexapedal robot that uses hybrid wheel-legs (whegs) to get around. It’s surprisingly adaptable, able…
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Sensitive robots feel the strain
Flexible skin for soft robots, embedded with electrical nanowires, combines conductivity with sensitivity within the same material.
An artificial…
Antenna evaluation method could help boost 5G network
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method for evaluating and selecting optimal antenna designs…
Researchers develop ‘soft’ valves to make entirely soft robots
When dropped on an object, the valve closes and the gripper activates on its own. Credit: Harvard UniversityIn recent years, an entirely new class…
IHMC Teaches Atlas to Walk Like a Human
Image: IHMC Humanoid robots have a very distinctive walk. Knees bent, torso as stationary as possible. Even Boston Dynamics’ own Atlas uses this…
How robot carers could be the future for lonely elderly people
The film Robot and Frank imagined a near-future where robots could do almost everything humans could. The elderly title character was given a “robot…
A ToM-based human intention estimation algorithm
The trajectory of the human worker in the Warehouse test area. The location data is provided by the Hololens’ localization algorithm. On the top…
Brain to Expand Self-Driving Floor-Cleaning Robots in Stores
The Auto-C, powered by BrainOS, joins Walmarts technology ecosystem. Source: Brain Corp. Brain Corp announced today it has entered into a…
Research explores the ethical implications of creating sentient and self-aware sexbots
Credit: Media Drum, used by the Express online at: express.co.uk/pictures/pics/8667/Sex-love-dolls-realistic-picturesSo far, robots have primarily…
In the Coming Automated Economy, People Will Work for AI
Illustration: Alamy In Texas, a company called Alegion is helping disabled veterans take part in the new digital economy. The vets’ job:…