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Engineers Develop Caterpillar-Like Robot That Can Split and Attach Itself

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The caterpillar-shaped soft robot splits and re-attaches itself. (Image Credit: Frank Wojciechowski/Princeton University) Princeton and North Carolina State University engineers developed an origami-like soft robot capable of bending and twisting t...
- 15 May 2024
New Algorithm Could Make Smart Robots More Reliable

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Northwestern University’s Noodlebot is designed for future applications. (Image Credit: Northwestern University) Smart robotics are about to get more reliable thanks to a new AI algorithm called Maximum Diffusion Reinforcement Learning (MaxDif...
- 8 May 2024
Three Drones That Can Handle Mundane Tasks

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youtube.com/.../uxLAdE7w9ps Removing snow or ice off power lines is difficult and takes time. That’s where the FlyCart 30 drone comes into play. The FlyCart 30 drone flies over power lines and with an equipped non-...
- 1 May 2024
Elon Musk And His Views on American Household Robots and Education

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(Image Credit: brandwayart/pixabay) On the All-In Podcast, hosted by Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, and David Friedberg, a prediction suggests in seven years, middle-class American homes will own a robot costing $1,000/mont...
- 29 Apr 2024
Northrop Grumman Gets the Thumbs up to a Railway System on the Moon

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We could see a railway network on the lunar surface. (Image Credit: NASA) Northrop Grumman announced it received a contract from DARPA to create a concept for a railway system across the moon. This is part of the decade-long Lunar Architecture (LunA...
- 24 Apr 2024
Two Robot Dog at Work to Save The Day!

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Aurora will be deployed at an airport in Alaska to keep wildlife away from the runways. (Image Credit: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities) Boston Dynamics’ Aurora robot is lending a hand at Fairbanks International Airpo...
- 5 Apr 2024
Engineers Design a Tiny Robotic Swarm That Behaves Similarly to Ants

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The tiny robot (left) mimicked an ant’s behavior, and the swarm performed four different tasks in the experimental arena (right). (Image Credit: communications engineering) When are we getting swarmbots as toys? Researchers recently developed ...
- 22 Mar 2024
“Robotic” Seed Planter May Help in the Fight Against Climate Change

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The robot seed planter imitates the Erodium seed’s planting process --- drilling into the earth. (Image Credit: Carnegie Mellon University) Ecosystems are being threatened and damaged by the ongoing climate crisis. To help address this, resear...
- 8 Mar 2024
Researchers Develop a 2D Musculoskeletal Model That Walks Like a Human

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The team created a 2D musculoskeletal model that walks at varying speeds. (Image Credit: Tohoku University) Tohoku University's Graduate School of Engineering researchers developed a 2D musculoskeletal model driven by a reflex control...
- 6 Feb 2024
The Five Countries That Landed on The Moon

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JAXA’s SLIM spacecraft landed upside down due to an engine failure. Nut communication has recently resumed after the solar panels received sunlight. (Image Credit: JAXA) On January 20th, Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon (S...
- 31 Jan 2024
Robot Provides Insight into Migration and Eating Habits of Eels

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The 1-guilla robotic eel’s underwater undulations could provide insight into how eels can migrate thousands of miles without eating. (Image credit: EPFL) Researchers at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) have developed a robotic e...
- 8 Dec 2023
Robot Provides Insight into Migration and Eating Habits of Eels

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The 1-guilla robotic eel’s underwater undulations could provide insight into how eels can migrate thousands of miles without eating. (Image credit: EPFL) Researchers at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) have developed a robotic e...
- 6 Dec 2023
NASA Used a Tire Bot to Defuse Its Space Shuttle Tires in the 1990s

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The Tire Assault Vehicle helped defuse Space Shuttle tires that were too dangerous for humans to undertake. (Image Credit: NASA) Seems so wasteful. In 1993, NASA performed stress tests on its Space Shuttle tires for eventual upgrades. However, the t...
- 21 Nov 2023
Recent NASA Rundown: Exoplanets, Unusual Asteroids and Space Cash

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(Image credit: NASA) NASA has been a hotbed of discoveries over the last few months – new exoplanets, new Mars images, potential asteroid mining and more. Using the long defunct Kepler Space Telescope, NASA scientists have discovered a system ...
- 20 Nov 2023
Robot Swarm Communicates Like Honeybees

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The team's robot swarm imitates the communication process of bees by wiggling when they find a new hive spot. (Image Credit: arXiv (2023).) University of Barcelona researchers developed a mini wiggling robot swarm that interacts like scout bees...
- 13 Nov 2023
Automated Anti-Bird Laser - A Clever Modern Farming Tool

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The bird deterrent scares birds away from crops by shooting a green laser beam. (Image Credit: Bird Control Group) Seems birds are living in a dystopian future. At least it's harmless. Many farmers grow frustrated with birds inflicting damage to...
- 10 Nov 2023
AI-Powered Mika Becomes Dictador CEO

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Mika handles artist selection for label creation and is a headhunter for potential clients. (Image credit: Dictador) It doesn't take weekends off, is always on 24/7, spots potential clients and selects artists to design liquor bottles. Those ar...
- 9 Nov 2023
Monster Wolf Blasts Loud Noises and Flashes Its Lights to Scare Off Animals

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The Monster Wolf scares away any unwanted creatures from farmlands and other human territories. (Image Credit: Wolf Kamuy) This should be a regular Halloween yard decoration. Japan has come up with a clever way to keep predators at bay from its land...
- 31 Oct 2023
Researchers Develop Microbots Suitable For Medical Purposes

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By using advanced, smart materials, tiny, soft robots could be useful for medical applications like biopsies and cell/tissue transportation. (Image Credit: Waterloo Engineering/YouTube) University of Waterloo researchers developed smart, advanc...
- 30 Oct 2023
Big Name Companies Complain, Aluminum Manufacturing Strains and 900,000 GWhs

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(Image Credit: Russian Aluminum Association/pixabay) Recently, over a dozen companies, including big names like Pepsi, Ford, Ball Corporation, and GM, requested federal funding to help address demands for a domestic, clean aluminum supply. The lett...
- 24 Oct 2023
Laser-Scribed Graphene Technique Introduced

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Laser graphene can be used to fabricate bio, gas, temperature, and humidity sensors. (Image Credit: TranSpread) Graphene is usually prepared via different techniques such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD), epitaxial growth, mechanical exfoliation,...
- 9 Oct 2023
FedEx & DexR Robot Stack Packages Like LEGO Bricks

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Dexterity’s package-loading robot can stack packages atop each other in delivery trucks at FedEx. (Image Credit: Dexterity) FedEx recently introduced DexR, a two-armed robot designed to autonomously put packages in delivery trucks like a Tetri...
- 4 Oct 2023
Alef Aeronautics Finally Unveiled Its Model “A” Flying Car

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Alef Aeronautics’ Model A flying car tilts 90 degrees in flight mode, allowing it to face forward. (Image Credit: Alef Aeronautics) I’ve been in so many accidents driving on a 2D plane that I can’t even imagine the disasters that a...
- 28 Sep 2023
Robotic Needle Could Help Patients Diagnosed With Cancer

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Image showing the robotic components like the steerable needle, bronchoscope, and actuation unit. (Image Credit: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Lung cancer claims more lives than any other cancer type in the US. It’s difficu...
- 26 Sep 2023
Squishy Robotics' Tensegrity Robots Are Making a Big Impact on Earth - Search & Rescue

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The sensors on these robotics help emergency responders come up with a plan at a disaster scene. (Image Credit: FLYMOTION LLC) Squishy Robotics has turned its robot from a space concept into a tech designed for special operations on Earth. It first...
- 22 Sep 2023