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  • Microfliers Can Descend from Drones to Obtain Environmental and Air Data

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    The microfliers developed by the UW researchers transform while gliding through the air. They’re designed to survey the atmosphere and environment. (Image Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington) The University of Washington researchers ha...
    • 20 Sep 2023
  • This Small CLARI Robot Can Shapeshift to Move Through Tight Spaces

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    The small CLARI robot can change shape to fit tight spaces and be used in disaster zones to help first responders. (Image Credit: Casey Cass/CU Boulder) University of Colorado, Boulder engineers built CLARI (Compliant Legged Articulated Robotic Inse...
    • 7 Sep 2023
  • Medical Robot Can Treat People in War Zones or Humanitarian Disasters

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    The medical robot developed by Sheffield University has two robotic arms to treat casualties in dangerous places. (Image Credit: SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY/SWNS) The University of Sheffield researchers used medical telexistence (MediTel) technology to de...
    • 16 Aug 2023
  • Kirigami-Inspired Grippers Are Delicate Enough to Pick Up a Drop of Water

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    The team's new robotic gripper is precise, strong, delicate, and dexterous enough to handle objects. (Image Credit: North Carolina State University) North Carolina State University researchers created a robotic gripper that possesses e...
    • 8 Aug 2023
  • NASA Astronaut Controls Robots on Earth from The Space Station

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    Frank Rubio controlled a team of robots from the International Space Station. (Image Credit: NASA/ESA) To test out the idea of humans and robots working together on the moon, astronaut Frank Rubio, stationed on the ISS, controlled robots to perform ...
    • 4 Aug 2023
  • Researchers Develop Global Metric to Design Dexterous Robots

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    Researchers designed an application that defines the reachability and dexterity of eye surgery robots. (Image Credit: Unsplash) Researchers from University College London (UCL), Kings College London (KCL), and Moorfields Eye Hospital have partnered...
    • 19 Jul 2023
  • Japanese Scientists Are Developing a Durable Robotic Gripper

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    ROSE can pick up all sorts of objects, even if the sleeve is damaged. (Image Credit: JSAID) Robots must be more careful while grasping brittle objects to avoid damaging them, and one way to do that involves a special gripper integration. JSAIT resea...
    • 18 Jul 2023
  • TartanPest Aims to Help Curb the Spotted Lanternfly Population in The United States

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    TartanPest has a robotic arm that removes a spotted lanternfly egg mass from trees in fields or forests. (Carnegie Mellon University) The spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest, can be very tiresome, annoying, and destructive. And humans turn to crush...
    • 11 Jul 2023
  • Researchers Develop a Mechanical Robot with Live Grippers

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    The pill bug acts as an end effector on the mechanical robot’s arm. (Image Credit: Tadakuma Mechanism Group, Tohoku University) Animal abuse for science never ends, as I drew in cartoon over 10 years ago. What happened to biomimicry? You may ...
    • 6 Jul 2023
  • ASU Develops The World’s First Sweating, Shivering, And Breathing Walking Manakin

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    The ANDI robot was developed to help scientists better understand how extreme heat affects the human body. (Image Credit: Christopher Goulet/ASU) The United States is expected to get hit with higher temperatures and more intense heat waves in the ne...
    • 29 Jun 2023
  • Robot Can Now Extract RAM Content

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    The team’s robot can pull memory and read its contents. (Image credit: Ang Cui, Red Balloon Security) We’re familiar with collecting chip data via freezing methods, but now this can be automated with robots. During the Recon reverse engi...
    • 23 Jun 2023
  • Swiss Researchers Create Shapeshifting Robot with Potential Space Applications

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    Mori3 features triangular modules that connect to form different configurations. (Image Credit: EPFL, RRL) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology researchers developed Mori3, an origami-inspired shape-shifting robot capable of human interactivity, ca...
    • 14 Jun 2023
  • Egg-Crushing Bot Aims to Help Solve Spotted Lantern Invasion

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    TartanPest helps farmers by destroying the Lantern Spottedfly's eggs. (Image Credit: Carnegie Mellon University) Parts of the US have been dealing with apple, hop, and grape crop damage from the spotted lanternfly. Carnegie Mellon University stu...
    • 9 Jun 2023
  • Scientists Develop Wearable Robotic Arms

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    Users can wear up to six arms with the Jizai Arms system. (Image Credit: Kazuaki Koyama / Jizai Arms) People wearing a set of robotic arms could handle multiple tasks or wear them as a Spider-Man 2 Dr.Ock impersonation. Or maybe even social interact...
    • 23 May 2023
  • Intrinsic Introduces Flowstate for Robotics Programming

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    Flowstate is a minimal coding software platform for robotics. (Image Credit: Intrinsic) On May 15th, Intrinsic, a robotics platform, unveiled its Flowstate software for programming, designing, and deploying automation control software in i...
    • 18 May 2023
  • Adding More Legs on Robots Makes Them Crawl Better

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    The team's robot crawls on uneven terrain like a centipede. (Image Credit: Georgia Institute of Technology) Robots with two legs have a difficult time walking on uneven surfaces. That task gets easier for those with four or more legs. Georgia In...
    • 11 May 2023
  • Researchers Develop Robotic Hand That Can Manipulate Objects

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    Columbia University's robotic hand can perform complex manipulation tasks. (Image Credit: Columbia University ROAM Lab) Columbia University engineers developed a visionless prototype robotic hand that manipulates objects in the dark. The team&#...
    • 10 May 2023
  • Student Hybrid Rocket Reaches The Highest Altitude, Setting A New World Record

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    The team's rocket reached an altitude of 64 kilometers. (Image Credit: HyEnD / University of Stuttgart) On April 18th, the Hybrid Engine Development (HyEnD) team at the University of Stuttgart launched and set an altitude re...
    • 20 Apr 2023
  • University Built - Zem Car Eats up Carbon in the Air While Driving

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    The Zem is a green energy car that removes carbon dioxide from the surrounding air as it's being driven. (Image Credit: TU Ecomotive) Students at the Eindhoven University of Technology developed the Zem (zero emissions mobility) car, an EV that...
    • 29 Mar 2023
  • Tiny, fairy-like robot aims to help pollinate worldwide crops

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    The team’s fairy-like robot relies on wind to travel to areas where crops require pollination. (Image Credit: Jianfeng Yang / Tampere University) Tampere University researchers created tiny, flyable, fairy-like robots designed to help pollinat...
    • 22 Mar 2023
  • Rochester researchers create a new superconductive material that could revolutionize electricity and electronics

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    The team placed a pure sample of lutetium in a reaction chamber with a gas mixture of 99% hydrogen and 1% nitrogen. (Image Credit: University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster) Scientists at the University of Rochester created a new superconducti...
    • 13 Mar 2023
  • New soft, flexible robot arm enters the human body to 3D print cells on organs

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    The F3DB soft robotic arm 3D printed various materials with different shapes on a pig's kidney. (Image Credit: University of New South Wales/Dr. Thanh Do) Engineers at the University of New South Wales built F3DB, a tiny, flexible, and soft...
    • 6 Mar 2023
  • Limestone skeletons and robots are helping save coral reefs

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    Coral reefs are dying due to global ocean temperatures, but Taryn Foster’s solution could help save them. (Image Credit: GeoNadir/Unsplash) According to Taryn Foster, the chief of Coral Maker, Australia’s coral reef can be saved muc...
    • 2 Mar 2023
  • Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket for the first time on US soil

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    Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket on US soil for the first time on January 24th. (Image Credit: Rocket Lab) For the first time in the US, Rocket Lab has finally launched its Electron rocket after countless delays! Electron success...
    • 16 Feb 2023
  • Researchers develop a lizard-like robot for Mars exploration

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    Researchers developed a lizard-like robot that could one day assist in future Mars missions. (Image Credit: Chen et al (MDPI, 2023) Thanks to technological advancements, humanity is unlocking new space exploration innovations, paving the way to disc...
    • 8 Feb 2023
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