• Spider-Inspired Robot Spins Web

    The robot spun a bridge with a steel balance weight supporting it to demonstrate the load capacity. (Image Credit: Marie Vihmar et al. ) Robotic components are usually built in factories, which turn out to be rigid with no versatility. Now, robots can…

  • Researchers Develop Robotic Swarm That Acts Like a Smart Material

    These tiny disk-shaped robots work together to lift and manipulate objects or support weight. (Image Credit: Brian Long/ UCSB ) UC researchers sought inspiration from embryonic tissues to develop a swarm of robots that act like smart material. The disk…

  • Pump Up the Bass to Douse a Blaze: Mason Students' Invention Fights Fires

    The fire extinguisher uses low-frequency sound waves to douse a blaze. Engineering seniors Viet Tran and Seth Robertson now hold a preliminary patent application for their potentially revolutionizing device. www.gmu.edu
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  • Researchers Turn to Nature to Develop Robotic Butterfly

    The robotic butterfly wings are actuated via magnetic fields and can perform precision movements without electronics or batteries. (Image credit: University of Darmstadt ) German researchers from the Technical University of Darmstadt and the Helmholtz…

  • Researchers Develop Drone with Bird-Like Legs

    The RAVEN drone features bird-inspired legs to help improve walking, jumping, take-off, and landing capabilities. (Image Credit: Alain Herzog) École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and UC Irvine researchers built RAVEN (Robotic Avian-Inspired…

  • Robotic Arms Play The Cello For The First Time As Part of a Symphony Orchestra

    The cello-playing robot performed a piece composed by Jacob Muhlrad at the Malmö Live Concert Hall in Sweden (Image Credit: malmosymfoniorkester/Instagram) In a world-first, two industrial robotic arms played the cello with a symphony orchestra at the…

  • TEPCO Collected Melted Fuel Sample from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

    Penetration from the robotic telescope. (Image Credit: TEPCO ) Telesco, a remote-controlled extendable robot, recently retrieved a small amount of melted fuel from a reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. According to the Tokyo Electric…

  • Robots Race in Micromouse Maze Competition

    The HAL900 micromouse robot participated in the APEC 2024 micromouse competition. (Image Credit: Micromouse/ Youtube ) Anyone else feel the need to compete in this? For years, competitors have participated in Micromouse events to build a small, autonomous…

  • Meet These Three Interesting Robots – a Conductor, Doctor and a Shark

    The MAiRA Pro S robot is an ensemble of three arms that conduct music. (Image Credit: David.Suenderhauf/Hellerau hall) Dresden, Germany, deployed MAiRA Pro S , a three-arm music conducting robot that acts like a human orchestra conductor. Recently,…

  • Mushrooms on the Move: Mushroom Given Robot Body and Learns to Crawl

    The biohybrid robot uses the mushroom’s rhythmic voltage spikes to control its locomotion. (Image credit: Cornell University ) It’s almost unbelievable. Researchers from Cornell University have placed a mushroom behind the controls of a robot that…

  • Silicone Raspberries Used to Train Robot Harvesters

    EPFL has developed a robotic arm capable of identifying ripe fruit and can harvest them without damage. (Image credit: EPFL ) Engineers from EPFL's CREATE Lab have developed and tested a robotic arm capable of harvesting raspberries without damaging…

  • Bota Systems PixONE Torque Sensor Features Hollow Shaft Design for Robotics Applications

    The PixONE platform packs a 6-axis IMU, gyroscope, temperature sensor and can handle payloads up to 250 kg. (All images via Bota Systems) Bota Systems , a Zurick-based developer and manufacturer of multi-axis force-torque sensors, recently unveiled…

  • Meet The Mini Replica of TARS Showcased at Open Sauce 2024

    The mini TARS replica robot was built by Charlie Diaz. (Image Credit: Charlie Diaz/ hackster.io ) Charlie Diaz is no stranger when it comes to Interstellar. The film features TARS, a two-legged robot, and he felt inspired enough to build a mini version…

  • Maple Seed-Inspired Robot Uses Light to Control Its Glide Path

    Image showing a natural maple samara (left) and artificial seed (right) while descending. (Image Credit: Jianfeng Yang / Tampere University) Researchers at Tampere University, Finland, and the University of Pittsburgh collaborated to develop a robot…

  • Robots Look More Lifelike With This Lab-Grown Human Skin Tissue

    The left image shows a 3D mold covered with living skin. The right image shows a 2D facial robot covered with living skin. ©2024 Takeuchi et al. CC-BY-ND Lifelike robots are starting to take shape and become a reality. Researchers at the University…

  • Robotic Snail Swarm Work Together to Move Across Challenging Terrain

    As shown in the image, the snail robots can work together or individually to move across terrain, climb, or overcome obstacles. (Image Credit: Zhao et al., Nature Communications , 2024) Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong developed a…

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

    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…

  • New Algorithm Could Make Smart Robots More Reliable

    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 (MaxDiff RL…

  • Elon Musk And His Views on American Household Robots and Education

    (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/month…

  • Two Robot Dog at Work to Save The Day!

    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 Airport by…

  • Engineers Design a Tiny Robotic Swarm That Behaves Similarly to Ants

    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 a swarm…

  • “Robotic” Seed Planter May Help in the Fight Against Climate Change

    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, researchers…

  • Robot Provides Insight into Migration and Eating Habits of Eels

    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 eel they…

  • Robot Provides Insight into Migration and Eating Habits of Eels

    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 eel they…

  • NASA Used a Tire Bot to Defuse Its Space Shuttle Tires in the 1990s

    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…