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    Biodegradable artificial muscles: going green in the field of soft robotics
    Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems developed fully biodegradable, high-performance artificial muscles. Their research project marks another step towards green technology becoming a lasting trend in the field of soft robotics.
    09 May 2023, by

    Scientists unveil plan to create biocomputers powered by human brain cells + interview with Prof Thomas Hartung (senior author of the paper)
    Scientists unveil a revolutionary path to drive computing forward: organoid intelligence (OI), where lab-grown brain organoids serve as biological hardware.
    07 May 2023, by

    Robot fish makes splash with motion breakthrough
    A coil-powered robot fish designed by scientists at the University of Bristol could make underwater exploration more accessible.
    01 May 2023, by

    Drones navigate unseen environments with liquid neural networks
    Inspired by the adaptable nature of organic brains, researchers from MIT’ CSAIL have introduced a method for robust flight navigation agents to master vision-based fly-to-target tasks in intricate, unfamiliar environments.
    23 April 2023, by

    Interactive fleet learning
    In the last few years we have seen an exciting development in robotics and artificial intelligence: large fleets of robots have left the lab and entered the real world.
    12 April 2023, by

    Robotic system offers hidden window into collective bee behavior
    EPFL researchers have developed a temperature-modulating robotic system that can be seamlessly integrated into notoriously sensitive honeybee hives, providing both a never-before-seen view of honeybee behavior and a means to influence it.
    03 April 2023, by



    Resilient bug-sized robots keep flying even after wing damage
    New repair techniques enable microscale robots to recover flight performance after suffering severe damage to the artificial muscles that power their wings.
    23 March 2023, by

    Mix-and-match kit could enable astronauts to build a menagerie of lunar exploration bots
    Robotic parts could be assembled into nimble spider bots for exploring lava tubes or heavy-duty elephant bots for transporting solar panels.
    14 March 2023, by

    A new bioinspired earthworm robot for future underground explorations
    The robotics prototype takes inspiration from earthworms. It is 45 cm long and weighs 605 grams and it is the first robot build by replicating the morphology and the functioning of real earthworms.
    09 March 2023, by

    Custom, 3D-printed heart replicas look and pump just like the real thing
    The soft robotic models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual.
    23 February 2023, by

    Fully autonomous real-world reinforcement learning with applications to mobile manipulation
    In this blog post, we will discuss ReLMM, a system that we developed that learns to clean up a room directly with a real robot via continual learning.
    22 February 2023, by

    Engineers devise a modular system to produce efficient, scalable aquabots
    The system’s simple repeating elements can assemble into swimming forms ranging from eel-like to wing-shaped.
    07 February 2023, by

    Microelectronics give researchers a remote control for biological robots
    First, they walked. Then, they saw the light. Now, miniature biological robots have gained a new trick: remote control.
    05 February 2023, by

    Special drone collects environmental DNA from trees
    Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal research institute WSL have developed a flying device that can land on tree branches to take samples. This opens up a new dimension for scientists previously reserved for biodiversity researchers.
    27 January 2023, by

    Smart ‘Joey’ bots could soon swarm underground to clean and inspect our pipes
    Researchers from the University of Leeds have developed the first mini-robot, called Joey, that can find its own way independently through networks of narrow pipes underground, to inspect any damage or leaks.
    06 January 2023, by

    Soft robots gain new strength and make virtual reality gloves feel more real
    A team of Penn Engineers has devised a new electrostatically controlled clutch which enables a soft robotic hand to be able to hold 4 pounds – about the weight of a bag of apples – which is 40 times more than the hand could lift without the clutch.
    16 December 2022, by

    Estimating manipulation intentions to ease teleoperation
    Introducing an intention estimation model that relies on both gaze and motion features.
    06 December 2022, by and

    The Utah Bionic Leg: A motorized prosthetic for lower-limb amputees
    Lenzi’s Utah Bionic Leg uses motors, processors, and advanced artificial intelligence that all work together to give amputees more power to walk, stand-up, sit-down, and ascend and descend stairs and ramps.
    01 December 2022, by

    Study: Automation drives income inequality
    New data suggest most of the growth in the wage gap since 1980 comes from automation displacing less-educated workers.
    27 November 2022, by

    Flocks of assembler robots show potential for making larger structures
    Researchers make progress toward groups of robots that could build almost anything, including buildings, vehicles, and even bigger robots.
    25 November 2022, by

    Fighting tumours with magnetic bacteria
    Researchers at ETH Zurich are planning to use magnetic bacteria to fight cancerous tumours. They have now found a way for these microorganisms to effectively cross blood vessel walls and subsequently colonise a tumour.
    19 November 2022, by

    Magnetic sensors track muscle length
    Using a new technology, researchers hope to create better control systems for prosthetic limbs.
    30 October 2022, by

    Big step towards tiny autonomous drones
    A new study in Nature magazine describes how flying insects and drones know the difference between up and down.
    28 October 2022, by

    Reprogrammable materials selectively self-assemble
    Researchers create a method for magnetically programming materials to make cubes that are very picky about what they connect with, enabling more-scalable self-assembly.
    26 October 2022, by

    New walking robot design could revolutionize how we build things in space
    Researchers have designed a state-of-the-art walking robot that could revolutionize large construction projects in space. They tested the feasibility of the robot for the in-space assembly of a 25m Large Aperture Space Telescope.
    22 October 2022, by

    A new type of material called a mechanical neural network can learn and change its physical properties to create adaptable, strong structures
    A new type of material can learn and improve its ability to deal with unexpected forces thanks to a unique lattice structure with connections of variable stiffness.
    20 October 2022, by

    Breaking through the mucus barrier
    A capsule that tunnels through mucus in the GI tract could be used to orally administer large protein drugs such as insulin.
    02 October 2022, by

    MIT engineers build a battery-free, wireless underwater camera
    The device could help scientists explore unknown regions of the ocean, track pollution, or monitor the effects of climate change.
    27 September 2022, by

    MiGriBot: a miniature robot able to perform pick-and-place operations of sub-millimeter objects
    A research team has developed a miniature robot capable of manipulating micrometric objects at the speed of 720 pick-and-place operations per minute with about one micrometer accuracy.
    06 September 2022, by

    Robot helps reveal how ants pass on knowledge
    Scientists have developed a small robot to understand how ants teach one another.
    24 August 2022, by

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