Gill Pratt talks to Automaton Blog about his move to Toyota

by Hallie Siegel

14 September 2015

‘Brainless’ robot can navigate complex obstacles

Researchers who created a soft robot that could navigate simple mazes without human or computer direction have now built on that work, creating a “brainless” soft robot that can navigate more complex and dynamic environments.

21 September 2023, by NC Sate University

Battery-free origami microfliers from UW researchers offer a new bio-inspired future of flying machines

Researchers at the University of Washington present battery-free microfliers that can change shape in mid-air to vary their dispersal distance.

20 September 2023, by The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering

Virtual-reality tech is fast becoming more real

Touch sensations are improving to help sectors like healthcare and manufacturing, while other advances are being driven by the gaming industry.

16 September 2023, by Horizon Magazine

High-tech microscope with ML software for detecting malaria in returning travellers

Method not as accurate as human experts, but shows promise.

14 September 2023, by Frontiers Science News and AIhub

How drones are used during earthquakes

Drones are being used by responders in the terrible Morocco earthquake.

13 September 2023, by Robin Murphy and Daniel Carrillo-Zapata

Making life friendlier with personal robots

Sharifa Alghowinem, a research scientist at the Media Lab, explores personal robot technology that explains emotions in English and Arabic.

11 September 2023, by MIT News