Intel’s keynotes can be fun, with robots parading on stage and drones zigzagging around the room. Now Intel’s making new hardware to help enthusiasts join the fun by building robots and drones at home.
Robots clean rivers and sort waste, monitor ecosystems, and inspect renewable-energy infrastructure. But even the greenest robot has an environmental footprint.
EPFL engineers have designed acoustic cavities that convert sound waves into thrust, propelling small robots and ultralight aerial vehicles without on-board actuators or electronics.