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Soft robotic tool provides new ‘eyes’ in endovascular surgery
The magnetic device can help visualise and navigate complex and narrow spaces.
23 September 2023, by
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
‘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
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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
Fiber-infused ink enables 3D-printed heart muscle to beat
The ink helps heart muscle cells align so that they can contract in coordination.
09 September 2023, by
Wyss Institute
Interview with Jean Pierre Sleiman, author of the paper “Versatile multicontact planning and control for legged loco-manipulation”
We had the chance to interview Jean Pierre Sleiman, author of the paper "Versatile multicontact planning and control for legged loco-manipulation".
06 September 2023, by
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
Tackling loneliness with ChatGPT and robots
In a recent study by the Surgeon General, more than half of the adults in the USA experience loneliness, with only 39% reporting feeling “very connected to others.”
05 September 2023, by
Oliver Mitchell
Robo-Insight #4
In this fourth edition, we are excited to feature progress in mobile applications, cleaning, underwater mining, flexibility, human well-being, depression treatments, and human interactions.
03 September 2023, by
Shaunak Kapur
MIT engineers use kirigami to make ultrastrong, lightweight structures
Produced with techniques borrowed from Japanese paper-cutting, the strong metal lattices are lighter than cork and have customizable mechanical properties.
01 September 2023, by
MIT News
New dual-arm robot achieves bimanual tasks by learning from simulation
An innovative bimanual robot displays tactile sensitivity close to human-level dexterity using AI to inform its actions.
29 August 2023, by
University of Bristol
AI helps robots manipulate objects with their whole bodies
With a new technique, a robot can reason efficiently about moving objects using more than just its fingertips.
27 August 2023, by
MIT News
[UPDATE] A list of resources, articles, and opinion pieces relating to large language models & robotics
With the recent flurry of activity around large language models, we've collected some of the recent publications on the topic.
23 August 2023, by
AIhub and Daniel Carrillo-Zapata