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Innovative Robot Improves Safety of Rescue Operations

A special kind of robot not only views & navigates in smoke-filled areas but also detects gas leaks & plots maps of areas it has been in.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers Designing Bio-Inspired Microrobots

Researchers are designing swarms of robotic bees and jumping robot spiders, aiming to lead the world in micro robotics.

7 Mar 2018

Bio-Inspired Algorithms and Machine Learning Used to Develop Fault-Tolerant Robotic Swarms

As part of an innovative project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), scientists from Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) at the University of Southampton will use machine learning and bio-inspired algorithms to create fault-tolerant robotic swarms.

26 Feb 2018

MilliDelta Robot for Performing Industrial Micromanipulations and Microscopic Surgeries

Millidelta robots are preferred for use in various industrial micromanipulations due to their greater accuracy and speed, but could now be used in surgeries.

18 Jan 2018

Researchers Develop Simplified Method for Production and Customization of Soft Robotics

The method produces stronger chemical bonds between silicone and plastic, reducing complexity, time and cost to develop/customize microfluidic devices.

11 Jan 2018

EPFL Researchers Develop Miniature Robotic Spy

EPFL researchers have developed a new miniature robot that can swim with fish, learn how they interact with one another, and make them come together or change direction. These unique capabilities have been demonstrated on schools of zebrafish.

9 Nov 2017

Scientists Create Hybrid Rigid-Soft Robotic Arm for Use with Flexible Endoscopes

Although flexible endoscopes have the ability to make their way through narrow passages for curing hard-to-reach portions inside the human body, when they finally reach their target areas, they depend on firm surgical tools to remove or manipulate tissues.

3 Aug 2017

Georgia Tech Researchers Build Autonomous Quadcopters and Face-Detecting Blimps

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have developed new free-flying robots that follow the two rules of the air — don’t undercut or collide with each other. In addition to these robots, the researchers have also developed autonomous blimps that can detect faces and recognize hand gestures.

16 May 2017