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RoboFly - A Giant Leap Forward for Robot-Kind

Time-consuming tasks such as detection of gas leaks or monitoring crop growth on large farms can be performed with the help of insect-sized flying robots. Since they are too small to use propellers, they fly by fluttering their tiny wings.

22 May 2018

New AI Project to Build Self-Learning Robots for Use in Nuclear Sites

Scientists have secured £1.1 million in grant funding to create artificial intelligence (AI) systems to enable self-learning robots to be used as a substitute for humans in risky nuclear sites.

7 May 2018

CMU-Developed RadPiper Robot to Assist in Decommissioning DOE Nuclear Facilities

The Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University has developed a pair of autonomous robots to detect uranium deposits on pipe walls.

29 Mar 2018

Soft Robotic Fish Could Enable Closer Study of Marine Life

This month scientists published rare footage of one of the Arctic's most elusive sharks. The findings demonstrate that, even with many technological advances in recent years, it remains a challenging task to document marine life up close.

22 Mar 2018

Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used for Monitoring Unlawful Wildlife Trade on Social Media

One threat to conservation is illegal wildlife trade, which is expanding to social media. Therefore monitoring activity on social media is critical.

13 Mar 2018

LRAUVs Enable Researchers to Sample Open-Ocean Eddies, Ensuring Health of Oceans

Researchers will deploy a fleet of long-range autonomous underwater vehicles (LRAUVs) with the potential to gather and catalog seawater samples.

12 Mar 2018

Multi-Legged Robot to Replicate Cockroach Locomotion

Researchers are persuading the bugs to divulge some crucial locomotion tips that could aid future robotic vehicles to navigate treacherous terrain.

16 Feb 2018

AI Computer Vision Spots Poachers in Near Real-Time

Several animals are poached yearly. Researchers have been applying artificial intelligence (AI) to safeguard this wildlife.

16 Feb 2018

Research Team Creates Innovative Algorithms to Train Robots

A new method for robots and computer programs has been developed, teaching them how to do tasks by interacting with a human instructor.

5 Feb 2018

New Software Allows Robots to be Manipulated in Virtual Reality

Although autonomous robots are getting better at performing tasks on their own, there will still be many situations where humans might have to step in and take charge. New software designed by Brown University computer scientists enables users to regulate robots remotely using virtual reality, which helps users to become immersed in a robot’s surroundings regardless of being miles away physically.

15 Dec 2017