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Flying Robot Mimics Fast Insect Flight Maneuvers

An innovative insect-inspired flying robot, created by TU Delft scientists from the Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory (MAVLab), has been showcased in the September 14th issue of Science.

14 Sep 2018

VR, Eye Tracking and Biometrics Come Together as Tobii Pro Extends Software Capabilities

Tobii Pro, the global leader in eye tracking research solutions, continues to expand its VR offering by announcing Tobii Pro Lab VR 360.

From Tobii 24 Aug 2018

Flexible, Soft, Customizable Sampling Device to Collect and Study Deep Sea Organisms

Investigating deep sea organisms necessitates specialized equipment equipped on a remotely operated vehicle.

3 Aug 2018

Real-Time, Object-Independent Grasp Synthesis Method for Closed-Loop Robotic Grasping

Roboticists from QUT have designed a more accurate and more rapid technique for robots to grab objects, for instance, in changing and cluttered environments, opening the door for enhancing their usefulness in domestic as well as industrial settings.

26 Jun 2018

Robot Bloodhound Rapidly Detects Odors on Ground

Researchers have built a modern-day bloodhound - a robot that can quickly detect odors from sources on the ground, for example, footprints.

21 Jun 2018

How MIT’s Robots are Saving the Coral Reefs

MIT has developed a specialized robotic fish named SoFi to observe and track the most elusive marine animals.

8 Jun 2018

“VirtualHome” System for Relieving Humans from Household Chores

Many people consider household chores to be an unpleasant, unavoidable part of life that is often postponed or performed with little care. Imagine a robot assistant that could assist in relieving this burden!

31 May 2018

Faux-Rodent Artificial Intelligence Program for Simulating Mammal Navigation

A UK-based research team has achieved an a-MAZE-ing development—it has created an artificial intelligence (AI) program with the ability to learn to find shortcuts through a maze to attain its goal. As part of the process, structures similar to those in the human brain were developed by the program.

22 May 2018

GeorgiaTech Researchers Develop Robot for Dressing Injured, Ailing, or Aged People

Over one million Americans need everyday physical assistance to get dressed due to advanced age, disease, or injury. Although it is possible to use robots for this purpose, both cloth and the human body are complicated.

22 May 2018

Caltech Researcher Strives to Take Robotics to Next Level

The focus Ames’ present study with the DURUS project is on developing robotics emulating human walk. He approaches his study from a math perspective, developing theories that are subsequently applied to bipedal robots.

3 May 2018