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Brown, Hasbro Come Together to Develop Robotic Companions to Aid Seniors

Academic researchers, led by cognitive and computer scientists from Brown University, are collaborating with a cross-functional team from international play and entertainment leader Hasbro to design a smart robotic companion capable of helping older people with simple but sometimes challenging activities in daily life.

2 Nov 2017

Simple Hydraulic Actuator for Small Robots

Microfluidic device generates passive hydraulic power, may be used to make small robots move.

10 Apr 2017

MIT Engineers Fabricate Transparent, Gel-Based Robots

Made from hydrogel, robots may one day assist in surgical operations, evade underwater detection.

10 Apr 2017

MIT Researchers Aim to Achieve Printable, Sensor-Laden "Skin" for Robots

With the popularity of tablet computers and smartphones, touch-sensitive surfaces are everywhere. They are, however, brittle, as people with cracked phone screens can confirm.

24 Mar 2017

Research Project Aims to Develop Biomimetic Forebrain for 3D-Printed Robot Hands

Researchers aim to create a biomimetic forebrain which is capable of manipulating 3D-printed robot hands with a sense of touch.

22 Mar 2017

Study Proves Gait of Six-Legged Robots is Faster than Nature-Inspired Gait

A team of scientists from EPFL and UNIL have discovered a swifter and more efficient gait, which has never been witnessed in nature, for six-legged robots walking on flat ground.

20 Feb 2017

Researchers Share Design for Building Walking and Swimming Bio-Bots at 2017 AAAS Annual Meeting

Creating tiny muscle-powered robots that can walk or swim by themselves -- or better yet, when prompted -- is more complicated than it looks.

20 Feb 2017

MIT Builds Transparent, Gel-Based Robots Capable of Evading Underwater Detection

Transparent, gel-based robots that are capable of moving when water is pumped in and out of them have been developed by engineers at MIT. The bots can carry out several fast, forceful tasks, including catching and releasing a live fish and kicking a ball underwater.

2 Feb 2017

Nature-Inspired Robotic Bat for Aerial-Supervision of Construction Sites and Nuclear Reactors

For a long time, researchers and engineers have been fascinated by the unmatched agility and maneuvering abilities of bats, realized by its functionally versatile dynamic wing conformations as well as over forty passive and active joints on the wings.

2 Feb 2017

Soft Actuator Makes it Easier to Design Robots That Mimic Biological Movements

Building a soft robot with the capacity to move organically - to twist like a wrist or bend like a finger - has always been a trial and error process.

20 Dec 2016

Biomimetic Robotics News

Brown, Hasbro Come Together to Develop Robotic Companions to Aid Seniors

Simple Hydraulic Actuator for Small Robots

MIT Engineers Fabricate Transparent, Gel-Based Robots

MIT Researchers Aim to Achieve Printable, Sensor-Laden "Skin" for Robots

Research Project Aims to Develop Biomimetic Forebrain for 3D-Printed Robot Hands

Study Proves Gait of Six-Legged Robots is Faster than Nature-Inspired Gait

Researchers Share Design for Building Walking and Swimming Bio-Bots at 2017 AAAS Annual Meeting

MIT Builds Transparent, Gel-Based Robots Capable of Evading Underwater Detection

Nature-Inspired Robotic Bat for Aerial-Supervision of Construction Sites and Nuclear Reactors

Soft Actuator Makes it Easier to Design Robots That Mimic Biological Movements

NASA Rover Uncovers Biggest Clue Yet That Mars Could Have Supported Life

Aardvark Weather: A New AI System That Replaces Traditional Forecasting Models

What Happens When You Put ChatGPT-4 Inside a Robot? A Lot More Than You’d Expect

Deep Learning Model for Accurate Detection of Tooth and Sinus Structures in Dental X-rays

How Ethical are AI Chatbots for Children's Mental Health?

Machine Learning in Immunology: From Epitope Prediction to Smarter Vaccine Design

Machine Learning’s Expanding Role in Environmental Health Research

The Role of Machine Learning in Fraud Detection: Safeguarding Digital Banking

Thought Leaders

Robot Chef: The Future of Automated Meal Preparation

Tiny Robotic Crab: The Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Walking Robot

Resurrecting Ancient Cephalopods with Robots