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Soft Robotics Journal Features Untethered, Jumping, Roly-Poly Robot

A novel, fully untethered soft robot capable of repeated jumping is able to cover half a meter in a single hop-and-roll motion. The innovative design of this combustion-powered robot, based on a roly-poly toy, and how it returns to an upright position after each jump are described in a fascinating study published in Soft Robotics, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available on the Soft Robotics website.

10 Mar 2015

Robotic Garden with Origami Robots Teaches Basic Programming

Here’s one way to get kids excited about programming: a "robot garden" with dozens of fast-changing LED lights and more than 100 origami robots that can crawl, swim, and blossom like flowers.

20 Feb 2015

Bio-Inspired Robotic Sock May Help Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis

Patients who are bedridden or unable to move their legs are often at risk of developing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), a potentially life-threatening condition caused by blood clots forming along the lower extremity veins of the legs. A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Faculty of Engineering has invented a novel sock that can help prevent DVT and improve survival rates of patients.

11 Feb 2015

Robotic Replicas Help Explore Information Flow Involved in Collective Animal Behaviors

Living in groups affords several benefits for animals, including better feeding opportunities and reduced risks from predators--situations in which critical information is transmitted nonverbally throughout the group.

10 Feb 2015

Deformable Octopus-Like Robot Zooms Through Water with Ultra-Fast Propulsion

Scientists have developed an octopus-like robot, which can zoom through water with ultra-fast propulsion and acceleration never before seen in man-made underwater vehicles.

6 Feb 2015

Reef Fish Inspires Robotic Fin-Based Low-Speed Propulsion System for AUVs

Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have taken inspiration from nature -- from fish, in particular -- to design and develop novel underwater propulsion, control, and sensing solutions for near-shore and littoral zone missions.

30 Jan 2015

New Kind of Flying Robot Uses Adaptive Morphology to Walk

The issue of how to use one robot in multiple terrains is an ongoing question in robotics research. In a paper published in Bioinspiration and Biomimetics today a team from LIS, EPFL and NCCR Robotics propose a new kind of flying robot that can also walk.

21 Jan 2015

Biomimetic Robotics News

Soft Robotics Journal Features Untethered, Jumping, Roly-Poly Robot

Robotic Garden with Origami Robots Teaches Basic Programming

Bio-Inspired Robotic Sock May Help Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis

Robotic Replicas Help Explore Information Flow Involved in Collective Animal Behaviors

Deformable Octopus-Like Robot Zooms Through Water with Ultra-Fast Propulsion

Reef Fish Inspires Robotic Fin-Based Low-Speed Propulsion System for AUVs

New Kind of Flying Robot Uses Adaptive Morphology to Walk

Study on Movement of Sand-Dwelling Animals May Help Design Better Search and Rescue Robots

Researchers Compare Advantages and Limitations of Fuel Systems for Soft Robots

Research on Brain-Machine Connections to Control Multiple UAVs Receives DARPA Grant

What This Drone Detected Over Greenland Has Climate Scientists Rethinking Everything

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

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

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

Automation in Nutritional Testing: How Technology is Improving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Compliance

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

Machine Learning’s Expanding Role in Environmental Health Research

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