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Researchers Measure Ankle Stiffness Using ‘Anklebot’ Robot

For most healthy bipeds, the act of walking is seldom given a second thought: One foot follows the other, and the rest of the body falls in line, supported by a system of muscle, tendon, and bones.

28 Oct 2013

Researchers to Design Life-Like Autonomous Robotic Jellyfish

Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers are part of a national study that has cracked how jellyfish move with the lowest cost of transport of any animal. The findings will be used as researchers continue to design bio-inspired jellyfish for the U.S. Navy.

19 Oct 2013

Researchers Map Unknown Environments Using Swarms of Insect Cyborgs

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed software that allows them to map unknown environments – such as collapsed buildings – based on the movement of a swarm of insect cyborgs, or “biobots.”

18 Oct 2013

PG&E Tests Wirelessly Controlled Twenty-Foot Long Robot to Inspect Gas Transmission Pipelines

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is testing a new wirelessly controlled twenty-foot long robot to inspect its gas transmission pipelines as part of the utility's effort to increase pipeline safety throughout their service area.

17 Oct 2013

Robotic Prosthetic Foot Mimics Natural Walk

Walking is tricky business, as any toddler knows. And while most artificial feet and limbs do a pretty good job restoring mobility to people who have lost a leg, they have a ways to go before they equal the intricacy of a natural gait. As a result, over half of all amputees take a fall every year, compared to about one-third of people over 65.

16 Oct 2013

Solar Panels in Wings May Help Future Robotic Birds Fly Longer and Farther

Small robotic birds are showing lots of promise for tasks such as monitoring the environment and conducting surveillance.

9 Oct 2013

Reaction Times of Robots Can be Reduced to Address Threat of Chaos

When chaos threatens, speed is essential; for example, when a pacemaker needs to stabilise an irregular heartbeat or a robot has to react to the information received from its environment. Both cases require imposing a stable, organised state on a chaotic system.

30 Sep 2013

NSF Awards over $2 Million for Robotics Projects at Georgia Tech

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded more than $2 million to fund projects led by Georgia Tech robotics researchers. The principal investigators (PIs) and co-PIs for these projects represent three of the Institute’s six colleges, illustrating the interdisciplinary collaboration that distinguishes Tech as a leader in the national initiative to accelerate the development and use of robots in the United States.

12 Sep 2013

Researchers Refine Control Algorithms for Robotic Swarms Based on Online Game Play

The next experiment from Rice University’s Multi-Robot Systems Laboratory (MRSL) could happen on your desktop. The lab’s researchers are refining their control algorithms for robotic swarms based upon data from five free online games that anyone can play.

10 Sep 2013

UC Berkeley-Founded Dash Robotics Unveils High-Performance, Low-Cost Six-Legged Origami Robot

Dash Robotics, founded by UC Berkeley alumni and students, today unveiled a new high performance, low-cost "origami" robot that runs fast on six legs, weighs only half an ounce and can be easily built at home.

7 Sep 2013