Automation

A Robot on EBRAINS has Learned to Combine Vision and Touch

How the brain lets us perceive and navigate the world is one of the most fascinating aspects of cognition. When orienting ourselves, we constantly...

Robot-Assisted Surgery: Putting The Reality in Virtual Reality

Cardiac surgeons may be able to better plan operations and improve their surgical field view with the help of a robot. Controlled through a...

Additive Manufacturing; Perhaps, the Biggest Tectonic Shift Enabling to Industry 4.0

3D printing or additive manufacturing is bringing monumental changes to a number of important industries. Companies have begun printing everything from fully functioning cars...

Researchers Fine-Tune Control Over AI Image Generation

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new state-of-the-art method for controlling how artificial intelligence (AI) systems create images. The work has...

A Helping Hand for Working Robots

Until now, competing types of robotic hand designs offered a trade-off between strength and durability. One commonly used design, employing a rigid pin joint...

Merlin Labs Develops Autonomous 55-Craft King Air fleet

Inspired by a close encounter with a fellow aircraft during his years as a novice pilot, Merlin Labs founder Matt George found himself drawn...

Researchers Create Robot that Smiles Back

While our facial expressions play a huge role in building trust, most robots still sport the blank and static visage of a professional poker...

The Path to More Human-Like Robot Object Manipulation Skills

What if a robot could organize your closet or chop your vegetables? A sous chef in every home could someday be a reality. Still, while...

Slender Robot Finger Senses Buried Items

Over the years, robots have gotten quite good at identifying objects—as long as they're out in the open. Discerning buried items in granular material...

How Robots Could Limit the Environmental Impact of Offshore Windfarms

Spending on global offshore renewable energy infrastructure over the next ten years is expected to reach over US$16 billion (£11.3bn). This involves creating an...

Ultra-Sensitive Light Detector Gives Self-Driving Tech a Jolt

Realizing the potential of self-driving cars hinges on technology that can quickly sense and react to obstacles and other vehicles in real-time. Engineers from...

Envisioning Safer Cities with Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI is providing new opportunities in a range of fields, from business to industrial design to entertainment. But how about civil engineering and city...

Robotic ‘Third Thumb’ Use can Alter Brain Representation of the Hand

Using a robotic 'Third Thumb' can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The...

Helping Drone Swarms Avoid Obstacles Without Hitting Each Other

There is strength in numbers. That's true not only for humans but for drones too. By flying in a swarm, they can cover larger...

US Air Force Autonomous Drone Skyborg Completes First Flight

Last month, the United States Air Force successfully test flew an unnamed aerial vehicle (UAV) called Skyborg, operating on an autonomous hardware/software suite, for...

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