Automation and Robotics

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...

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...

A Robotic Plankton Sniffer Dog

Marine phytoplankton, or plant plankton, are incredibly important to life on Earth. As they go about their work of turning sunlight into energy, they...

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...

The MIT Humanoid Robot: A Dynamic Robotic that can Perform Acrobatic Behaviors

Creating a robot that can perform acrobatic movements such as flips or spinning jumps can be highly challenging. Typically, in fact, these robots require...

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...

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...

Robotic Navigation Tech will Explore the Deep Ocean

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Okeanos Explorer will depart from Port Canaveral in Florida on a two-week expedition led by NOAA...

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...

Helping Robots Collaborate to get the Job Done

Sometimes, one robot isn't enough. Consider a search-and-rescue mission to find a hiker lost in the woods. Rescuers might want to deploy a squad...

The New Aerospace: Vigorous and Fruitful Yield

While the industry has suffered great financial loss during the pandemic. The positive effects on the environment from a lack of international movement are...

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