Batteries have served us well over decades, but as electronic devices shrink they’re becoming too heavy and inefficient for some uses. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new type of robot that powers itself by “eating” metal from its environment.
A duo of engineers from the University of Auckland’s New Dexterity research group have published an academic paper detailing the design and construction of a partly 3D printed robotic airship. The authors, Gal Gorjup and Minas Liarokapis, have stated that the low cost, open source design featured in...
Human trainers are great, but there are things the CompanionPro may do better.
Insects rapidly transition between different walking gaits, in response to external stimuli. Scientists have now created a small robot that can do the same thing, utilizing an integrated artificial neural network – the technology might ultimately find use in better-performing prostheses.
With arts institutions closed around the world, Hastings Contemporary museum in England is offering virtual tours using a telepresence robot.
Imbued with a penchant for adventure, Greg Olijnyk’s cardboard robots are ready to zoom around on a Vesbot or dodge oncoming bumper cars. The fully operative sculptures have bendable limbs, spinning wheels, and glowing LED lights that add an ambience to "Speedybot Dodgem" and serve as functioning he
Ladybugs are a great source of inspiration for flying robots. Researchers built robots that fly using a pair of wings that snap open and lock much like those of real ladybugs.
Recent advances have made VR the superior technology for conferences and meetings
Researchers have introduced a game-changing algorithm that generates impressive 3D photos from a single RGB-D (colour and depth) image.
The XDBOT developed at NTU Singapore is a semi-autonomous mobile robot with an arm for spraying electrically charged disinfectant in response to COVID-19.
A work-in-progress destined for autonomous home security.
Roger Federer is one of the top-ten highest-paid athletes in the world. With all his lucrative endorsements his net worth sits at around $450 million.
NASA is done attaching the Mars helicopter to the Perseverance rover.
Hadi Moradi, an associate professor at the University of Tehran’s School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, is working to develop an open source ventilator for patients who have COVID-19.
3D-printed 'flexoskeletons' make it possible to build a soft robot in less than two hours without extravagant costs.
The FAA Aerospace Forecast predicts that through 2031, the general aviation fleet will increase at an average annual rate of 0.9%, growing from an estimated 224,172 in 2010 to 270,920 aircraft in 2031. Aerospace Manufacturing and Design serves the aerospace industry by providing timely information o...
Pollen-based paper alter its mechanical characteristics in response to external stimuli may make it useful in a wide range of applications, including soft robots, sensors, artificial muscles, and electric generators.
New study uses robots to uncover the connections between the human mind and walking control
Scott Fleishman made the trip to Monkton, Vermont to meet Joshua Nye about a year and a half ago.
We’re certainly familiar with vacuum grabbers used in manufacturing to pick items up, but this is a bit different. [James Wigglesworth] sent in some renders and demo video (embedded after the…
The superior agility seen in animals, as compared to robots, might lead one to wonder: can we create more agile robotic controllers with less effort by directly imitating animals?
The mass die-off of coral reefs is a catastrophe of global proportions, but the sheer scale of their success as organisms has lessons for science. Case in point: these 3D-printed "bionic corals."
Brain Corp and Savioke have partnered for autonomous mobile robots in various settings. They describe how developers should approach service applications.
Starship Technologies has launched a robot food delivery service in Tempe, Ariz., as part of the autonomous delivery startup’s expansion plans following a $40 million funding round announced last August. Starship Technologies, which was launched in 2014 by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Fri...
