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07/14/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists use sound to apparently defy gravity
Scientists have made levitation a reality using a rather unexpected tool – sound. An Anglo-American research team experimented with sound-based levitation and succeeded in suspending small bits of plastic in mid-air. Their results will contribute to the field of soft robotics, which uses similar plastic materials to create flexible robots. The researchers also believed that […]
05/01/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Researchers develop plant-like soft robot that can mimic tendrils
Italy now hosts the world’s very first soft robot that can move like the tendrils of a plant. Whereas other non-flying robots use mechanical limbs to scurry over surfaces, this one can curl around objects and climb surfaces like a vine. The movements of the slender robot is powered by the same hydraulic system that […]
04/10/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Bangkok to deploy drones to combat air pollution
Most governments used aerial drones to spy on citizens or bomb insurgents. However, the Thai government launched a dozen drones into the skies over Bangkok to fight a far more insidious foe: Air pollution. The concentrations of toxic particulate matter in the air of Thailand’s biggest and most populous city were not yet as bad […]
04/10/2019
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By Edsel Cook
U.K. airport introduces a fleet of valet-parking robots
Machines will soon be taking over the jobs of human valets at a major international airport in southeast England. Gatwick Airport recently announced that it is testing a number of valet parking robots for future deployment, making it the first U.K. facility to operate a fleet of the autonomous machines. Airport official explained that the robots […]
04/10/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Release the hounds: Are four-legged robot “dogs” the future of package delivery?
A German robotics company came up with an automated package delivery system that sounds rather like a Decepticon from “Transformers.” Their concept showed a driver-less vehicle that will transport a Swiss-designed quadrupedal robot to the customer’s location. The robot “dog” will disembark from its ride and deliver the package. The company, Continental, designed an automated delivery […]
04/09/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Robots now capable of inspecting aircraft… are we going to lose more jobs to machines?
Aircraft inspection is joining the ranks of human jobs that will one day be taken over by robots. The herald of this takeover is the Swedish-designed Vortex Robot, the prototype of which has just recently succeeded in clambering onto an airplane like a mechanical spider that looks for any problem on the varied surfaces of the vehicle. […]
04/07/2019
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By Edsel Cook
New multimaterial 3D printing can help create better robotic systems
Chinese and Singaporean researchers have proposed a new approach to building better soft robots. Their concept combined 3D printing and several heat-activated materials to create robotic actuators that could overcome the problems of soft materials. Most robots feature rigid parts that can cause serious injuries to any nearby human who gets hit by a fast-moving mechanical […]
04/04/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Who knew you could use light to compute?
A Japanese research team developed a new type of computing device that doesn’t rely on electric charges to perform logic operations. Instead, their prototype machine uses ultraviolet light and electric fields to power its computational processes. Furthermore, instead of being made from a silicon semiconductor, the new device is chemical-based. The techniques used to create it and enable its logic […]
04/03/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Grab and sort: Can “ambidextrous” robots expedite package sorting systems?
California-based researchers are working on giving robotic arms the ability to work ambidextrously. They hope that these ambidextrous robots will be able to sort packages in warehouses at a faster and more efficient rate. Every new holiday season witnesses big improvements in the capabilities of electronic commerce (e-commerce) systems. The increasing speed and reliability of electronic purchases entice more […]
04/02/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Study warns that AI expansion cannot be fully understood or measured and that humans should “proceed with caution”
Some consider artificial intelligence to be a boon to mankind, while others believe that it will be the destruction of civilization. A team of Canadian researchers warns that it will be very difficult to predict how AI will grow in the future – and that they are not leaving out the possibility of the much-touted technology utterly failing to […]
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