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03/18/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists develop a soft wall-climbing robot that can mimic the movements of animals
A soft robot from China is the newest creepy-crawly machine that clambers up walls to get at its objective. The very sticky feet of the climbing robot can find purchase on vertical surfaces, and the movements of its synthetic muscles are powered by an electromagnetic effect. Currently going without a fancy name or acronym, the Chinese machine is the first […]
03/14/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Fully automated rail network hailed as the world’s “largest robot” launches in Australia
Australia can now lay claim to having the largest robot in history. Fortunately for us humans, it is just a bunch of boring driver-less trains that haul iron ore instead of, say, a bunch of killer robot trains that can transform into a giant killer robot. The news comes from Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto, […]
03/12/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Game theory can significantly improve human-robot interaction, say researchers
Could teaching robots to better understand human reasoning make them better and safer at working alongside their users? British and Singaporean researchers seemed to think so, which was why they applied the concept of game theory to the programming of robots designed to directly assist humans. The researchers developed a software program for a robot that uses adaptive […]
02/16/2019
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By Edsel Cook
MIT’s cyborg houseplant robot blurs the line between robotics and nature
Roboticists seem to think humans are no longer capable of effectively caring for ordinary houseplants. So MIT researchers went ahead and built an autonomous indoor plant-caring robot that more or less takes care of the plant without any need for human intervention. The Elowan robot is one of the many ongoing projects that uses artificial intelligence, […]
02/13/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Japanese researchers develop a robotic suit that allows users to lift 30 kg loads with ease
The latest wearable robotics from the Land of the Rising Sun is no Iron Man unit that transforms, flies, and shoots lasers. But a person wearing the Muscle Upper suit will find it very easy to pick up objects that weigh as much as 66 pounds (30 kilograms) and hold that prodigious load up for many minutes. Developed […]
02/13/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists develop an electronic glove that give robots a human-like sense of touch
A robot’s hand will one day be able to manipulate objects with the same levels of dexterity and touch of its human counterpart. Such robots will wear an electronic skin similar to the one developed by California-based researchers. The Stanford researchers demonstrated the effectiveness of a robot hand wearing their electronic glove. The sensors in the […]
02/08/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Smart toilets will scan your poop and tell you if you’re at risk of a disease
Of all the things tech companies could slap an artificial intelligence into, the toilet bowl is the last thing that comes to mind. But these so-called “smart toilets” will reportedly be able to diagnose your state of health and risk of disease by analyzing your bodily waste. To put it simply, a smart toilet can […]
02/05/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Japanese researchers create a more expressive android child face
In Japan, the newest iteration of a social robot has become much better at controlling the features of its robotic face. This upgraded android child can make facial expressions that are subtler and more human-like. The developers improved the expressiveness of the android’s face to make it easier for people to approach and communicate with. They are capitalizing on the Japanese fascination with robots […]
02/01/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Next-gen social robots now have a human-like face that can tilt and maintain eye contact
The world comes another step closer to the eerie mirror universe of Westworld, where robots cannot be distinguished from the humans they mimic. A New Atlas article reported on the recently-unveiled Furhat, a social robot that tilts its head and holds the gaze of its conversation partner. The flagship product of a Swedish robotics company, the machine resembles the head of a […]
01/31/2019
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By Edsel Cook
New framework speeds the process of teaching robots how to do basic tasks
Stanford roboticists came up with a pair of learning frameworks wherein humans acted as teachers and parents to machines that were learning to perform simple skills. The experts conclude that a robot picked up a skill at a faster rate if a human was teaching it. The frameworks were called RoboTurk and SURREAL. Each framework could operate […]
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