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11/01/2018
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By Edsel Cook
New fabrication process creates millimeter-sized soft robot that looks like a spider
Imagine a robot with a soft body that is shaped like a spider and is no bigger than a penny. That is what a Harvard-led team of researchers has produced using a new manufacturing method that can build millimeter-scale soft robots, an article in Science Daily stated. The researchers believe that soft robots wearing the […]
10/30/2018
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By Edsel Cook
“Demon” drone is a new unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with a grenade launcher
It might not be an actual devil from Hell, but it is definitely a portent of dark times ahead. An article in Rotor Drone Magazine reported on the “Demon,” an unmanned combat aerial vehicle that can take out squads of soldiers or an armored vehicle with its deadly payload of weapons. The founder of a Ukrainian drone company recently announced an […]
10/26/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Future robots to be powered by POPCORN
American researchers have hit upon a very unconventional – and tasty – building material for robots. An article in Science Daily stated that they are using popcorn to provide muscle power for simple robots. When you think about it, corn kernels are pretty impressive. Few materials can explosively increase their size by a huge margin, […]
10/25/2018
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By Edsel Cook
New “smart” skin gives robots more sensitive tactile feeling than humans
Texan researchers have created a smart skin that can be worn by robots. The new sensor-studded material is so sensitive that it outperforms actual human skin when it comes to sensing objects through touch, an article in Nanowerks stated. The self-powered electronic skin was developed by a robotics laboratory run by the University of Texas […]
10/18/2018
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By Edsel Cook
First-ever indoor autonomous surveillance drone revealed
Surveillance drones were bad enough when they were up in the sky spying on you. Now, tech companies have made the first such drone that is intended to fly indoors to spy on you, an article in The Telegraph stated. A European consortium recently announced that they are upgrading the first autonomous surveillance drone that can operate inside a building. The […]
10/18/2018
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By Edsel Cook
New project aims to improve human-robot interaction by developing a child-like android capable of speech
Japanese researchers are trying to bridge the communications gap between humans and robots. Their bright idea involves plastering the face of a human child on a talking robot, an article in Science Direct stated. Designed by an Osaka University (OU) research team, the new conversational robot is called Ibuki. It is part of the university’s […]
10/13/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Meet Centauro, a small four-legged robot that researchers say will change disaster relief efforts
Italian researchers have created the modern-day robot version of the mythological centaur. An article in Reuters reported about Centauro, a quadrupedal robot that is intended to provide mechanical muscle to human relief workers during disasters and emergencies. For a machine that stands close to five feet in height and weighs 200 pounds, Centauro is able […]
10/13/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Chinese startup creates a robot plant holder that adjusts to its host’s needs
There are people who are absolutely terrible at taking care of ornamental houseplants. Give them a cactus or even a weed, and they will neglect to take care of it until it shrivels up and dies. So a Beijing-based startup modified its popular robot into a planter that will carry the plant to places with brighter […]
10/05/2018
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By Edsel Cook
New search-and-rescue robot able to climb over rough terrain and squeeze through tight spaces
Israeli robotics experts recently presented an upgraded version of their earlier search-and-rescue robot that is even more agile and capable of re-configuring itself according to the challenge. In an article in Science Daily, the robot will be able to change its shape in order to scale walls and crawl through passageways that are too cramped […]
09/25/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Two start-ups get Pentagon funding to build the first self-flying taxis
The Pentagon is hedging its bets in the race to build the world’s first driver-less air taxi. It is funding two start-ups that are quite close to realizing a working commercial vehicle in the near future, an article in The Guardian reported. Kitty Hawk and Joby Aviation are being funded by the Defense Innovation Unit […]
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