Posts Tagged ‘robotics’
How to turn robots into social butterflies
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — New technology could teach robots how to behave at parties and other social settings. Continue…
Friday, December 14, 2012 15:31 - 1 Comment
Science & Technology - Jun 12, 2012 12:49 - 0 Comments
Zebrafish like their robots striped, female, fertile
NYU (US) — Researchers report progress in devising methods for leading live fish away from oil spills and other aquatic dangers using species-specific robots. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 22, 2012 11:49 - 3 Comments
Robot knows shoes don’t go in the fridge
CORNELL (US) — A robot has been trained to look around a room, identify everything in it, figure out where the items belong, and put them away in the right place. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 8, 2012 15:59 - 1 Comment
Bird robot sticks landing to perch on palm
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Researchers have duplicated the control functions that let birds successfully perform a soft landing—in this case, perching on a human hand. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 4, 2012 12:07 - 1 Comment
Robo-squirrel flags snakes with infrared tail
UC DAVIS (US) — Scientists are taking robot squirrels into rattlesnake country near San Jose, California to study how squirrels and rattlesnakes interact. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 2, 2012 12:24 - 2 Comments
Skin from ‘heartbeat’ gel may let robots feel
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Researchers have demonstrated that oscillating gels can be “revived” by mechanical pressure, an advance that one day may help robots “feel”. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2012 15:30 - 1 Comment
Schools of fish follow the robot leader
NYU (US) — With the right tail movements, a robotic fish becomes the leader in a group of live ones. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 13, 2012 12:20 - 1 Comment
Top-heavy ‘bugs’ show how to hover
NYU (US) — Top-heavy structures are more likely to maintain their balance while hovering in the air than those that bear a lower center of gravity, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 10, 2012 15:20 - 1 Comment
Practice, practice, practice makes muscles efficient
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Practice makes perfect, but continued practice could make you more efficient. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 3, 2012 16:59 - 4 Comments
Spry robot built to zip like the butterfly
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — High-speed video of butterflies’ agility in flight may help researchers build tiny robots that mimic the insects’ maneuvers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 26, 2012 18:26 - 0 Comments
Monkey-brained robot ‘sees’ with whiskers
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Researchers have fitted a robotic rat with a monkey brain model in order to increase the machine’s perception. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 9, 2012 11:21 - 2 Comments
Toy car gets stability from ‘lizard tail’
UC BERKELEY (US) — Inspired by the way lizards keep their balance, researchers have developed a robotic car named “Tailbot” that has a stabilizing tail. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 30, 2011 12:13 - 0 Comments
Robotic surgery for run-down satellites
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A technology developed for delicate abdominal surgeries someday may be used to repair satellites in space, say researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 30, 2011 11:39 - 0 Comments
Fast reactions for more ‘eureka!’ moments
PRINCETON (US) — An effort to achieve “accelerated serendipity” uses robotics to perform more than 1,000 chemical reactions a day with molecules never before combined. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 29, 2011 13:50 - 1 Comment
Cyborg bugs as first responders
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A device that harvests energy from a bug’s movements could allow cyborg insects—rather than humans—to monitor hazardous situations. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 21, 2011 9:30 - 1 Comment
Run vs. fly: Robotic roach gets its wings
UC BERKELEY (US) — Engineers outfitted a six-legged robot, inspired by a cockroach, with wings to shed new light on the origins of flight. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 18, 2011 11:17 - 4 Comments
Build your own swarm of robotic workers
RICE (US) — Researchers have designed inexpensive “swarming” robots that work collectively—and can be assembled in minutes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 14, 2011 11:16 - 0 Comments
Brainy robot gets an ‘A’ in biology
VANDERBILT / CORNELL (US) — Engineers have demonstrated for the first time that a computer can take raw experimental data and solve a complex biological modeling problem from scratch. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 12, 2011 11:12 - 0 Comments
Monkeys move virtual avatar with brain
DUKE (US) — In a first-ever demonstration of a two-way interaction between a primate brain and a virtual body, two monkeys employ brain power alone to move an avatar hand and identify the texture of virtual objects. (more…)
