Posts Tagged ‘robotics’
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. Continue…
Friday, February 3, 2012 16:59 - 4 Comments
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 - 3 Comments
Build your own swarm of robots
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…)
Science & Technology - Sep 30, 2011 13:43 - 0 Comments
Tendons take shock muscles won’t handle
BROWN U. (US) — Tendons in the legs act as shock absorbers, offering protection at the moment of impact with muscles stepping up less than a second later to absorb the remaining energy. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 23, 2011 11:42 - 0 Comments
Microrobot lifts bead 4x its weight
U. CHICAGO (US) — Robots, just half a millimeter wide, will assemble themselves into star shapes when an alternating magnetic field is applied. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 23, 2011 11:10 - 0 Comments
Fastest two-legged robot with knees
U. MICHIGAN (US) — See MABEL run—like a human. With a peak pace of 6.8 miles per hour, MABEL is believed to be the world’s fastest bipedal robot with knees. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 28, 2011 10:40 - 0 Comments
Brain cap morphs thought into motion
U. MARYLAND (US) — Interface technology that connects mind to machine could soon be used to control computers, robotic prosthetic limbs, motorized wheelchairs and even digital avatars. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 7, 2011 12:34 - 0 Comments
Bendy robot wiggles like a big worm
U. LEEDS (UK) — A robot built with a series of springs along the length of its body has the flexibility to move like a worm around obstacles. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 8, 2011 9:27 - 0 Comments
Snails don’t need slime to get ahead
STANFORD (US) — To move from here to there, a snail crawls using one muscular foot on a layer of self-secreted mucus-like slime. Now it appears the sticky stuff isn’t so essential after all. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 30, 2011 21:42 - 1 Comment
Modular ‘mobot’ crawls in clusters
UC DAVIS (US) — An engineering team has created a modular robot made of durable subunits that can function alone or be configured for a specific task. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 22, 2011 10:59 - 1 Comment
Touched by a robot. Creepy or cool?
GEORGIA TECH (US) — If a robot touched your arm, would you like it or would you feel a little uncomfortable? New research suggests your reaction depends on how you perceive the robot’s intentions. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 19, 2011 12:15 - 0 Comments
Robotic fish maneuvers with ribbon fin
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Inspired by the Amazon’s knifefish, engineers have designed a robotic fish that can move from swimming forward and backward to swimming vertically almost instantaneously. (more…)
