robotics
Helping Robots Spring Into Action
An international research team has constructed insect-size millirobots that can fling themselves into the air like trap-jaw ants.
Deep Learning Helps Robots Control Their Limbs
Deep reinforcement learning has helped walking robots coordinate complex movements with motor synergy just like humans do.
Getting A Grip On Robot-Assisted Surgery
Surgeon's fatigue during robot-assisted surgery could become a thing of the past with a controller developed by scientists in Japan.
Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Marcelo Ang
One of Singapore’s robotics pioneers, Professor Marcelo Ang Jr’s research promises to take driverless cars and personal robotic assistants outside the realm of imagination and into the mainstream.
Release The Robots!
Collaborative robots, or co-bots, are not only creating new business opportunities and changing workplace dynamics, but also bringing with them new risks concerning safety and security.
Pioneering High Accuracy, High Agility Automation
The Archimedes robot uses artificial intelligence to analyze optical components and their respective sizes, then an algorithm plans the most efficient way to slot them onto a tray.
Robotic Muscles That Flex On Command
Researchers in South Korea have developed an ultrathin, artificial muscle for soft robotics.
Wiring An Artificial Brain To Help Robots ‘Feel’ (VIDEO)
This artificial nervous system can help robots detect sensations 1,000 times faster than human beings.
How Brainless Brittle Stars Move Their Limbs
The difference between five- and six-legged green brittle stars has helped scientists understand how the sea creatures coordinate movement without neural activity.
