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Researchers 3D Print a Soft Robotic Hand Agile Enough to Play World 1-1

World 1-1 is considered to be the most iconic opening in the history of video games. It is a perfect example of Super Mario Bros.’ pure and simple ingredients, and its tight yet pleasing gameplay—run, jump, smash, and squash.

7 Sep 2021

New Way to Customize the Mechanical Properties of Soft Robots

Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed a novel automated process for designing and fabricating tailored soft robots. This could be achieved by merging two different approaches into an integrated workflow.

8 Jul 2021

Insect-Scale Robot can Swerve and Pivot with the Agility of a Cheetah

Many insects and spiders get their uncanny ability to scurry up walls and walk upside down on ceilings with the help of specialized sticky footpads that allow them to adhere to surfaces in places where no human would dare to go.

5 Jul 2021

Bio-Inspired Robot Demonstrates Ray Sperms' Unique Swimming Motion

It is generally agreed that sperms "swim" by beating or rotating their soft tails. However, a research team led by scientists from City University of Hong Kong has discovered that ray sperms move by rotating both the tail and the head.

11 Jun 2021

Robertson Introduce Facial Recognition Technology on UK’s First National Robotarium Site

Robertson Construction has deployed facial recognition technology on its prestigious National Robotarium project in Edinburgh to support contactless site entry for the workforce.

9 Jun 2021

Modern Drones Could Mimic 300-Million-Year-Old Dragonflies

Scientists from the University of South Australia drew inspiration from a 300-million-year-old flying machine—the dragonfly—to illustrate why future flapping-wing drones will perhaps look like the insect in wings, shape, and gearing.

28 Apr 2021

Small, Swimming Robots Self-Heal Magnetically After Breaking into Pieces

Living tissue is known to heal itself even after several injuries. However, it has been highly difficult to impart similar abilities to artificial systems like robots.

25 Mar 2021

New Flexible Underwater Robot Propels Itself in Water like Jellyfish

A flexible underwater robot with the ability to propel itself through the water quite similar to the Aurelia aurita jellyfish—nature’s most efficient swimmer—has been developed by researchers from the University of Southampton and the University of Edinburgh.

21 Jan 2021

Fish-Inspired Robots can Synchronize Movements Without Any Outside Control

Schools of fish exhibit complex, synchronized behaviors that help them find food, migrate and evade predators. No one fish or team of fish coordinates these movements nor do fish communicate with each other about what to do next. Rather, these collective behaviors emerge from so-called implicit coordination -- individual fish making decisions based on what they see their neighbors doing.

15 Jan 2021

Coupled Rössler Systems Help Generate Insect-Like Gaits for Tiny Robots

Scientists from Italy and Japan have been using chaos and nonlinear physics to develop insect-like gaits for small robots, which are complete with a locomotion controller to offer a brain-machine interface.

16 Dec 2020