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Educational Robot Teaches Coding to Students Using Interactive, Offline Activities

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools around the globe to close and have left educational institutions and families scrambling to ensure their children are still able to receive a quality education. During this time, virtual and digital learning tools have proven to be vital.

29 May 2020

Smart, Interactive, Uniquely Mobile Misa Robot Offers High-Tech Functions

The inventors of Misa, the next generation social robot, are pleased to announce they have launched their exciting new product on April 28th, 2020 on the Indiegogo.

28 May 2020

NoMo Robot Vacuum—The Ultimate Hands-Free Vacuuming Solution from Neabot

Neabot NoMo Robot Vacuum, the ultimate hands-free vacuuming solution, is all set to launch on Kickstarter this May. The suggested retail price is US$599 in US with Kickstarter price starting from $369.

28 May 2020

Robotic Swarm Observations can Assist Rescue Workers in Navigating Disaster Sites

Using biologically inspired robotic swarms consisting of large groups of robots that have been programmed to operate cooperatively, much like individuals in an ant or bee colony, scientists from the University of Colorado demonstrate that the locally observed distribution of robots can be correlated to the location of environmental features, such as exits in office-like environments.

27 May 2020

Research Provides Clues to How Social Robots and People Connect via Humor

Standup comedian Jon the Robot likes to tell his audiences that he does lots of auditions but has a hard time getting bookings.

20 May 2020

A Soft Touch Gives Greater Flexibility to Robots

Robots can be made from soft materials, but the flexibility of such robots is limited by the inclusion of rigid sensors necessary for their control.

15 May 2020

New Simulation Tool for Mimicking Movements of Soft, Limbed Robots

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Carnegie Mellon University have employed advanced computer graphics technology to mimic, for the first time, the movements of soft robots with limbs.

12 May 2020

AI’s Huge Energy Demands Could be Offset by Quantum Material

A group of engineers has developed hardware with the ability to learn skills using AI that currently runs on software platforms.

8 May 2020

Study Investigates Role of Service Robots in Hotels After COVID-19 Impact

Dr Tracy Xu, the lead author of the study and a lecturer in hospitality at the University of Surrey’s world-renowned School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, has published her paper recently in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.

7 May 2020

New Autonomous Motion Generation System Could Help Distinguish Personas

Oregon State University College of Engineering researchers used a vacuum cleaner and the personalities of three of the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White to demonstrate that people can correctly infer a robot's personality solely by how it moves.

5 May 2020