A simple sponge has improved how robots grasp, scientists from the University of Bristol have found.
A breakthrough of a robot sensing its environment is needed to make human-robot interactions safer and more beneficial.
Rainbow Robotics, the South Korean Company renowned for developing HUBO, the first bipedal humanoid robot and winner of the prestigious DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), is set to make a splash in the U.S. market with its innovative line of six-axis collaborative robots, or cobots.
As is the case with any type of infrastructure, sewers require regular maintenance. But the often narrow pipes below the ground are difficult to access.
Optimus is a versatile, multi-purpose, AI-driven robot that can perform many tasks that humans find repetitive, boring, or unsafe for people to carry out. It is expected Optimus will stride among us by 2027.
A research group headed by Dr. Sona Kwak from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST; President Seok Jin Yoon) presented the newly-developed “CollaBot" and received the best award in the category of “hardware, design, and interface” at the Robot Design Competition.
Engineers at LJMU have gone out and bought a dog!
Zhi Zheng's robot is skilled at Tai Chi, and her research team hopes it will soon lead a class of older adults at a local community center. Her robot is more than a cute companion. It can help improve cognitive function and provide insights about how people interact with robots in various settings.
Researchers have examined the advantages of employing soft robotic systems and humanoid musculoskeletal robots as bioreactor platforms to create clinically effective tendon constructions.
“Hey there. Allow me to introduce you to your new companion, Orbit, a robot you can play with and listen to. Not only can Orbit hear you, they can feel you too.”