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Human Models to Improve the Perception of Robots

Perceive first, act afterwards.The architecture of most of today’s robots is underpinned by this control strategy.The eSMCs project has set itself the aim of changing the paradigm and generating more dynamic computer models in which action is not a mere consequence of perception but an integral part of the perception process.

19 Oct 2012

Tufts University Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Create Soft-Bodied Robots

A five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to Tufts University will help launch an interdisciplinary graduate program to enable scientists and engineers to create soft-bodied robots.

18 Oct 2012

Researchers to Develop Autonomous Flying Robot by Simulating Honey Bee Brain

Scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex are embarking on an ambitious project to produce the first accurate computer models of a honey bee brain in a bid to advance our understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and how animals think.

3 Oct 2012

Homeland Security Supports Development of Battery-Powered Robotic Tuna

The development of ‘BIOSwimmer’, an unmanned underwater vehicle with its design similar to a tuna, has been funded by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).

21 Sep 2012

General Public Help Select Four Robots for Hall of Fame

For the first time members of the general public will help select four robots for induction into the Robot Hall of Fame® from a slate of a dozen nominees.

21 Aug 2012

Researchers Develop Automated System to Examine Mutant Worms

Multi-cellular animals like fruit flies, nematodes, or zebra fish serve as major tools for carrying out research on genetic factors involved in disease process, response to new drugs etc.

21 Aug 2012

Researchers Develop Soft Robots Based on Color-Layer Technology

A research team led by George Whitesides, the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor, has succeeded in innovating soft, silicone-based robots that can camouflage themselves or stand out from their environment. Scientists are making efforts to make the robots capable enough to disguise themselves.

18 Aug 2012