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Biomimetic Robot Reveals Swimming Techniques Used by Fish

A school of fish is a remarkable display of synchronicity. But even years of research have not resolved a fundamental question—do fish swim in schools to save energy?

27 Oct 2020

New System Helps Control Swarm of Robots to Paint a Picture

The concept of a swarm of robots taking instructions and painting a picture might seem unrealistic but a new study reported in Frontiers in Robotics and AI, an open-access journal, has demonstrated that it is achievable.

15 Oct 2020

Robotic Fish Helps Expose Collective Patterns of Animal Groups

Using advanced robotics, a research group has demonstrated that the speed of animals is essential for collective behavioral patterns, and that, eventually, it is the faster creatures that have the strongest impact on group-level behavior.

17 Sep 2020

Wireless Artificial Aquatic Polyp Removes Contaminants from Water

Coral polyps that constitute corals found in the ocean are small soft creatures with tentacles and a stem. They nourish the corals and help the corals to survive by producing self-made currents from the motion of their soft bodies.

11 Aug 2020

Novel Humanoid Hand Could Offer Robots a Soft Touch

At Michigan State University a team of engineers has designed and created an innovative humanoid hand that could help develop a robot with a soft touch.

21 Jul 2020

Sensory Integrated Robotic System Mimics Biological Neural Networks

Researchers have created a sensory integrated artificial brain system that simulates biological neural networks, which can work using a power-efficient neuromorphic processor such as Intel’s Loihi chip.

16 Jul 2020

New System Teaches Robots to Pick Up Troublesome Objects

Kitchen robots are famous foresight for the future. However, if an existing robot attempts to pick up a kitchen staple like a shiny knife or a clear measuring cup, it may not be successful.

15 Jul 2020

New Soft Robots Inspired by Jellyfish Outperform Real-Life Counterparts

New jellyfish-inspired soft robots developed by engineering researchers at North Carolina State University and Temple University have been found to outswim their real-life counterparts.

2 Jul 2020

New Data-Driven Solution to Create Realistic Virtual Reality Sword Fights

A team of researchers from the University of Bath, working together with Ninja Theory, a game development studio, has developed a solution to the difficulties involved in creating realistic VR sword fights: Touché—a data-driven, machine learning-based computer model.

24 Jun 2020