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Researchers Develop New, Octopus-Inspired Soft Robotic Arm

Octopuses have a lot of cool things to boast about, and their arms could be the coolest of all.

28 Feb 2020

Soft, 3D-Printed Robot Regulates its Temperature Through Sweating

Just when it was thought that robots couldn’t become any cooler, researchers at Cornell University have developed a new soft robot muscle that sweats to regulate its temperature.

30 Jan 2020

New Separated Flow Airfoil Wing Could Ensure Efficient, Stable Small Drones

Thanks to a new kind of wing designed by Brown University researchers, small fixed-wing drones can now become much more efficient and stable.

30 Jan 2020

New Robotic Insect Uses Artificial Muscles to Move on Various Terrains

Visualize swarms of robotic insects traveling around while performing different tasks. Although it might seem like science fiction, it is actually more viable than imagined.

19 Dec 2019

Plant-Inspired “Growing Robot” Twists and Turns in Various Configurations

Robots can often be seen in today’s warehouses and factories, quickly moving about and transporting tools or items from one station to another.

8 Nov 2019

Resilient, Eight-Wing RoboBee Powered by Soft Artificial Muscles

A RoboBee rushing toward a wall or bumping into a glass box might have caused panic earlier among scientists at the Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS).

5 Nov 2019

Researchers are One Step Closer to Achieving Human-Operated Robotics

What if a person stuck inside a collapsed building following a disaster—wondering whether someone brave enough will come to rescue—suddenly finds a robot standing in the shadows as soon as a door bursts open?

31 Oct 2019

Bio-Inspired Soft Robots Use Stored Elastic Energy to Quickly Trap Live Insects

Salamanders, chameleons, and many different species of toads make use of stored elastic energy to put out their sticky tongues and catch unwary insects within a tenth of a second. These insects are usually located at a distance of about one-and-a-half body lengths of the reptiles.

31 Oct 2019

Innovative Robots Need Just 3 Hours to Successfully Learn Tutoring Methods

According to new research, robots may require just three hours to effectively learn procedures that can be used to assist teachers in a classroom scenario.

24 Oct 2019

Innovative Artificial Skin-Like Interface for Augmenting Interactive Devices

A new interface built by scientists in Bristol and Paris launches touch technology to new heights with its artificial skin-like membrane designed for augmenting interactive devices such as wearables, phones, or computers.

22 Oct 2019