Sphero's New RVR Robot Is More Hackable Than Ever
RVR is rugged, affordable, expandable, and easy to program
Robots track moving objects with unprecedented precision
A novel system uses RFID tags to help robots home in on moving objects with unprecedented speed and accuracy. The system could enable greater collaboration and precision by robots working on packaging and assembly, and by swarms of drones carrying out search-and-rescue missions.
Robots track moving objects with unprecedented precision
Video Friday: Final Goodbye to Opportunity Rover, and More
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
For Micro Robot Insects, Four Wings May Be Better Than Two
An extra pair of wings makes robot insects much easier to control
Chemical data mining boosts search for new organic semiconductors
Organic semiconductors are lightweight, flexible and easy to manufacture. But they often fail to meet expectations regarding efficiency and stability. Researchers are now deploying data mining approaches to identify promising organic compounds for the electronics of the future.
Chemical data mining boosts search for new organic semiconductors
The first walking robot that moves without GPS
Desert ants are extraordinary solitary navigators. Researchers were inspired by these ants as they designed AntBot, the first walking robot that can explore its environment randomly and go home automatically, without GPS or mapping. This work opens up new strategies for navigation in autonomous vehicles and robotics.
The first walking robot that moves without GPS
Getting a grip on human-robot cooperation
There is a time when a successful cooperation between humans and robots has decisive importance: it is in the precise moment that one “actor” is required to hand an object to another “actor” and, therefore, to coordinate their actions accordingly. But how can we make this interaction more natural for robots?
Getting a grip on human-robot cooperation
Robot Attempts to Navigate As Well As a Tiny Desert Ant
Desert ants can navigate remarkably well with the aid of the sun, a skill that robots are trying to duplicate
4 Experts Respond to Trump's Executive Order on AI
The new “American AI Initiative” is heavy on bombast, light on specifics
