Month: January 2018

The milliDelta robot integrates a new microfabrication technique with high-performance composite materials that can incorporate flexural joints and bending actuators, the milliDelta can operate with high speed, force, and micrometer precision, which make it compatible with a range of micromanipulation tasks in manufacturing and medicine.
Small but fast: A miniaturized origami-inspired robot combines micrometer precision with high speed

It may be small, but it’s one of the fastest moving robots we’ve ever seen

Harvard's milliDelta Robot Is Tiny and Scary Fast

Female fiddler crabs are sensitive to changes in the speed of a male’s courtship display, significantly preferring displays that accelerate to those that are performed at a constant speed or slow down.
Quick quick slow is no-go in crab courtship dance

Deep learning AI is helping screen for ill patients who could benefit from having end-of-life conversations earlier

Stanford's AI Predicts Death for Better End-of-Life Care

Need a hand? This humanoid robot can help

KIT's ARMAR-6 Humanoid Will Help Humans Fix Other Robots

Teams of small quadrotors use just a camera and IMU to help each other transport cargo

Microdrones That Cooperate to Transport Objects Could Be Future of Warehouse Automation

A brain-machine interface that combines brain stimulation with a robotic device controlling hand movement increases the output of pathways connecting the brain and spinal cord, according to a study of healthy adults. This work could have implications for restoring function in stroke patients with hand paralysis.
Potential brain-machine interface for hand paralysis

Learn about new drones, smart home gadgets, and mesh networks in this live broadcast from the CES show floor

CES 2018: The Rise of Drones

Phytoplankton blooms are one of the most important factors contributing to the efficiency of the carbon pump in the North Atlantic Ocean. To better understand this phenomenon, researchers have developed a new class of robots able to collect data in the ocean throughout the year. Using these unparalleled data, the researchers have identified the starting point for the explosive spring phytoplankton bloom.
Robots aid better understanding of phytoplankton blooms

Bioengineers have developed a tissue-based soft robot that mimics the biomechanics of a stingray. The new technology could lead to advances in bio-inspired robotics, regenerative medicine and medical diagnostics.
Stingray soft robot could lead to bio-inspired robotics