Robotics

News in BriefRobotics, Technology, PhysicsThe insect-inspired machine is about 1,000 times lighter than previous aerial-aquatic bots…

One of the most common things to do with a new robot is enable autonomy, or at least get started on it with Simultaneous Localization and Mapping…

For outdoor robotics, one of the key capabilities for autonomous use-cases is GPS Waypoint Navigation. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, GPS…

Letters to the EditorScience & Society, Robotics, PsychologyYour letters and comments on the October 14, 2017 issue of Science News…

his fully 3D-printed version of the grippers includes “fingernails” on the ends of the fingers to help pick up organisms that are sitting on hard…

When you need a model for how to make something that flies, there’s no need to look to science fiction. Nature’s got plenty of examples. A pretty…

News in BriefRobotics, TechnologyThe machine ‘sweats’ to keep the motors of its muscles coolByMaria…

This project originated in the Robotics Research Centre of Nanyang Technology University (NTU) located in Singapore. Both faculty members and PhD…

A new fabrication process enables the creation of soft robots at the millimeter scale with features on the micrometer scale as shown here with the…

It just got way easier to build “smart” robots. Each year, the who’s who of the tech world gathers at Computex 2018, an information and…