Pleobot is a small robotic platform that emulates krill-like swimming. Credit: Wilhelmus Lab. Picture a network of interconnected, autonomous robots working together in a coordinated dance to navigate the pitch-black…
Tag: Robotics
Should robots be given a conscience?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Modern-day society relies intrinsically on automated systems and artificial intelligence. It is embedded into our daily routines and shows no signs of slowing, in fact use…
Sponge helps robotic arms grasp delicate objects
Robot sponge. Credit: Tianqi Yue A simple sponge has improved how robots grasp, scientists from the University of Bristol have found. This easy-to-make sponge-jamming device can help stiff robots…
Swarming microrobots self-organize into diverse patterns
Credit: Cornell University A research collaboration between Cornell and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has found an efficient way to expand the collective behavior of swarming microrobots: Mixing…
A worm-inspired robot based on an origami structure and magnetic actuators
The fabrication of the origami backbone. Credit: Jin et al Bio-inspired robots, robotic systems that emulate the appearance, movements, and/or functions of specific biological systems, could help to tackle real-world…
New simulation tool helps robots handle fluids
Researchers created “FluidLab,” a simulation environment with a diverse set of manipulation tasks involving complex fluid dynamics. Credit: Alex Shipps/MIT CSAIL via Midjourney Imagine you’re enjoying a picnic by a…
Robotic seal’s gait may be graceless, but it could help save lives
(A) Bioinspiration from pinnipeds (i.e., seals, sea lions, and walruses) that use fore flippers and body (or hind flipper) for terrestrial locomotion. (B) Pinniped robot in an unactuated pose. Credit:…
Speedy robo-gripper reflexively organizes cluttered spaces
MIT researchers (from left): Elijah Stanger-Jones, Hongmin Kim, and Andrew SaLoutos have designed a robot gripper that incorporates reflexes to quickly grasp and sort everyday objects. Credit: Jodi Hilton When…
Robot fish makes splash with motion breakthrough
Credit: University of Bristol A coil-powered robot fish designed by scientists at the University of Bristol could make underwater exploration more accessible. The robot fish was fitted with a twisted…
