Robotics

Autonomous robot Athena conquers rough terrain for rescue

Disaster sites vary as widely as rescue missions. Using robotics to help often requires multiple robots to survey, climb, lift, or manipulate objects. Athena...

Hyundai firefighting robots save lives in burning buildings

Hyundai has donated four super-tough unmanned robotic vehicles to firefighters in Korea for use in high-risk situations. The autonomous vehicles will deal with the...

Lost Méliès Film Restored: Oldest Robot on Screen (1897)

A piece of techno-cinematic history has emerged as the US Library of Congress releases the restored video of the oldest film to feature a...

Soft robotic fin boosts underwater vehicle stability

If someone asked you to move like a robot and you responded with the fluid art of ballet, your audience would be baffled, yet...

Bio-inspired robo-dolphin could soon be vacuuming oil off the sea’s surface

When it comes to systems for cleaning up marine oil spills, most of them simply float in place, waiting for the oil to come...

AI evolves indestructible, adaptable robots

It took nature millions of years to create intelligent, adaptive species. Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois are using AI to evolve robots in...

Robotic legs dance, climb stairs in Roadrunner demo

The Robotics and AI Institute (RAI) has just released a video of its Roadrunner robot. Although it lacks a torso, the bipedal bot more...

Robotic legs dance, climb stairs in Roadrunner demo

The Robotics and AI Institute (RAI) has just released a video of its Roadrunner robot. Although it lacks a torso, the bipedal bot more...

New ultrasonic wristband tracks hand movements with precision

Despite decades of technological progress, robots still can’t move as smoothly as humans – they drop objects, and struggle to pick them up properly. Scientists...
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