Researchers at the MIT developed a system that can help robots retrieve target items from a pile of items with some RFID tags.
ETH Zurich develops wearable muscles
Myoshirt is a soft exoskeleton that supports the upper body while the user moves their arms.
MIT CSAIL releases open-source simulator for autonomous vehicles
Researchers at MIT’s CSAIL released an open-source simulation engine that can construct environments to test autonomous vehicles.
Robot sales hit record high in first quarter of 2022
Robot sales increased 28% from Q1 of 2021, when North American companies purchased 9,098 units, to 11,595 units sold in 2022.
Researchers create walking robot half a millimeter wide
The research team constructed the robot with a shape-memory alloy material that can transform to a “remembered” shape when heated.
Carnegie Mellon researchers gather data to train self-driving ATVs
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University drove an ATV aggressively through an off-road environment near Pittsburgh at 30 miles an hour.
DeepMind’s open-source version of MuJoCo available on GitHub
MuJoCo, which stands for Multi-Joint Dynamics with Contact, is a physics engine that aims to facilitate R&D in robotics, biomechanics, graphics and animation.
MIT researchers help robots navigate uncertain environments
MIT’s research team hopes that its findings could help autonomous robots explore remote exoplanets with unknown conditions.
Researchers developing underwater map-making robot
The robot, a customized BlueROV2 robot, operates at a depth of 1 meter and uses sonar signals to detect objects around it.
Jumping robot sets record with 100+ foot jump
Lead author on the study, Elliot W. Hawkes, said that the team sought to create a jumper that could reach the limits of engineered jumps.
MIT CSAIL develops soft, pneumatic actuator
Soft, pneumatic actuators can provide high response rates and power to input ratios, but creating them can be tedious.
GIST researchers teach robots to identify partially hidden objects
Typically, when AI is presented with a scene of cluttered objects, the system will try to identify each item based only on its visible parts.
Google researchers teach robots to learn by watching
A research team at the robotics department at Google has been developing a new way for robots to learn by watching.
Robotics Summit & Expo announces discounted academic registration
The Robotics Summit & Expo offers complimentary and discounted registration for colleges, universities and research centers.
MIT CSAIL develops robotic gripper that can feel what it grabs
CSAIL’s Perceptual Science Group created touch sensors for their gripper, allowing it to feel with the same sensitivity as human skin.
Researchers enable robot to manipulate dough
A new technique could enable a robot to manipulate squishy objects like pizza dough or soft materials like clothing.
Stanford engineers enable simple cameras to see in 3D
Researchers devised a high-frequency, low-power, compact optical device that allows virtually any digital camera to perceive depth.
Researchers aim to create soft, shape-changing robots
The researchers are hoping to create robots made from many individual units that act individually but cooperatively.
GE’s Pipe-worm robot clears, maps pipeline networks
The Programmable Worm for Irregular Pipeline Exploration, or “Pipe-worm”, is GE’s latest adaptation of its autonomous giant earthworm robot.
NASA’s OSAM-1 is a step closer to refueling an unserviced satellite
NASA’s OSAM-1 mission aims to be the first ever to refuel a satellite not designed to be serviced using SPIDER.
AR helps researchers twist robotic arm into shape
Imperial College London researchers wanted to create an arm that is flexible enough to be used in multiple applications.
BU, Harvard receive $3M for assistive robotics research
Researchers aim to improve the lives of people with neuro-motor impairments and to help individuals achieve ambitious fitness goals.