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Humanoid Robots are Being Developed for Airbus
A new research program has been announced between Airbus and the Joint Research Laboratory (JRL). The JRL was formed in 2004 from the union of Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and…
£4.2m project to develop robots to fix potholes, drones to repair light fixtures
A new £4.2m national infrastructure research project led by researchers at University of Leeds is going to build robots to fix potholes, and drones to repair light fixtures. The funding for the…
Thousands flock to Robotronica to get a glimpse of robotic future
Robotronica, organised at Brisbane’s Queensland University of Technology (QUT), has been a day of discovery, fun and learning for many as thousands flocked to the public event to get a glimpse of…
Mother robot builds children without human intervention
Researchers have designed and built a robot capable of building its own children without any human intervention. The robot can test which one does best; and then use the results to inform…
Researchers take cue from nature to develop robot that mimics water striders
Water striders are probably one of the most fascinating insects for their ability to ‘walk’ on water and taking a cue from them, an international team of researchers has developed a robot…
Soft-bodied 3D printed robot is flexible, extremely durable
Researchers have combined 3D printing advances and gradient material strategy to build a flexible robot that is devoid of the traditional rigidity of metallic components, but is also extremely durable. Unlike traditional…
British scientists developing microphone system to help robots ‘hear better’
Ever wondered what will it be like for a robot placed in a room full of people that are talking to each other in in the middle of all that someone is…
DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals: Team Kaist lands $2 million top prize
Years of research and development, followed by days of intense preparations, a day of rehearsal and two days of head-to-head competition has finally brought the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals to an end…
Robotic visual systems could benefit from insect vision
Using years of research in insect vision, researchers at University of Adelaide are developing a new robot with visual systems borrowed from insects by combining principles of neuroscience, mechanical engineering and computer…
In a first, robotic cheetah can see and jump over hurdles
Researchers at MIT have developed a robotic cheetah – a first of its kind robot that has been trained to see and jump over hurdles as it runs. Much like how humans…
Robots can adapt like animals; can recover from injury in less the 2 minutes
Robots hold the promise of efficiency and will one day hugely benefit us by performing tasks which are impossible for humans, but that won’t be a reality until these automated machines learn…
Professor: Humans will become cyborgs within next 200 years to live forever
Cyborg trend isn’t far away and according to a Hebrew University professor, humans may ‘upgrade’ themselves to become one themselves within the next 200 years to potentially live forever. Yuval Noah Harari,…
Researchers develop algorithms that enable robots to learn motor skills through
Algorithms developed by University of California, Berkeley has enabled robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error using a process that more closely approximates the way humans learn, marking a major…
Soft-robotic eel-like rover could help explore moons like Europa
NASA has set its eyes on exploring the icy moons of our Solar System with intentions of looking for any possible signs of life underneath the thick ice cover on these space…