Printed robots with bones, ligaments, and tendons
A new technology enables the printing of complex robots with soft, elastic, and rigid materials in one go. This allows for the creation of delicate structures and parts with cavities as desired.
Robot Control
Articles tagged with Robot Control
Helping robots assess risk
A new project aims to help robots assess risks and make autonomous decisions. The research focuses on quantifying ambiguity in robot perception to improve safety and efficiency.
One-hour training is all you need to control a third robotic arm
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London and their colleagues have found that supernumerary robotic arms can be used as effectively as a partner, enabling tasks like opening doors while carrying packages. The study suggests these arms could aid people with various tasks, such as surgery or industrial work.
Better paths yield better AI
Researchers from Bar-Ilan University improved AI classification tasks by choosing the most influential path to the output, rather than learning with deeper networks. This approach can enhance existing architectures and pave the way for improved AI systems without additional layers.
Rice U.’s Kaiyu Hang wins NSF CAREER Award
Hang aims to develop general-purpose robots that can handle complex physical interactions without requiring perfect input from sensors or extensive instructions. His project seeks to improve robotic manipulation tasks by reducing assumptions about how the robot acts in real-world conditions.
Bot inspired by baby turtles can swim under the sand
The robot uses two front limbs mimicking turtle hatchlings' oversized flippers to detect obstacles and navigate through sand. It has the potential to inspect grain silos, measure soil contaminants, and aid in search and rescue operations.
Pump powers soft robots, makes cocktails
A team of researchers at Harvard University has developed a compact, soft pump that can power soft robots in various applications. The pump uses dielectric elastomer actuators and can control pressure, flow rate, and flow direction, making it suitable for biomedical settings.
Robot centipedes go for a walk
Researchers from Osaka University developed a biomimetic robot that uses dynamic instability to navigate uneven terrain. The robot can switch between straight and curved walking motions, making it suitable for search and rescue operations or planetary exploration.
Sweater-wrapped robots can feel and react to human touch
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have created a fabric and sensing system, RobotSweater, that allows machines to better interact with humans. The knitted textile 'skin' can sense contact and pressure, enabling robots to move in response to human gestures.
Is Deep Learning a necessary ingredient for Artificial Intelligence?
Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered that efficient learning on artificial shallow architectures can achieve the same classification success rates as deep learning architectures, but with less computational complexity. This breakthrough has significant implications for the development of unique hardware and advanced GPU t...
Is brain learning weaker than artificial Intelligence?
Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have developed a new type of artificial neural network that outperforms traditional deep learning architectures. By using tree architecture with single routes to output units, they achieve better classification success rates, paving the way for efficient and biologically-inspired AI hardware.
RaiBo - a versatile robo-dog runs through the sandy beach at 3 meters/sec
Researchers at KAIST developed a quadrupedal robot control technology that enables robots to walk robustly on deformable terrain like sandy beaches. The technology uses artificial neural networks to simulate ground characteristics and adapt to changing environments, allowing the robot to maintain balance and perform high-speed walking.
Microelectronics give researchers a remote control for biological robots
Scientists successfully used lab-produced tissue samples to remotely control muscle-driven miniature robots with this innovative technology. The device allows researchers a new level of interaction and exploration in the field of biological robots.
Need a hand? This robotic hand can help you pick your food items and plate your dish
Researchers from Singapore University of Technology and Design developed a new reconfigurable workspace soft robotic gripper that can pick and place a wide range of consumer items. The RWS gripper's adaptive capabilities make it particularly useful in logistics and food industries where robotic automation is crucial.
Words prove their worth as teaching tools for robots
Researchers found that providing language descriptions of tools can accelerate a simulated robotic arm's learning of tool manipulation. The team used GPT-3 to obtain tool descriptions and showed improved performance in tasks such as pushing, lifting, sweeping, and hammering with new tools.
The physical intelligence of ant and robot collectives
A team of simple robots, nicknamed RAnts, use photormones to escape a corral and perform complex tasks. The research reveals how collective cooperation can arise from simple rules, applicable to solving problems like construction, search and rescue, and defense.
MARM, the new three-leg robot to transport weights and manipulate components in Space
The MARM robotic platform has three limbs for enhanced mobility and manipulation flexibility, allowing it to transport large payloads and assemble components. The robot's unique design enables full-body motions and facilitates assembly operations by adjusting its central pelvis base.
CityU researchers develop wireless, ultrathin 'Skin VR' to provide a vivid, 'personalized' touch experience in the virtual world
Researchers from City University of Hong Kong developed an advanced wireless haptic interface system called WeTac. The system provides a vivid touch experience with personalized tactile sensation data and overcomes the shortcomings of existing bulky gloves.
Tiny biohybrid robots for intelligent drug delivery
Researchers have made significant progress in designing and controlling continuum robots, which can be used for targeted therapy and precise control. However, challenges remain, including miniaturization, perception accuracy, and stable simulation engines.
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology researchers improve the scanning capability of magnetic particle imaging systems used for medical imaging
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology researchers have developed a rabbit-scale three-dimensional magnetic particle imaging system that can scan large volumes at high resolution. The system uses amplitude modulation to minimize peripheral nerve stimulation while maintaining high image quality.
MIT engineers devise a recipe for improving any autonomous robotic system
A new optimization tool can quickly improve performance of various autonomous systems, including walking robots and self-driving vehicles. The tool uses automatic differentiation to identify tweaks that achieve desired outcomes, reducing trial-and-error simulations.
A helping hand for robotic manipulator design
MIT researchers develop an interactive design pipeline enabling users to create customized robotic hands with tactile sensors. The platform streamlines the process, allowing users to adjust palm and fingers and integrate tactile sensors, resulting in complex tasks like picking delicate items or using tools being performed flawlessly.
Industrial repair ‘snake’ robot now being tested for cancer surgery
Researchers are refining COBRA, a repair robot inspired by snakes, for medical use in throat cancer and injury surgery. The robot offers more dexterity, accuracy, and high-definition views for surgical teams.
Solving the challenges of robotic pizza-making
Researchers at MIT developed a framework for robotic manipulation systems that can perform complex tasks using a two-stage learning process. This allows robots to learn abstract ideas about manipulating deformable objects, such as pizza dough, and execute skills to complete tasks.
Engineers develop a ‘magnetic tentacle robot’ to pass into the narrow tubes of the lung
A team of engineers and scientists has developed a proof-of-concept for a magnetic tentacle robot that can navigate the narrow tubes of the lung, enabling doctors to take tissue samples or deliver cancer therapy. The device measures just 2 millimeters in diameter and uses an autonomous magnetic guidance system to guide it into place.
BirdBot is energy-efficient thanks to nature as a model
Researchers created BirdBot, a robotic leg inspired by the ostrich's anatomy, which achieves energy efficiency through a mechanical coupling of muscles and tendons. The robot leg requires fewer motors than other machines, making it suitable for large size applications.
Bendy robotic arm twisted into shape with help of augmented reality
Researchers at Imperial College London developed a bendy robotic arm that can twist and turn in all directions, allowing for customizable shapes. The team created an augmented reality system to enhance user-friendliness, enabling users to easily configure the robot using motion tracking cameras and smartglasses.
Electronic skin that can feel in real time
Researchers created an artificial sensory receptor that generates spike signals on its own, enabling the e-skin to analyze spatial information and react to external stimuli in real-time. The e-skin's functionality overcomes limitations of conventional electronic skins, which can only process tactile information sequentially.
Robotic VR system to teleoperate robots with potential for Covid-19 swab tests and other tasks
A new HMI system, Robotic VR, allows users to teleoperate robots with precision and feel, enabling complicated tasks such as Covid-19 swab tests and patient care. The system provides immersive feedback via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and the internet.
Step-by-step: Researchers use intact knee to teach prosthetic to behave more realistically
A new approach uses reinforcement learning algorithm to help robotic knee mimic intact human knee in walking, achieving 100% success rate on even ground. The technology also adapts to uneven terrain and changes in walking pace, promising a more comfortable experience for prosthetic users.
How scientists designed the controllers for robot manipulators in the space station?
Researchers developed a recursive composite adaptive control method to improve the accuracy and dynamic performance of robot manipulators in the Chinese Space Station. The new controller reduces computational loads and achieves faster parameter convergence, making it suitable for high-degree-of-freedom robots.
Century-old assumption regarding neurons and brain activity disproved
New experiments challenge conventional wisdom on neuronal refractory periods, discovering durations exceeding 20 milliseconds and sensitivity to input signal origin. These findings may hold the key to understanding degenerative diseases and advancing artificial intelligence-based applications.
Light-powered soft robots could suck up oil spills
A new floating robotic film can hoover oil spills at sea or remove contaminants from drinking water, using a pulsing motion inspired by water striders. The film is powered by light and fueled by water, making it sustainable and reusable.
A robot that finds lost items
Researchers at MIT develop RFusion, a robotic system that uses data from a camera and radio frequency antenna to locate and retrieve lost items. The system relies on RFID tags and machine learning algorithms to optimize the robot's trajectory and grasp the object.
How robots can tell how clean is ‘clean’
SUTD researchers develop sensor that assigns dirt score to areas based on visual and tactile analysis, allowing for more efficient exploration of complex spaces. The sensor is integrated with a smart algorithm that directs the robot to focus on areas with high dirt probability.
NJIT expert trains robots to use their hands, earns NSF CAREER grant
Cong Wang aims to develop a two-fingered robot that can perform everyday tasks with precision manipulation, using artificial intelligence and crowdsourcing. The robot will be taught by human volunteers through the Amazon Mechanical Turk system, with the goal of creating a physically intelligent being.
Scientists develop improved algorithm for upper arm rehabilitation robots
A new algorithm provides accurate solutions that mimic natural human movement, reducing the risk of injury. The Pro-ISADE approach improves calculation speed while ensuring calculated joint angles are feasible for robotic use in daily activities like drinking water and brushing teeth.
Physics can assist with key challenges in artificial intelligence
Researchers from Bar-Ilan University demonstrate the application of physical concepts in physics to solve key challenges in artificial intelligence. By adopting power-law scaling, they show that learning each example once is equivalent to learning examples repeatedly, enabling rapid decision-making and ultrafast learning.