Academia / Research

UCSF Health is preparing for the only FDA-approved study of the use of single port robotic technology for colorectal surgery in the U.S.

China’s industrial robotics market saw 243,300 installations in 2021, a 44% increase from the year before, according to the IFR. 

The new tool can design a 3D-printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object.

Intel Labs introduced a new approach to neural network-based object learning that uses interactive online object learning methods.

The Germany-based research group’s O3dyn platform uses NVIDIA simulation technologies to create robots with a rich feature set for logistics, manufacturing and more.

The industry set a new record for robot sales in Q2 of 2022 with 12,305 robots sold, according to the Association for Advancing Automation.

The survey aims to identify tools, strategies and guidance that should be prioritized to help manufacturers implement artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions for advanced manufacturing robotic systems. 

DayDreamer, a reinforcement-learning (RL) artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, can teach a quadruped to walk in just one hour.

The Symani Surgical System, which can remove the surgeon from the operating area, has already performed five surgeries.

The CSAIL team hopes their technology can be used to create wearable devices that provide feedback on how the user is moving. 

Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics, will lead the institute’s work on cognitive AI, athletic AI, organic hardware design and ethics and policy.

Florian Pestoni says “necrobotics” is where ethics and technology must meet. Just because it can be done, it doesn’t mean we should.

A Rice University research lab manipulates dead spiders’ legs with a puff of air to turn the spider into a gripper.

With WHIRL, developed at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), a robot can learn to perform household tasks just watching a person perform them. 

The International Federation of Robotics acts as a focal point for organizations and governmental representatives in activities related to robotics.

We take a look at some of the details in the first set of science images to be released by the JWST science team.

The Algae Phenotyping System is able to automate the long, manual process of identifying the traits present in different strains of algae.

Researchers at the MIT developed a system that can help robots retrieve target items from a pile of items with some RFID tags. 

Myoshirt is a soft exoskeleton that supports the upper body while the user moves their arms.

Researchers at MIT’s CSAIL released an open-source simulation engine that can construct environments to test autonomous vehicles.

Robot sales increased 28% from Q1 of 2021, when North American companies purchased 9,098 units, to 11,595 units sold in 2022.

The research team constructed the robot with a shape-memory alloy material that can transform to a “remembered” shape when heated.