A research team led by the University of Bristol is studying fish sensory organs to help then develop sensors for underwater robots.
Watch Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid work at a ‘construction site’
With a new routine where Atlas assists at a simulated job site, Boston Dynamics engineers have pushed the humanoid one step closer to performing real-world manipulation tasks at human speed.
How human language accelerated robotic learning
Researchers developed a suite of policies using machine learning training approaches with and without language information, and then compared the policies’ performance.
Teaching old robots new tricks
The SouthWest Research Institute shows how older robots can deliver value when you systematically design the approach and work within the constraints of your hardware.
WPI launches Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Institute
Vladimir Vantsevich and Lee Moradi, two professors at WPI, have established an Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Institute (AVMI).
MIT researchers create implantable robotic ventilator
Researchers at MIT have designed a soft, robotic implantable ventilator that can augment the diaphragm’s natural contractions.
Researchers develop AV object detection system with 96% accuracy
An international research team at the Incheon National University in South Korea has created an object detection system capable of 96% accuracy.
Robotics Summit hosting finals of MassRobotics Form & Function Challenge
The challenge calls for teams to create a robot that delivers a compelling form factor specific to its tasks while accomplishing a useful function.
SME to offer Robotics in Manufacturing Fundamentals certification
SME recently announced that it has developed the Robotics in Manufacturing Fundamentals (RMF) credential.
MIT researchers build swarms of assembling robots
Researchers at MIT have created assembling robots that are made up of the same components they use to build structures.
University of Texas to study how people interact with robots in public
Researchers at UT Austin received a $3.6 million grant to do a five-year study focusing on how humans interact with robots in public.
LEGO discontinues Mindstorms product line
LEGO Mindstorms, the STEM robotics kit that inspired millions of kids, is being retired from production and replaced by the LEGO Spike solution.
MassRobotics opens applications for Jumpstart Fellowship Program
The program provides opportunities for diverse high school girls in Massachusetts to learn about careers in robotics, expose them to technical skills and develop their professional networks.
Ferrari, Comau launch robotics learning center
Ferrari and Comau launched a new learning center this week called the e.DO Learning Center that will use Comau’s robots.
Harvard researchers create soft, tentacle-like robot gripper
Researchers at Harvard have created a tentacle-like gripper that can grasp irregularly shaped or soft objects without damaging them.
Stanford researchers create robotic boot that helps people walk
Engineers at Stanford University have created a boot-like robotic exoskeleton that can increase walking speed and reduce walking effort.
Watch a Cassie bipedal robot run 100 meters
Cassie, a bipedal robot developed at Oregon State University, recently ran 100 meters in 24.73 seconds at OSU’s Whyte Track and Field Center.
UCSF partners with FDA for robotic surgery trial
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.
IFR: China’s robot installations rose by 44% in 2021
China’s industrial robotics market saw 243,300 installations in 2021, a 44% increase from the year before, according to the IFR.
UW researchers create tool that designs 3D-printed grippers
The new tool can design a 3D-printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object.
Intel Labs research helps robots learn new objects after deployment
Intel Labs introduced a new approach to neural network-based object learning that uses interactive online object learning methods.
Fraunhofer taps NVIDIA’s simulation skills to improve robot designs
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.