Robotics

Soft robohand senses produce ripeness for gentle harvesting

Agriculture is one of the industries that is getting increasingly affected by robotics, which totally makes sense, as farmers around the world face human...

Mars rover uses wiggly wheels inspired by lizard

The sandfish lizard moves very efficiently through the sands of the Sahara desert, and not surprisingly, it doesn't use wheels to do so. Scientists...

Octopus robot arm mimics suckers for underwater exploration

Robots exploring the ocean floor today use pre-programmed movements, centralized processors, and rigid structures to do their work. But the sea is unpredictable, and...

Tiny soft pump powers flexible robots

Soft robots have a “cardiovascular” problem. While their bodies can deform and bend, their hearts, the pumps that keep them moving, have remained bulky...

Robots can roll up to avoid damage like armadillos

Nature has long served as a source of inspiration for scientific innovations. Many animals have evolved defensive features such as skins, shells, and scales...

20-legged robot achieves movement symmetry

Most of nature – including humans – is symmetrical, and as creations reflect their creators, many robots we create today feature this symmetry, with the general...

Tiny 5-in-1 surgical robot fits on fingertip

Picture a surgical robot that can move, cut tissue, release drugs, grip and store samples, and wirelessly generate heat. You most likely didn't imagine...

New 3D printed robot muscles mimic human-like movement

The day is coming when you may walk past a robot and have no idea it was a robot. Over years of engineering, we've...

Robots learn new skills without custom code changes

It’s fairly easy for people to learn from other people – we’ve been doing it for around 300,000 years – because we can observe, copy, and...
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