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Crossing the Uncanny Valley: Researchers develop technology for lifelike facial expressions in androids
Even if an android's appearance is so realistic that it could be mistaken for a human in a photograph, watching it move in person can feel a bit unsettling. It can smile, frown, or display other various, familiar expressions, ...
Dec 23, 2024
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Robot mimics traditional Chinese massage techniques for therapeutic use
In recent years, roboticists have developed a wide range of systems that could eventually be introduced in health care and assisted living facilities. These include both medical robots and robots designed to provide companionship ...
Dec 21, 2024
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Microrobots and the 'lazy agent problem': Swarm study demonstrates a solution
Imagine trying to move a heavy piece of furniture with a group of people. Everyone's effort matters, but how do you ensure that each person is pulling their weight? This challenge of fairly distributing the load is a critical ...
Dec 19, 2024
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Data on animal movements help Hungarian researchers create a swarm of autonomous drones
Moving in a dense cloud, like throngs of people walking across a crowded public square, 100 drones maneuver through the night sky in Hungary's capital, the result of over a decade of research and experimentation that scientists ...
Dec 19, 2024
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Expert warns of increasing drone swarms and the need for faster detection
Federal authorities have provided new details in the case of "the mysterious drones" spotted around the northeastern U.S.
Dec 19, 2024
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Giving animal strength to medical robotics: 3D printing method uses shape-shifting liquid metal
University of Queensland researchers have developed a 3D printing method to produce shape-shifting liquid metal robotics with musculoskeletal qualities inspired by animal physiology.
Dec 18, 2024
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New knit haptic sleeve simulates realistic touch
Wearable haptic devices, which provide touch-based feedback, can provide more realistic experiences in virtual reality, assist with rehabilitation, and create new opportunities for silent communication. Currently, most of ...
Dec 18, 2024
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Autonomous robotics, sensors and advanced computing can now help with harvesting plant data
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated an autonomous robotic field monitoring, sampling and data-gathering system that could accelerate understanding of interactions among ...
Dec 18, 2024
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Listening for the right radio signals could be an effective way to track small drones
The recent spate of unidentified drone sightings in the U.S., including some near sensitive locations such as airports and military installations, has caused significant public concern.
Dec 18, 2024
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Zero-shot strategy enables robots to traverse complex environments without extra sensors or rough terrain training
Two roboticists from the University of Leeds and University College London have developed a framework that enables robots to traverse complex terrain without extra sensors or prior rough terrain training. Joseph Humphreys ...
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What's behind the surge in mysterious drone sightings over New Jersey, Massachusetts and other states?
A month after mysterious drones were first reported over New Jersey, authorities are still trying to determine where they are coming from as sightings increase in frequency and spread into neighboring states.
Dec 16, 2024
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Sophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts at Zimbabwe's innovation fair
From answering questions from Cabinet ministers, academics and students on climate change, substance abuse and the law to children's inquiries about her "birth" and links to God and being described as a talkative feminist, ...
Dec 14, 2024
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Teaching a robot its limits to complete open-ended tasks safely
If someone advises you to "know your limits," they're likely suggesting you do things like exercise in moderation. To a robot, though, the motto represents learning constraints, or limitations of a specific task within the ...
Dec 13, 2024
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Challenging the traditional approach to human-robot interaction
Taylor Higgins, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, has co-authored an article that challenges conventional thinking about human-robot interaction.
Dec 13, 2024
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How diversity and inclusion drive innovation in robotics
The field of robotics is highly interdisciplinary, encompassing disciplines such as mechanical and electrical engineering, materials science, computer science, neuroscience and biology. The robotics community in itself is ...
Dec 12, 2024
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BallBot demonstrates the science behind balance control for robotics
The robotics field is advancing rapidly, with a growing emphasis on improving machine autonomy and interaction. As robots are tasked with increasingly complex activities, their ability to operate effectively in dynamic and ...
Dec 11, 2024
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Humans have intuition, a characteristic that AI and robots are far from having, researcher says
On September 11, 2001, during the terrorist attacks in New York, the commander of one of the firefighting teams had an idea that he had to get his team out of the skyscraper they were in. He could not explain why he suddenly ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Zero-shot approach allows robots to manipulate articulated objects
To help humans to complete everyday manual tasks, robots should be able to reliably manipulate everyday objects that vary in shape, texture and size. Many conventional approaches to enable robotic manipulation of various ...
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A cyborg cockroach factory: Automated assembly speeds up the creation of hybrid robots
A team of mechanical engineers at Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore, has developed a way to automate the process of merging live cockroaches and electronics to create cyborg cockroaches, greatly speeding up the ...
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Video: In Europe, new highway tech and robots could soon fix roads and protect lives
Europe's road network is its economic backbone. Mostly constructed after World War II, extensive maintenance is essential as it's nearing its end of life. Increasing traffic volumes and more frequent road works result in ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Tactile perception method uses structural color for precision
A team led by Prof. Dong Erbao from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), collaborating with Prof. Yu Xinge from the City University of Hong Kong, developed a novel ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Guidelines for making robots more lifelike
Better, faster artificial intelligence is fueling a rise in human-like robots for customer service at places like hotels and airports, especially in areas outside the U.S. But many robots still fail to connect with people, ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Imitation learning framework enhances quadruped robots' loco-manipulation skills in the wild
Quadruped robots integrating manipulators could potentially tackle tasks that entail manipulating objects while swiftly moving around in their surrounding environment. These include tasks such as collecting the trash around ...
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AI infiltrates the rat world: New robot can interact socially with real lab rats
A team of roboticists at the Beijing Institute of Technology, working with a pair of colleagues from the Technical University of Munich, has created a new kind of rat robot—one that was designed to interact in social ways ...
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Scalable fibers with light-emitting, self-healing and magnetic properties could enhance human-robot interactions
A team has developed flexible fibers with self-healing, light-emitting and magnetic properties. The scalable hydrogel-clad ionotronic nickel-core electroluminescent (SHINE) fiber is bendable, emits highly visible light, and ...
Dec 6, 2024
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