Industria 4.0
Industria 4.0
Random robots are more reliable: New AI algorithm for robots consistently outperforms state-of-the-art systems
02/05/2024
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Northwestern University engineers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm designed specifically for smart robotics. By helping robots rapidly and reliably learn complex skills,...
Natural language boosts LLM performance in coding, planning and robotics
02/05/2024
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Large language models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly useful for programming and robotics tasks, but for more complicated reasoning problems, the gap between these systems and humans looms large....
Researchers use ChatGPT for choreographies with flying robots
30/04/2024
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Prof. Angela Schoellig from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) uses ChatGPT to develop choreographies for swarms of drones to perform along to music. An additional safety filter prevents...
An affordable miniature car-like robot to test control and estimation algorithms
30/04/2024
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The development and testing of algorithms for robotics applications typically requires evaluations in both simulated and physical environments. Some algorithms, however, can be difficult to deploy in...
Researchers show it's possible to teach old magnetic cilia new tricks
25/04/2024
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Magnetic cilia—artificial hairs whose movement is powered by embedded magnetic particles—have been around for a while, and are of interest for applications in soft robotics, transporting objects...
A new framework to generate human motions from language prompts
23/04/2024
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Machine learning-based models that can autonomously generate various types of content have become increasingly advanced over the past few years. These frameworks have opened new possibilities for...
Octopus inspires new suction mechanism for robots
18/04/2024
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A new robotic suction cup that can grasp rough, curved and heavy stone, has been developed by scientists at the University of Bristol. The team, based at Bristol Robotics Laboratory, studied the...
Using sim-to-real reinforcement learning to train robots to do simple tasks in broad environments
18/04/2024
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A team of roboticists at the University of California, Berkeley, reports that it is possible to train robots to do relatively simple tasks by using sim-to-real reinforcement learning to train them....
Engineers design spider-like robot that may be used to explore caves on Mars
18/04/2024
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A team of roboticists and mechanical and aeronautical engineers at Stanford University has developed a spider-like robot for possible use in exploring caves or lava tubes on Mars. In their paper...
Adding a telescopic leg beneath a quadcopter to create a hopping drone
11/04/2024
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A team of biomedical, mechanical, and aerospace engineers from City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed a hopping robot by attaching a...
Tiny AI-trained robots demonstrate remarkable soccer skills
11/04/2024
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A team of AI specialists at Google's DeepMind has used machine learning to teach tiny robots to play soccer. They describe the process for developing the robots in Science Robotics.
Eye gaze and facial expression of robots are essential for interaction with humans, finds researcher
09/04/2024
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With rapid developments in artificial intelligence and robot technology, social robots will increasingly be used in society. Robotics researcher Chinmaya Mishra looked at the importance of gaze...
Helping robots make a better first impression
09/04/2024
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An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Waterloo's Social and Intelligent Robotics Research Lab (SIRRL) has found that people prefer interacting with robots they perceive to have...
Novel robust-optimal controllers based on fuzzy descriptor system
08/04/2024
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Nonlinear systems have applications in many diverse fields from robotics to economics. Unlike linear systems, the output is not proportional to the input is such systems. A classic example is the...
Enhancing defect detection performance in smart factories
31/03/2024
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Prof. Sang Hyun Park's research team in the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at DGIST has developed a logical anomaly detection technology in collaboration with a team from...
An optimization-based method to enhance autonomous parking
31/03/2024
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Vehicles that can drive themselves have been a long sought after goal both of robotics research and the automotive industry. While various companies have been investing in these vehicles and testing...
Research could advance soft robotics manufacturing and design
18/03/2024
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Soft robots use pliant materials such as elastomers to interact safely with the human body and other challenging, delicate objects and environments. A team of Rice University researchers has...
Physicists develop a modular robot with liquid and solid properties
10/03/2024
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Schools of fish, colonies of bees, and murmurations of starlings exhibit swarming behavior in nature, flowing like a liquid in synchronized, shape-shifting coordination. Through the lens of fluid...
Researchers develop non-contact touch sensors for robotics
27/02/2024
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A radical new type of touch sensor for robotics and other bio-mimicking (bionic) applications is so sensitive it works even without direct contact between the sensor and the objects being detected....