Industria 4.0
Industria 4.0
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....
Are shape-shifting 'soft machines' in our future? Scientists advance light-responsive material
13/02/2024
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Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have furthered a new type of soft material that can change shape in response to light, a discovery that could advance "soft machines"...
How ancient sea creatures can inform soft robotics
11/02/2024
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Soft robotics is the study of creating robots from soft materials, which has the advantage of flexibility and safety in human interactions. These robots are well-suited for applications ranging from...
Researchers develop and test the first unmanned forestry machine
07/02/2024
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A study published in the Journal of Field Robotics assessed the world's first unmanned machine designed for autonomous forestry operations.
Research team develops metamaterial to enable real-time shape and property control
06/02/2024
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Inspired by the remarkable adaptability observed in biological organisms like the octopus, a breakthrough has been achieved in the field of soft robotics. A research team, led by Professor Jiyun Kim...
Exploring the eating experience of a pneumatically-driven edible robot: Perception, taste, and texture
06/02/2024
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In a landmark study, Associate Professor Yoshihiro Nakata of the University of Electro-Communications, Japan, in collaboration with researchers from Osaka University, conducted research on edible...
Perspective paper explores the debate over sentient machines
01/02/2024
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A researcher from the New Jersey Institute of Technology has published a perspective paper that examines sentience and its application to artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. Sentience...
Biomechanics model that shows how humans efficiently walk at varied speeds could pave way for new robotics
22/01/2024
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We typically don't think about it while doing it, but walking is a complicated task. Controlled by our nervous system, our bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissues...