What does it take for a human to trust a robot? That is what Army researchers are uncovering in a new study into how humans and robots work together. Research into human-agent teaming, or HA... Read more
Robot’s lightweight, high-power design is the perfect platform to share and play, developers say. MIT’s new mini cheetah robot is springy and light on its feet, with a range of motion that r... Read more
A Step Closer to Self-Aware Machines Robots that are self-aware have been science fiction fodder for decades, and now we may finally be getting closer. Humans are unique in being able to ima... Read more
MIT robot combines vision and touch to learn the game of Jenga In the basement of MIT’s Building 3, a robot is carefully contemplating its next move. It gently pokes at a tower of blocks, lo... Read more
Kids learn better with a friend. They’re more enthusiastic and understand more if they dig into a subject with a companion. But what if that companion is artificial? Researchers at the Unive... Read more
Improved design may be used for exploring disaster zones and other dangerous or inaccessible environments. MIT’s Cheetah 3 robot can now leap and gallop across rough terrain, climb a stairca... Read more
‘HAMR’ can walk on land, swim, and walk underwater In nature, cockroaches can survive underwater for up to 30 minutes. Now, a robotic cockroach can do even better. Harvard’s Ambulatory Micro... Read more
From Boston Dynamics: Atlas is the latest in a line of advanced humanoid robots we are developing. Atlas’ control system coordinates motions of the arms, torso and legs to achieve who... Read more
A Case Western Reserve University researcher has turned the origami she enjoyed as a child into a patent-pending soft robot that may one day be used on an assembly line, in surgery or even o... Read more
Robot can inspect water or gas pipes from the inside to find leaks long before they become catastrophic. Access to clean, safe water is one of the world’s pressing needs, yet today’s water d... Read more
The Stormram 4, as the robot is named, is made from 3D-printed plastic and is driven by air pressure. The advantage of plastic is that the robot can be used in an MRI scanner. Carrying out a... Read more
Compositions created using database of well-known pop, classical and jazz artists A marimba-playing robot with four arms and eight sticks is writing and playing its own compositions in a lab... Read more
Grabbing the awkwardly shaped items that people pick up in their day-to-day lives is a slippery task for robots. Irregularly shaped items such as shoes, spray bottles, open boxes, even rubbe... Read more
Simple system can recognize sixty percent of human touches A SQUEEZE IN THE ARM, A PAT ON THE SHOULDER, OR A SLAP IN THE FACE – TOUCH IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SOCIAL INTERACTION BETWEEN P... Read more
