How bacteria could improve soft robots
E. coli is bad when it contaminates your food, but it can actually be good for robots. Scientists say synthetic bacteria could eventually repair a robot, generate energy, or detect chemicals in the environment.
E. coli is bad when it contaminates your food, but it can actually be good for robots. Scientists say synthetic bacteria could eventually repair a robot, generate energy, or detect chemicals in the environment.
A new study from Zurich demonstrates that people learned new rowing skills faster when a robot taught them how to do it.
The automotive industry has been revolutionized by incorporating robots to their work. Now, architects want to try out applying robots to construction sites.
So, why would an architecture firm bother experimenting with robots? The automotive industry was revolutionized by robotics, but it's a lot harder to apply robotics to buildings.
MIT engineers say that Jenga captures the essential challenges in manipulation that industrial robots face.
Researchers at Yale University have developed a robotic system that helps robots be more polite (and more importantly, more useful).
Even if investigators find a damaged drone, they can still take it apart to reveal personal details about the pilot.
Lucy Condakchian of SSL gives us the scoop on how her team designed the robotic arm that is about to dig into Mars.
This patented smart skin is made from millions of self-powered sensors.
Researchers developed a robotic arm that lets users multitask while controlling the device with their thoughts.
