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Researchers in Scotland have created an innovative electronic skin (e-skin) that can learn to feel “pain”. The achievement will help to create in the future a new generation of intelligent robots —but also other objects— with human tactile sensitivity. Engineers at the University of Glasgow, led by James Watt Ravinder Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Star Wars was definitely ahead of its time and that had nothing to do with their subject matter alone. At a time —when space exploration was the hot topic of the day— George Lucas saw the vehicle through which all the concerns that troubled humanity at that time could be Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
In the subsoil of the Moon and Mars there are underground caves and tunnels, some of which are the product of volcanic activity. These caves and tunnels can, according to experts, be safe shelters and places of residence for people. Of course, an exploration will have to be made in Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Cleaning the beaches from small (or larger) rubbish is not the easiest job, and is often left in the hands of volunteers; however, this may change thanks to robotic technology, judging by the “BeBot” robot. As “New Atlas” notes, “BeBot” was developed by “Poralu Marine” and “4ocean” as a way of cleaning up coastlines with minimal interference with their ecosystems. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Autonomous robots will soon deliver food to students at universities in the US, after Russian tech giant “Yandex” and online food ordering company “GrubHub” struck a deal, “Yandex” announced on Tuesday. “Yandex” is often characterized as the Russian Google and provides a range of services, from ads and searches to “ride-hailing” and food deliveries. It began testing autonomous delivery robots in 2019 and is already active Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
A new generation of live “Xenobot” robots have been created by scientists in the U.S. These are tiny life forms, which self-assemble a body from simple frog cells, do not need muscles to move and have memory capability. These “collective” cells have the ability to work together in swarms and in the future will undertake various tasks; such Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
An underwater rescue robot —designed to support rescuers attempting to save drowning people— has been developed by researchers from the “Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB”, in Germany, in collaboration with Halle’s rescue service. According to the German rescuers’ association, around 420 people drowned in Germany in 2019, with the majority of them losing their lives Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Researchers at “Tel Aviv University” said they were able to successfully connect the ear of a dead grasshopper to a robot that receives electrical signals from it and reacts accordingly; the result is the robot moves forward when the grasshopper’s ear hears clapping once and moving backwards when they clap twice. The results Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The first tiny robots with semiconductor components, allowing them to be controlled through electrical signals, researchers in the US have developed. The paramecium-sized robots provide the basis for creating even more complex versions of them, using silicon-based “intelligence” that can be mass-produced and at some point travel through the human body. The collaborative Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
An innovative humanoid hand for robots with a “human” touch designed and developed by engineers at Michigan State University. As we know, in industrial conditions, robots are used for tasks that include repetitive grip and handling objects; at the end of the robot where a human hand would be located, there is a Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
After 28 years of research and development, “Boston Dynamics” is putting its first robotic dog on the market. The $74,500 price tag may sound “sharp”, but anyone who has this money can easily obtain it through a simple online store order. This robot model is named “Spot”, several references have already been made to it, Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Robots equipped with ultraviolet lamps that patrol vineyards at night to treat diseases that can destroy them, researchers at Cornell AgriTech in New York and SAGA Robotics in Norway have developed. Two such robots are being tested in Chardonnay vineyards in two areas in New York and are set to hit the market this year. Research Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …