Insects’ acrobatic traits help them navigate the aerial world, with all of its wind, obstacles and uncertainty. | Credit: Kevin Yufeng Chen If you’ve ever swatted a mosquito away from your face, only to have it return again (and again and again), you know that insects can be remarkably acrobatic and resilient in flight. Those […]

In September 2020, Clearpath Robotics released a ROS package for Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped. The idea was to allow robotics researchers to leverage ROS capabilities out-of-the-box, as well as open-source libraries, tools and the greater ROS community to accelerate their robotics development. For robotics developers who want to install ROS on Spot, Clearpath has compiled […]

MIT developed ‘robomorphic computing, an automated way to design custom hardware to speed up a robot’s operation. | Credit: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT There are three main steps in a robot’s operation, according to Neuman. The first is perception, which includes gathering data using sensors or cameras. The second is mapping and localization: “Based on what […]

Army researchers identified ways to make small drones, like PUMA, quieter. | Credit: Sgt. Hillary Rustine It’s no secret the U.S. Army wants its small unmanned aerial systems to operate quietly in densely-populated regions, but tests to achieve this can be expensive, time-consuming and labor-intensive according to researchers. Editor’s Note: This article was republished from […]

Millennials with children were found to be generally accepting of emerging health technologies. Source: IEEE Each generation must learn to adapt to new technologies, but the level of interest and adoption may vary. From artificial intelligence for telehealth to robot-assisted surgery and autonomous vehicles, many millennials with children are ready to accept emerging technologies, found […]

Earlier this month, it was announced that – based on preliminary cargo numbers from 2020 – the Memphis International Airport would become the top cargo airport in the world, bypassing Hong Kong. Memphis is the headquarter city for FedEx Express and the main hub in its worldwide network. It has been reported [by Air Cargo […]

StrawBot keeps pace with the human pickers as they work down a row of strawberries during harvest season. (Credit: Ag Pro Robotics) California-based Ag Pro Robotics launched a semi-autonomous strawberry harvesting robot called StrawBot. The machine is designed to support human strawberry pickers by autonomously following them through the field during harvesting, carrying the full […]

Unity is showcasing how its AI and machine learning capabilities could benefit industrial robotics. The new demo, called Object Pose Estimation, demonstrates how synthetic data can help robots learn rather than be programmed. The post Unity demos how synthetic data can help robots learn appeared first on The Robot Report.

Artificial intelligence (AI) remains a major buzz word across many industries, including manufacturing, with the media covering new AI capabilities and trends playing a key role in enabling the digitalization of production. But what’s the real story? The post How AI-controlled robots enable flexible manufacturing appeared first on The Robot Report.

Outer space is unforgiving. This is why precision drives embarking on a trip to other planets need to meet extremely high quality standards. Learn more about maxon’s contribution to the current NASA Perseverance mission: mars.maxonworld.com Read more in the full Driven Magazine. The post 5 challenges a motor has to overcome on Mars appeared first […]