A U.S. Army cadet and ARL West intern assists with research on the CCDC Army Research Laboratory Joint Understanding and Dialogue Interface, or JUDI, capability, which enables bi-directional conversational soldier-robot interaction. Credit: U.S. Army Researchers from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory, in collaboration with the University of Southern California’s Institute […]

As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration prepares to return to the moon with robotic rovers, researchers are working on ways to keep them rolling in the loose sands and slopes of the lunar surface. Similar techniques for avoiding getting stuck in sand traps could also help with rover missions to explore Mars. The post […]

Cognitive Pilot announced its Cognitive Mini Radar, which is designed for use in autonomous vehicles. The Moscow-based company suggested that its sensor could also be helpful for drones and robots being developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The post Cognitive Mini Radar developed for autonomous vehicles and robots appeared first on The Robot Report.

Besides its extensive camera array, ANYmal C can carry a 10-kg payload of additional sensors for inspection. Source: ANYbotic Due to the advancements in computer-based intelligence and sensor technology, robots are evolving from stationary machines unaware of their environment into autonomous mobile platforms. This will not only help to relieve humans of potentially dangerous tasks […]

MassRobotics and Analog Devices have once again teamed up to offer the Real-Time Sensor Fusion Challenge 2.0. The challenge looks for the next innovative robotics team to bring context awareness to a series of real-life applications through sensors.

ARM and the Defense Department have called for projects in response to the pandemic. Source: ARM The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute today said it has selected nine technical projects to help U.S. industry recover from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Department of Defense, which is providing funding, identified areas of urgency […]

Sport robotic surgical workstation. Source: Titan Medical Titan Medical Inc. has resumed development of its single-port robotic surgical system, said CEO David McNally in a letter to shareholders yesterday. The Toronto-based company had paused research and development while pursuing financing. The post Titan Medical resumes development of Spot single-port robotic surgical system appeared first on […]

Source: PTR Robots Robots have been entering hospitals for materials handling, checking in patients, and surgical procedures, as well as for therapeutic use. PTR Robots has been working with healthcare professionals at a university hospital and a nursing home to develop a mobile robot that can help move patients and and rehabilitate them.

Hello Robot co-founder and CEO Aaron Edsinger with the Stretch mobile manipulator. | Credit: Hello Robot He just couldn’t stay away. Aaron Edsinger, the former Director of Robotics at Google (2013-17), is back with another mobile manipulator. After three years in stealth mode, Hello Robot co-founders Edsinger and Charlie Kemp unveiled Stretch, a slender robot […]

MIT’s system uses a pair of soft robotic grippers with high-resolution tactile sensors to manipulate freely moving cables. | Photo Credit: MIT CSAIL. For humans, it can be challenging to manipulate thin flexible objects like ropes, wires, or cables. But if these problems are hard for humans, they are nearly impossible for robots. The post […]