Northwestern University engineers have developed a new soft, flexible device that makes robots move by expanding and contracting — just like a human muscle. To demonstrate their new device, called an actuator, the researchers used it to create a cylindrical, worm-like soft robot and an artificial bicep. In experiments, the cylindrical soft robot navigated the […]
Two Saildrone Voyager uncrewed surface vehicles, or USVs, have surveyed 1,500 square nautical miles (5,144.8 sq. km) in a north-central area of the Gulf of Maine. The marine robots mapped areas that had never been mapped in high resolution. The post Saildrone maps unexplored areas of the Gulf of Maine appeared first on The Robot […]
Everyday tasks for humans, like simply picking up a water bottle, are still a huge challenge for robots. Robotics researchers and developers have been working for decades to enhance robot manipulation skills, but there’s a broader issue slowing their work and making it difficult to innovate. The post Making it easier to compare robot manipulation […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — a Defense Department agency that invests in breakthrough technologies for national security — and the State of Illinois are partnering to test quantum technology prototypes on the state’s soon-to-be-built quantum campus, leveraging Illinois’ recent $500 million quantum budget outlay and the region’s deep bench of world-leading scientists to […]
Surgical robotics has been a hot topic within the medtech space, and it doesn’t seem like it’s stopping any time soon. Over the course of 2024, we’ve seen all kinds of stories across surgical robotics. From regulatory nods and product launches to recalls and warning letters, plus some M&A in between, the surgical robotics space […]
The Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) has selected Near Earth Autonomy to demonstrate an advanced autonomy system for helicopters. The company will be demoing its technology for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connection (ACL) program, transporting various types of cargo and serving in casualty evacuation roles, operating in both crewed and uncrewed configurations. The post […]
Richtech Robotics, which specializes in AI-driven service robots, installed its first ADAM robot bartender at the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field. This installation is the 10th one of ADAM and is part of the Paradise, Nev.-based company’s strategy for more personalized hospitality experiences. The post Humanoid bartender robot ADAM debuts at Texas Rangers stadium appeared […]
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 to John J. Hopfield, Princeton University, and Geoffrey E. Hinton, University of Toronto, “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.” The post Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 Awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey […]
BOSTON — One measure of success for a robotics cluster is how much funding its member companies obtain. MassRobotics this month [August 2024] announced that resident startups have raised more than $1 billion since its founding in 2017. “This remarkable achievement underscores the vital role MassRobotics plays in accelerating robotics innovation, commercialization, and adoption of […]
In a recent paper, the authors suggest that AI models collapse when trained on recursively generated data points from previous LLM models. Basically, the snake is eating its tail. Generative-AI has been successful in mining the Internet to create large LLM models that provide human-like answers to many problems. In particular, creating new text has […]
