A research team from Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) School of Computer Science has developed a new method for robots to learn called WHIRL, which stands for In-the-Wild Human Imitating Robot Learning. The post CMU researchers teach robots to do chores by watching humans appeared first on The Robot Report.
Well, here’s something you don’t see everyday. Engineers at Rice University are turning dead spiders into mechanical grippers. The dead wolf spiders are being tested to show they can reliably lift more than 130% of their own body weight. The researchers said this is the first step toward a novel area of research they call […]
Every year, around 35% of all bee colonies on the planet collapse, according to Beewise CEO Saar Safra. This is a phenomenon called colony collapse disorder, and it occurs when worker bees abandon the colony and queen. Stopping this decline is crucial. Seventy five percent of all fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts we consume relies […]
NASA is swapping out its Sample Fetch Rover for two drones, similar to the Ingenuity Helicopter, to serve as backups to the Perseverance Rover in the Mars sample return campaign. The sample return campaign begins with the Perseverance Rover, which has already been on Mars for over a year and, at press time, had sealed […]
Genomic data from Indigenous communities plays an important role in understanding an array of diseases; however, this data has often been used without informed consent. A team of UC San Diego researchers—including San Diego Supercomputer Center affiliate Timothy Mackey—recently proposed a framework to utilize blockchain to ensure that Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS) is maintained during […]
An international research team, consisting of theoretical and applied physicists and computer scientists, has experimentally implemented a “bug-proof” type of quantum cryptography using quantum entanglement that could pave the way for secure communication between real-world devices. The post Does Quantum Entanglement Hold the Key to Unhackable Communications? appeared first on HPCwire.
Manned explorations weren't possible after the Lhoist North American limestone mine collapsed in 2021, so the team turned to robots instead. The post How robots helped a collapsed mine get back in operation appeared first on The Robot Report.
Denmark-based Universal Robots (UR) has sold more than 50,000 collaborative robot arms since it was founded. It has a network of 1,100-plus integrators, distributors and independent partners worldwide helping it grow the collaborative robotics market. The post The evolution of Universal Robots’ cobot arms appeared first on The Robot Report.
With the Linpack exaflops milestone achieved by the Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the United States is turning its attention to the next crop of exascale machines, some 5-10x more performant than Frontier. At least one such system is being planned for the 2025-2030 timeline, and the DOE is soliciting input from the […]
Let’s imagine that the next phone call you receive is from a customer that wants to order 10x the number of robots you have in your current production capacity, and needs them ASAP. Is that good or bad news? A new revenue stream is a win, but if you’re not prepared, the result is rushed […]
