PRINCETON, N.J. — Scientists have taken a cue from nature’s fuzziest insects, creating a caterpillar-like robot that can bend and twist when navigating mazes. This […]
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‘Parkour’ robot dog can leap, jump, and crawl its way through complex obstacle courses
Four-legged, dog-inspired quadruped robots have already proven capable of a variety of tasks, from remotely monitoring sports stadiums and guiding blind persons to inspecting potentially […]
Hat-wearing cyborg jellyfish could one day explore the ocean depths
To better understand the ocean’s overall health, researchers hope to harness some of evolution’s simplest creatures as tools to assess aquatic ecosystems. All they need […]
Can this robot help solve a guide dog shortage?
Glidance CEO Amos Miller is one of an estimated 253 million people worldwide who live with a moderate to severe vision impairment. The overwhelming majority […]
Oh good, the humanoid robots are running even faster now
Step aside, Atlas: A new bipedal bot reportedly laid claim to the world’s fastest full-sized humanoid machine. According to the Shanghai-based startup, Unitree Robotics, its […]
AI promised humanlike machines–in 1958
This article was originally featured on The Conversation. A roomsize computer equipped with a new type of circuitry, the Perceptron, was introduced to the world […]
OpenAI wants to make a walking, talking humanoid robot smarter
Just a few years ago, attempts at autonomous, human-shaped bipedal robots were laughable and far-fetched. Two-legged robots competing in high-profile Pentagon challenges famously stumbled and […]
Researchers taught a robot dog to open a door with its leg
Four legged, dog-inspired robots have grown in popularity among scientists and first responders in recent years thanks to their unique ability to quickly and safely […]
A sea creature extinct for half a billion years inspired a new soft robot
Plenty of robots are inspired by existing animals, but not as many take their cue from extinct creatures. To design their own new machine, Carnegie […]