The biggest cost in agriculture is the manual labor today. Recently a research project has started by the Carnegie Mellon University under the funding of Department of Agriculture totaling up to $10 million, in order to develop robotic vehicles that are able to pick the fruits, but the abilities of the machine will not be […]
One type of robot that has been increasingly gaining popularity is the 4, 6 or even 8 legged spider shaped robots. The balance and efficiency of movementthat can be achieved could be far superior to the other designs. Even the simple looking moves can require a lot of software running in the background and the […]
A new domestic helper robot is under development by University of Tokyo of Japan, and Toyota Motor Corp. The robot weighs about 130 lbs and able to recognize clothes and different objects, also in 3D view by its two cameras looking at an angle resembling human eyesight. The robot can sweep floors, move object from […]
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The robot that has been developed by University of Pennsylvania, USA, is capable of reassembling itself after being scattered into pieces.The units first detect each other’s location by their light sensors and signals, and then decide how to reassemble themselves according to the given objective, which is to assemble into different forms and shapes to […]
A number of courses that are being taught at the Stanford University School of Engineering are being made available online for free to everyone interested. The program is called “Stanford Engineering everywhere portal and currently offers a total of ten courses. The Robotics courses currently being offered are: Introduction to Robotics Natural Language Processing Machine […]
Researchers at Oregon State University have been developing a new robot leg system that manages to create a more natural effect by utilizing springs. Up to 40 % of the energy can be recycled with this system developed. In comparison to the robot legs that move only by motors, this concept looks much more promising. […]
One of the main obstacles in front of robots being widely used in our everyday lives is to provide mobility for longer durations with less weight and fewer recharge requirements. The solution seems to be the developing fuel cell technology, however the current state does not yet allow us to use these in everyday practical […]
The researchers in United Kingdom have managed to control a robot by neurons of a rat brain. The experiment aims for gaining new insights into Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, which are both neurological diseases.It will enable scientist to help understand how the brain learns and remembers memories. The robot, which is solely controlled by the […]
A new rubber material has been developed by Japanese scientists that is able to flex but conduct electricity as well. The material can stretch as much as 38 percent before starting to loose its conductivity and conduct electricity 570 times more than a regular rubber. It can also be used to make flexible integrated circuits. […]