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Almost every year, we see and publish new advancements to robotic prostheses, and this year is no exception. In the video below by darpa, the robot hand is not only controlled by brain, but it is also able to sense things.   Source: https://www.youtube.com/user/DARPAtv/videos Read More

This TED talk explains a study that tries to mimick the jumping power of insects: Video Credit: Sarah Berbreiter, TED See the original piece here: http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_bergbreiter_why_i_make_robots_the_size_of_a_grain_of_rice#t-151896 Read More

http://interestingengineering.com/robotic-ants-could-be-the-future-workforce/ Read More

See details at technologyreview.com http://www.technologyreview.com/news/540391/license-plates-for-drones-could-make-rogue-operators-accountable/?utm_campaign=socialsync&utm_medium=social-post&utm_source=facebook Read More

See details at thehill.com: http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/250311-feds-approve-1000-drone-exemptions Read More

The motion sensor that is based on insects can help drones to navigate better. See details on technologyreview.com http://www.technologyreview.com/news/539751/tiny-drones-that-navigate-with-insect-eyes/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-weekly-biomedicine&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150804 Read More

In test performed by a British Navy ship, a drone was printed in 3D, on board a navy ship and successfully flew. 3D printing on board of large vehicles offers many advantages of flexibility and cutting costs. See details below: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/539586/british-navy-warship-tests-a-3-d-printed-drone-at-sea/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-weekly-computing&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150723 Read More

Neural networks recognizes shapes better than humans. See link below: http://www.kurzweilai.net/deep-neural-network-program-recognizes-sketches-more-accurately-than-a-human?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c4ec5517fb-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-c4ec5517fb-281915409 Read More

Arpeggio is a Piano Playing robot that will align itself in front of a piano with precision controlled movement and play the keyboard as well as the pedals with human touch and emotion. Arpeggio is capable of playing dynamically, his high resolution interface demonstrates 1020 levels of individual keynote expression as well as 256 positions of both sustain & soft pedal’s. Traditional methods of installing […] Read More

Real or not, this is designed to create a new kind of sport…. See details here: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-versus-japan-robot-fight-214300258.html Read More