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When someone has suffered a stroke, they often have difficulty relaying commands from their brain to other parts of their body, such as their limbs. A new robotic system, known as NCyborg, may one day help them regain the ability to do so.Continue Read… Continue reading Wearable robotic system could help rehabilitate stroke victims
ESA has awarded a contract to Milrem Robotics for a series of projects to provide planetary rovers with a higher degree of autonomy by using the capabilities that Milrem developed for its line of modular military robots.Continue ReadingCategory: Space,… Continue reading Milrem Robotics to apply military robotic tech to planetary rovers
Scientists in China have developed a novel material they say could improve the performance of prosthetic devices and robotics, by allowing them to sense injuries just like people. The artificial skin uses a special gel that changes color in response to… Continue reading Artificial skin bruises like the real thing
IBM’s Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS400) has set sail across the Atlantic ocean without a crew or human control. Built and operated in conjunction with ocean research non-profit ProMare and industry partners, the autonomous trimaran left Turnchapel Wha… Continue reading IBM’s autonomous Mayflower ship sets sail across the Atlantic sans crew
In a glimpse into the battlefield of the future, the Estonian Defence Force has carried out a live-fire exercise where two Milrem Robotics THeMIS combat robots provided troops with situational awareness, support fire, and casualty evacuation.Continue R… Continue reading Milrem combat robots support live-fire exercise in Estonia
A few years ago a London-based designer named Dani Clode introduced the world to the Third Thumb, a novel robotic finger controlled using pressure sensors under one’s feet. The project was more a novelty than a prototype, exploring futurist ideas surro… Continue reading How an extra thumb changes the way your brain perceives the hand
Automation is extending into every aspect of how organizations get work done, and today comes news of a startup that is building tools for one industry in particular: life sciences. Artificial, which has built a software platform for laboratories to assist with, or in some cases fully automate, research and development work, has raised $21.5 […] Continue reading Artificial raises $21M led by Microsoft’s M12 for a lab automation platform aimed at life sciences R&D
There are now a number of materials designed to give robots or prostheses a sense of touch. And while most of them are thin and skin-like, a new alternative takes the form of a spongey foam – and it combines several desirable qualities.Continue Reading… Continue reading Touch-sensitive, self-healing AiFoam may find use in robotics and more
The US Army is working on a technique that will allow teams of robots on the battlefield to work together effectively, even when communications become spotty. Called α-shape, the approach helps groups of autonomous robots achieve their mission goals wi… Continue reading Resilience technique lets military robots work together without comms
A 3D printer is really a specialized form of robot. Sure, it isn’t exactly Data from Star Trek, but it isn’t too far from many industrial robots. Researchers from Meiji …read more Continue reading 3D Printer as Robot: The Functograph