In the realm of disaster response, technology plays a pivotal role in aiding communities during challenging times. In this exploration, we turn our attention to drones and their application in earthquake response, especially as how they are being used in the recent Morocco earthquake. This concise video offers valuable insights into the practical uses of …
Sharifa Alghowinem, a research scientist at the Media Lab, explores personal robot technology that explains emotions in English and Arabic. Sharifa Alghowinem, a research scientist in the Media Lab’s Personal Robots Group, poses with Jibo, a friendly robot companion developed by Professor Cynthia Breazeal. Credits: Gretchen Ertl By Dorothy Hanna | Department of Mechanical …
By Kat J. McAlpine / SEAS Communications Over the last decade, advances in 3D printing have unlocked new possibilities for bioengineers to build heart tissues and structures. Their goals include creating better in vitro platforms for discovering new therapeutics for heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for about one …
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We had the chance to interview Jean Pierre Sleiman, author of the paper “Versatile multicontact planning and control for legged loco-manipulation”, recently published in Science Robotics. What is the topic of the research in your paper? The research topic focuses on developing a model-based planning and control architecture that enables legged mobile manipulators to tackle …
Welcome to the 4th edition of Robo-Insight, a biweekly robotics news update! In this post, we are excited to share a range of new advancements in the field and highlight robots’ progress in areas like mobile applications, cleaning, underwater mining, flexibility, human well-being, depression treatments, and human interactions. Simplified mobile robot behavior adaptations In the …
Produced with techniques borrowed from Japanese paper-cutting, the strong metal lattices are lighter than cork and have customizable mechanical properties. MIT researchers used kirigami, the art of Japanese paper cutting and folding, to develop ultrastrong, lightweight materials that have tunable mechanical properties, like stiffness and flexibility. These materials could be used in airplanes, automobiles, …
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An innovative bimanual robot displays tactile sensitivity close to human-level dexterity using AI to inform its actions. Dual arm robot holding crisp. Image: Yijiong Lin The new Bi-Touch system, designed by scientists at the University of Bristol and based at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, allows robots to carry out manual tasks by sensing what …
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With a new technique, a robot can reason efficiently about moving objects using more than just its fingertips. MIT researchers developed an AI technique that enables a robot to develop complex plans for manipulating an object using its entire hand, not just the fingertips. This model can generate effective plans in about a minute …
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In the last decade we have seen more robotics innovation becoming real products and companies than in the entire history of robotics. Furthermore, the greater Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area is at the center of this ‘Cambrian Explosion in Robotics’ as Dr Gill Pratt, Director of Robotics at Toyota Research Institute described it. …
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Welcome to the third edition of Robo-Insight, a biweekly robotics news update! In this post, we are excited to share a range of new advancements in the field and highlight progress in areas like motion, unfamiliar navigation, dynamic control, digging, agriculture, surgery, and food sorting. A bioinspired robot masters 8 modes of motion for adaptive …
