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The first autonomous, entirely soft robot
Aug 25, 2016 (SPX)
A team of Harvard University researchers with expertise in 3D printing, mechanical engineering, and microfluidics has demonstrated the first autonomous, untethe...
Natural scale caterpillar soft robot is powered and controlled with light
Aug 19, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, using the liquid crystal elastomer technology, originally developed in the LENS Institute in ...
NASA Space Robotics Challenge Prepares Robots for the Journey to Mars
Aug 17, 2016 (SPX)
NASA, in partnership with Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, and NineSigma, a global innovation consultant organiza...
China's Midea grabs near-95% stake in German firm Kuka
Aug 08, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese appliance giant Midea said on Monday it had secured almost 95 percent of German robotics firm Kuka, in the face of European fears over losing control ov...
First wave-propelled robot swims, crawls and climbs using a single, small motor
Aug 04, 2016 (SPX)
The first single actuator wave-like robot (SAW) has been developed by engineers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). The 3D-printed robot can move forwa...
New robot overcomes obstacles
Aug 04, 2016 (SPX)
Students at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences have developed "Ourobot". / Their project was supervised by a professor at the Bielefeld University of Appl...
CSRA explores human-machine interaction for Air Force
Aug 04, 2016 (UPI)
CSRA has been awarded a $7.5 million U.S. Air Force contract to conduct research and development on mission-critical processes and tools used by airmen, the com...
Hey robot, shimmy like a centipede
Jul 26, 2016 (SPX)
Centipedes move quickly. And when one is coming directly at you, you might not care to spend a moment pondering its agility. So perhaps our lack of understandin...
SSL to provide robotic arms to DARPA for satellite servicing
Jul 26, 2016 (SPX)
Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, today announced it has received $20.7 million from the Defense Ad...
New remote-controlled microrobots for medical operations
Jul 26, 2016 (SPX)
For the past few years, scientists around the world have been studying ways to use miniature robots to better treat a variety of diseases. The robots are design...
Artificial muscle for soft robotics: Low voltage, high hopes
Jul 22, 2016 (SPX)
Soft robots do a lot of things well but they're not exactly known for their speed. The artificial muscles that move soft robots, called actuators, tend to rely ...
Minimalist swimming microrobots
Jul 22, 2016 (SPX)
When scaling down robots to the micrometer scale for tiny tasks such as incising tissue and puncturing retinal veins, minimalism is key. To make smaller, simple...
China's Midea snares near-86 percent stake in Germany's Kuka
Jul 20, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese appliance giant Midea said Wednesday it has secured almost 86 percent of German industrial robotics supplier Kuka, giving it overwhelming control despit...
Robot would assemble modular telescope - in space
Jul 19, 2016 (SPX)
Enhancing astronomers' ability to peer ever more deeply into the cosmos may hinge on developing larger space-based telescopes. A new concept in space telescope ...
Researchers design minimalist microrobots for tiny tasks
Jul 19, 2016 (UPI)
For precise, straightforward tasks, unnecessary complexity is the enemy. That's why scientists at Drexel University are working to design smaller, simpler micro...
U.S. and U.K. to study robotic troop re-supply
Jul 15, 2016 (UPI)
The United Kingdom and the United States announced a program Thursday to speed up development of robotic and autonomous systems that can resupply troops in toug...
The debut of a robotic stingray, powered by light-activated rat cells
Jul 11, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers have created a robotic mimic of a stingray that's powered and guided by light-sensitive rat heart cells. The work exhibits a new method for building...
On the path toward molecular robots
Jul 11, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers are working on mimicking cellular systems to develop molecular motors that can move or even deliver drugs to target tissues. Engineering such motors...
Chinese firm Midea gets over 50% of Germany's Kuka
Jul 07, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese appliance giant Midea has secured majority control in German industrial robotics supplier Kuka, it said Thursday, with a multi-billion-euro offer that s...
Google buys French startup that helps machines see
Jul 06, 2016 (AFP)
Google on Wednesday announced a deal to buy Moodstocks, a French startup behind technology that helps smartphones recognize whatever they are aimed at. Moodstoc...
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