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Scientists unveil light-powered molecular motors
Jul 06, 2016 (UPI)
New light-powered molecular motors designed by researchers in Japan repeatedly bend and unbend. Scientists say the development moves them one step closer to the...
China's Midea moves step closer to acquiring German robotics firm Kuka
Jul 04, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese appliances giant Midea moved a step closer to fulfilling its ambition to acquire German industrial robotics firm Kuka with a deal raising its stake to m...
China's Midea buys nearly half of German robotics firm Kuka
Jul 04, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese appliances giant Midea moved a step closer to fulfilling its ambition to acquire German industrial robotics firm Kuka with two weekend deals raising its...
Grade-school students teach a robot to help themselves learn geometry
Jul 03, 2016 (SPX)
Computer technology has become integral to the learning process. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, at the end of the last decade, some ...
'Squishy' motors and wheels give soft robots a new ride
Jul 03, 2016 (SPX)
A small, squishy vehicle equipped with soft wheels rolls over rough terrain and runs under water. Future versions of the versatile vehicle might be suitable for...
Robotic vehicle's soft engine provides torque without bending
Jun 28, 2016 (UPI)
The only vehicles that can survive falls and keep driving through rough terrain tend to be in movies, but scientists have created a small vehicle that can do ju...
Robotic motion planning in real-time
Jun 24, 2016 (SPX)
Once they've mastered the skills of toddlerhood, humans are pretty good at what roboticists call "motion planning" - reaching around obstacles to precisely pick...
Firm unveils 'robot dog' that does the dishes
Jun 24, 2016 (UPI)
Google-owned robotics firm Boston Dynamics revealed its latest robot creation with a video showing the dog-like machine performing household chores. Boston Dyna...
Computers eyeing the jobs of sports camera operators
Jun 21, 2016 (UPI)
For mammals, including humans, much of learning is mimicry. The same goes for computers and robots. Computer engineers with Disney Research and the California I...
First teams named for shot at Level 2 Sample Return Robot Challenge
Jun 20, 2016 (SPX)
Five teams are taking home prize money after completing Level 1 of NASA's Sample Return Robot Challenge, part of the agency's Centennial Challenges prize progra...
How insights into human learning can foster smarter artificial intelligence
Jun 19, 2016 (SPX)
Recent breakthroughs in creating artificial systems that outplay humans in a diverse array of challenging games have their roots in neural networks inspired by ...
China's Midea begins takeover bid for German robotics firm
Jun 16, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese appliance firm Midea on Thursday said it had begun a cash offer for at least a 30 percent stake of German industrial robotics supplier Kuka, a tender wh...
Robots to provide a steadying hand at the right time
Jun 14, 2016 (SPX)
Many new robots look less like the metal humanoids of pop culture and more like high-tech extensions of ourselves and our capabilities. In the same way eyeglass...
Flight of the RoboBee
Jun 08, 2016 (SPX)
Increasingly, researchers are designing robots with forms and functions that defy our expectation of what a machine can be or do. One of the more unexpected rob...
Teams to compete in 5th year of NASA's sample return robot competition
Jun 08, 2016 (SPX)
Twenty-one robotics teams are returning to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) for a fifth year to compete in NASA's $1.5 million Sample Return Robot Challeng...
EOD robot system passes critical design review
Jun 07, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation have completed the critical design review of a robotic system for explosive ordnance disposal. The robot for incr...
Germany says not blocking Chinese bid for robotics firm
Jun 03, 2016 (AFP)
Berlin on Friday denied blocking a Chinese takeover bid for German industrial robotics supplier Kuka, ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to China. Econom...
Robotics engineers design actuators inspired by muscle
Jun 01, 2016 (UPI)
Actuators are the "muscles" of robots -- the moving parts. Researchers at Harvard are working to build actuators that are more like, well, muscles. The advantag...
Robot home-help and virtual reality at Taiwan's Computex
May 31, 2016 (AFP)
A knee-high robot designed to help around the house ended up serenading Taiwan's president as Asia's largest tech trade show kicked off Tuesday in Taipei. The C...
Carnegie Mellon transparency reports make AI decision-making accountable
May 30, 2016 (SPX)
Machine-learning algorithms increasingly make decisions about credit, medical diagnoses, personalized recommendations, advertising and job opportunities, among ...
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