AI advance could make robots better at exploring
A computer program that can solve 1980s platform games could help improve robot intelligence.
bbcnews
Feb. 25, 2021 • ~4 min
Feb. 25, 2021 • ~4 min
New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs
Reconnecting muscle pairs during amputation gives patients more sensory feedback from the limb.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office •
mit
Feb. 15, 2021 • ~9 min
Feb. 15, 2021 • ~9 min
Will robots make good friends? Scientists are already starting to find out
Robots and humans can be friends – but not in a way that would win Aristotle's approval.
Tony Prescott, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Director of the Sheffield Robotics Institute, University of Sheffield •
conversation
Feb. 15, 2021 • ~8 min
Feb. 15, 2021 • ~8 min
Spider legs build webs without the brain's help – providing a model for future robot limbs
Unsettlingly, it appears that spiders' legs really do have minds of their own.
Fritz Vollrath, Emeritus Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford •
conversation
Feb. 10, 2021 • ~7 min
Feb. 10, 2021 • ~7 min
Company Aims to Produce Thousands of Humanoid Robots in 2021
VOA Learning English •
voa
Feb. 3, 2021 • ~4 min •
Feb. 3, 2021 • ~4 min •
An origami-inspired medical patch for sealing internal injuries
The patch, which can be folded around surgical tools, may someday be used in robotic surgery to repair tissues and organs.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office •
mit
Feb. 2, 2021 • ~7 min
Feb. 2, 2021 • ~7 min
We’re teaching robots to evolve autonomously – so they can adapt to life alone on distant planets
The robots are 'born' via 3D printer, and recycle themselves upon their 'death'.
Emma Hart, Chair in Natural Computation, Edinburgh Napier University
• conversation
Feb. 1, 2021 • ~8 min
Feb. 1, 2021 • ~8 min
The Team Behind the ‘Dancing Robots’ that Went Viral
VOA Learning English •
voa
Jan. 27, 2021 • ~4 min •
Jan. 27, 2021 • ~4 min •
An army of sewer robots could keep our pipes clean, but they'll need to learn to communicate
In the future, tiny robots will inspect pipes for blockages and leaks.
Viktor Doychinov, Research Fellow in the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds •
conversation
Jan. 26, 2021 • ~8 min
Jan. 26, 2021 • ~8 min
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