Robotic Cheetah: Researchers Create Robotic Version Of The Fastest Running Animal

Medicine & Technology Apr 20, 2017

Researchers at the University of Twente has devoted years of research and development to create a life-like Robotic Cheetah.

Real 'RoboCop' in China: Meet AnBot the Robot Police Officer Which Never Gets Tired

Feb 21, 2017

AnBot came from the Chinese word "An" which means security, and "Bot" from the word robot. Also the robot police officer, has electrically charged riot control tool which it further uses for monitoring.

Space Robot Production Latest News: The Next Big Thing Companies Are Fighting For

Feb 13, 2017

Space Robot Market is all geared up for NASA's Space Cargo Contract. Competition is heating up to manufacture Robots that can carry space cargo and work effectively and economically with or without Astronauts in space.

MIT’s Cheetah Robot can not only Run, It can now jump!

May 30, 2015

The brainy folks at MIT have outdone themselves again. Not only did they develop a robot that can run untethered while mimicking the bounding gate of a quadruped, but now their speedy cheetah can even jump.

Disaster-Mitigating Robots Battle for $2 Million Pentagon Prize

May 29, 2015

On June 5th, the Pentagon will hold the final round of its Robotics Challenge, where 25 teams from around the world will vie for a $2 million prize to see whose robot can perform best amidst a simulated disaster zone. But there's more at stake than just money. The Pentagon hopes one day such robots might save lives.

Self-Reparable Robots Bring Bright New Future to Bleak Disaster Relief

May 28, 2015

Researchers at Paris's Pierre and Marie Curie University have created robots that can use experiences from simulated lives to "heal" themselves. This makes robots more autonomous, effective, and robust-and more capable of disaster relief work.

A Robotic Bird Gets a Leg-Up from a Robotic Roach

May 27, 2015

How do you enable a robotic bird to fly? You launch it off the back of a fast little roach.

A New Contender in Trial And Error—The Robot That Learns Like You and I

May 26, 2015

Robots that can learn? Yes they can, at least with these new algorithms. A UC Berkeley research team has created algorithms that allow robots to use trial and error to learn motor tasks. This is a process that is much closer to the ways that humans think and learn, making it a major artificial intelligence milestone.

Octopus Arm Inspires Future Surgical Tool

May 15, 2015

A group of scientists in Italy have taken their inspiration from the octopus, creating a robotic arm that can bend, squeeze, and stretch through even cluttered environments. The device was created specifically for surgeons who need to access confined or remote areas of the body more easily.

Mind Melding―Researchers Upload Worm's Brain into a Movable Robot, Marking Milestone in Artificial Intelligence

Jan 23, 2015

The wriggling worm that's managed to find its way onto a concrete slab after a heavy rain isn't as unintelligent as one might think.

The Truth Behind AI, and Why Elon Musk is Donating Millions To Protect Humanity from Robot Invasion

Jan 16, 2015

Tesla and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk has already gone on record discussing the potential risks of artificial intelligence, and now he is putting his money where his mouth is. The inventor and entrepreneur is donating $10 million to help fund research to "keep AI beneficial" to humanity and prevent it from going the way of Skynet from the Terminator franchise.

New Pop-Up 3D Structures Mimic Neural Circuitry

Jan 13, 2015

Who knew that children's pop-up books could provide so much knowledge. According to researchers, scientists can now make complex microscopic 3D shapes that model brain circuitry and blood vessels by mimicking classic children's pop-up books.

The Past And Present of Biotechnology—What Designs Nature Will Inspire

Oct 29, 2014

“At its simplest, biotechnology harnesses cellular and biomolecular processes to develop technologies and products that help improve our lives and the health of our planet.”