Click beetles inspire new self-righting robots
The researchers looked at several species of click beetles, ranging in size from a few just few millimetres to several centimetres in length.
Sep 26, 2017, 14:13 PM ISTRajinikanth – Akshay Kumar’s ‘2.0’ bigger than ‘Baahubali’, ‘Dangal’?
‘2.0’, a sequel to 2010 blockbuster ‘Enthiran’ marks Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar’s Tamil debut.
Sep 25, 2017, 10:25 AM ISTNovel DNA nanorobot can pick up, sort molecules
Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed a nanorobot using a single DNA strand that can pick up certain molecules and drop them off in designated locations, paving the way for synthesising novel therapeutic chemicals and drug delivery systems.
Sep 15, 2017, 15:54 PM ISTWhat's common to a Swiss Humanoid Robot, an Italian Tenor and a Tuscan Orchestra
This is a first for any robot in the world and has significant implications in terms of dexterity to emulate the conductor’s movement and complement them.
Sep 12, 2017, 18:23 PM ISTNow, robots can write fake reviews like human
The study shows how robots can easily mimic human reviews.
Sep 01, 2017, 22:25 PM ISTRobot makers slow to address danger risk, say researchers
Researchers who warned half a dozen robot manufacturers in January about nearly 50 vulnerabilities in their home, business and industrial robots, say only a few of the problems have been addressed.
Aug 23, 2017, 10:50 AM ISTDo you know this country just created the world's smallest surgical robot?
The robot, called Versius, mimics the human arm and can be used to carry out a wide range of procedures in which a series of small incisions are made to circumvent the need for traditional open surgery.
Aug 20, 2017, 20:32 PM ISTNew light, portable robot to extract scorpion venom
Current scorpion-milking methods are either dangerous, unreliable or harmful to the animal.
Jul 03, 2017, 19:29 PM ISTGecko-inspired robot gripper may help clean space waste
According to the study, nearly 500,000 pieces of human-made debris are whizzing around space, orbiting the Earth at speeds up to 17,500 miles per hour.
Jun 29, 2017, 19:07 PM ISTMIT scientists develop robotic drones that can travel by land and air
This new robotic drones can efficiently navigate cityscapes with parking spots, no-fly zones and landing pads.
Jun 29, 2017, 00:17 AM ISTMeet 'DeployBot' – The first foldable, walking robot to assist in future space missions!
The modules are made of both rigid and flexible materials and contain embedded magnets that connect and lock multiple modules together.
Jun 26, 2017, 18:38 PM ISTSelf-driving robotic health clinics to become reality soon!
Self-driving robotic health clinics that treats patinets on the street could soon become a reality in the future.
Jun 22, 2017, 21:35 PM ISTNew AI robot can create its own music
The robot with four arms and eight sticks writes and plays its own compositions on a marimba, using a database of well-known pop, classical and jazz artists.
Jun 18, 2017, 20:39 PM ISTNewly-developed robotic device may help restore movement in stroke patients
The rehabilitation robotic system, developed at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea, measures the 3 degree-of-freedom (DOF) impedance of human forearm and wrist in minutes.
Jun 11, 2017, 16:25 PM ISTAI robot gets below average scores in university entrance exam
The robot, AI-MATHS, completed two versions of the exam's math test. It finished the test in 22 minutes, scoring 105 points out of 150 points, without Internet support. It scored 100 points on another version of the test.
Jun 08, 2017, 17:40 PM ISTFour-legged robot can change gait with speed
The advance may lead to a wide range of applications such as adaptive legged robots working in disaster areas, user-friendly legged entertainment robots and automatic motion-creation algorithms for computer graphics animation.
Mar 26, 2017, 17:05 PM ISTSounds Unbelievable but this quadruped robot can change steps with speed
Until now, the manner in which changing speeds cause quadrupeds to change walking, trotting and galloping was poorly understood, the researchers said in their paper.
Mar 26, 2017, 13:18 PM ISTScientists design robots that can catch, release live fish
The robots, that move when water is pumped in and out of them, are made entirely of hydrogel - a tough, rubbery, nearly transparent material composed mostly of water.
Feb 04, 2017, 20:33 PM ISTScientists develop bat-inspired flying robot
However, their wing flexibility and complex wing kinematics pose significant technological challenges for robot modelling, design, and control.
Feb 02, 2017, 16:47 PM ISTHere's a socially-aware robotic assistant that gets your mood!
Developed by students and professors of prestigious Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) as a research project, SARA became a key exhibit at the WEF annual meeting held in this ski resort town last week.
Jan 22, 2017, 13:31 PM IST