robotics
Silicon Valley personalities have begun a well-funded movement against Artificial Intelligence,
Toyota announced its $1 Billion investment in a Silicon Valley company to develop AI and robotics.
In difficult situations between life and death, sometimes inaction is the same as making the wrong choice. Sometimes instead, using your brain less and doing more is the right answer. And it appears that for the hawkmoth Manduca sexta, slowing its thought process may just be the adaptation that it needs to feed in dark of night.
Researchers from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Biorob facility have developed a catlike robot that mimics feline movement and is the fastest in its category.
Like everyone else, you're probably looking forward to our robotic future - like Roombas to sweep your floors (and scrub your grills), Google cars to drive you where you want to go, and possibly a H.E.L.P.eR. to wash said Google car. So how about a robot that can pour you a beer, without spilling if you move your cup (and what if that robot could do lots of other party-related tasks)?
Scientists from Ivy Leaguer Harvard have engineered an incredibly tiny fly robot with some nifty aerobatics, and it's finally taken flight.
In an effort to further develop locomotion on granular surfaces, scientists have turned to an unlikely candidate for inspiration - the baby sea turtle, a creature known for its mad dash to the sea in an effort to escape overwhelming predation.
In an effort to better understand our world's oceans, scientists headed by Shashank Priya have created a giant robotic jellyfish. How big is it, you ask? The robot, named Cyro, stands an impressive 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighs 170 pounds.
A team of researchers at MIT have developed a small, caterpillar-like robot that is being called the Swiss Army knife of robots.
