Robotics Research News
June 21, 2025
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June 20, 2025 — Scientists have, for the first time, directly observed phonon wave dynamics within self-assembling nanomaterials unlocking the potential for customizable, reconfigurable metamaterials with applications ranging from shock absorbers to advanced ...
June 14, 2025 — Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a groundbreaking quantum device that can measure 3D acceleration using ultracold atoms, something once thought nearly impossible. By chilling rubidium atoms to near absolute zero and ...
June 2, 2025 — Despite advances in machine vision, processing visual data requires substantial computing resources and energy, limiting deployment in edge devices. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a self-powered artificial synapse that distinguishes ...
May 30, 2025 — Students recently unveiled their invention of a robotic actuator -- the 'muscle' that converts energy into a robot's physical movement -- that has the ability to detect punctures or pressure, heal the injury and repair its damage-detecting ...
May 30, 2025 — A new method for predicting underwater landslides may improve the resilience of offshore ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers gave participants face tattoos that can track when their brain is working too hard. The study introduces a non-permanent wireless forehead e-tattoo that decodes brainwaves to measure mental strain without bulky headgear. This technology ...
May 29, 2025 — Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners -- like therapy horses who respond to human emotion -- say ...
May 28, 2025 — Engineers have developed a multifunctional, reconfigurable component for an optical computing system that could be a game changer in ...
May 28, 2025 — Most people have witnessed -- or rather smelled -- when a protein enzyme called sulfite reductase works its magic. This enzyme catalyzes the chemical reduction of sulfite to hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulfide is the rotten egg smell that can occur ...
May 28, 2025 — Engineers have developed a real-life Transformer that has the 'brains' to morph in midair, allowing the drone-like robot to smoothly roll away and begin its ground operations without pause. The increased agility and robustness of such robots could ...
May 27, 2025 — Proteins catalyze life by changing shape when they interact with other molecules. The result is a muscle twitching, the perception of light, or a bit of energy extracted from food. The ability to engineer shapeshifting proteins opens new avenues for ...
May 27, 2025 — A research team has discovered ferroelectric phenomena occurring at a subatomic scale in the natural mineral ...
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May 27, 2025 — Laser-based metal processing enables the automated and precise production of complex components, whether for the automotive industry or for medicine. However, conventional methods require time- and ...
May 26, 2025 — A new artificial intelligence system pinpoints the origin of 3D printed parts down to the specific machine that made them. The technology could allow manufacturers to monitor their suppliers and ...
May 24, 2025 — A research team has developed the world's first Pixel-Based Local Sound OLED technology. This breakthrough enables each pixel of an OLED display to ...
May 22, 2025 — Researchers have unveiled a breakthrough in solid-state cooling technology, doubling the efficiency of today's commercial systems. Driven by the Lab's patented nano-engineered thin-film ...
May 22, 2025 — More than 400 underwater sites in the United States are potentially contaminated with unexploded ordnance -- weapons that did not explode upon ...
May 22, 2025 — have created a new type of insect cyborg that can navigate autonomously -- without wires, surgery, or stress-inducing electrical shocks. The system uses a small ultraviolet (UV) light helmet to steer ...
May 21, 2025 — A metamaterial is a composite material that exhibits unique properties due to its structure, and now researchers have used one featuring a small sawtooth pattern on its surface to move and position ...
May 21, 2025 — Humans no longer have exclusive control over training social robots to interact effectively, thanks to a new study. The study introduces a new simulation method that lets researchers test their ...
May 21, 2025 — Large shifts in UV radiation at Lake Tahoe are associated with wet and dry climate extremes, finds a new ...
May 19, 2025 — Researchers have developed a novel framework named WildFusion that fuses vision, vibration and touch to enable robots to 'sense' and navigate complex outdoor environments much like humans ...
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May 19, 2025 — Underwater or aerial vehicles with dimples like golf balls could be more efficient and maneuverable, a new prototype has ...
May 19, 2025 — A team was able to show that swimming movements are possible even without a central control unit. This not only explains the behavior of microorganisms, it could also enable nanobots to move in a ...
May 19, 2025 — A research team has developed a novel haptic device designed to enhance both safety and efficiency for workers in industrial ...
May 15, 2025 — A new gene editor may soon open the door to gene therapies for a wider array of ...
May 15, 2025 — Found in knee replacements and bone plates, aircraft components, and catalytic converters, the exceptionally strong metals known as multiple principal element alloys (MPEA) are about to get even ...
May 14, 2025 — Listen to the first notes of an old, beloved song. Can you name that tune? If you can, congratulations -- it's a triumph of your associative memory, in which one piece of information (the first ...
May 14, 2025 — Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its ...
May 14, 2025 — Researchers have developed a digital laboratory (dLab) system that fully automates the material synthesis and structural, physical property evaluation of thin-film samples. With dLab, the team can ...
May 13, 2025 — Engineers built E-BAR, a mobile robot designed to physically support the elderly and prevent them from falling as they move around their homes. E-BAR acts as a set of robotic handlebars that follows ...
May 13, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new workflow for designing enzymes from scratch, paving the way toward more efficient, powerful and environmentally benign chemistry. The new method allows designers to ...
May 13, 2025 — A robotic hand can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than ...
May 12, 2025 — Engineers have taught a simple submarine robot to take advantage of turbulent forces to propel itself through ...
May 12, 2025 — How might floating solar energy projects impact wild birds and vice versa? A paper outlines key considerations for a growing floating solar ...
May 9, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new way to create hydrogels using ultrasound, eliminating the need for toxic chemical initiators. This breakthrough offers a faster, cleaner and more sustainable approach ...
May 8, 2025 — Engineers developed a ping-pong-playing robot that quickly estimates the speed and trajectory of an incoming ball and precisely hits it to a desired location on the ...
May 8, 2025 — A team of researchers has unveiled a cutting-edge Amphibious Robotic Dog capable of roving across both land and water with remarkable ...
May 8, 2025 — An edible robot leverages a combination of biodegradable fuel and surface tension to zip around the water's surface, creating a safe -- and nutritious -- alternative to environmental monitoring ...
May 8, 2025 — Researchers have developed a more efficient chip as an antidote to the vast amounts of electricity consumed by large-language-model artificial intelligence applications like Gemini and ...
May 7, 2025 — A research team develops disinfection robot combining physical wiping and UV-C ...
May 7, 2025 — Groundbreaking device instantly detects dangerous street drugs, offering hope for harm reduction A portable device that instantly detects illicit street drugs at very low concentrations, thereby ...
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Nimble Dimples: Agile Underwater Vehicles Inspired by Golf Balls
- How to Swim Without a Brain
- Remotely Controlled Robots at Your Fingertips: Enhancing Safety in Industrial Sites
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- New Gene Editor Enables Greater Precision
- Researchers Develop New Metallic Materials Using Data-Driven Frameworks and Explainable AI
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Energy and Memory: A New Neural Network Paradigm
- Handy Octopus Robot Can Adapt to Its Surroundings
- Digital Lab for Data And Robot-Driven Materials Science
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Eldercare Robot Helps People Sit and Stand, and Catches Them If They Fall
- Enzymes from Scratch
- Robotic Hand Moves Objects With Human-Like Grasp
Monday, May 12, 2025
Friday, May 9, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Ping Pong Bot Returns Shots With High-Speed Precision
- Robotic Dog Mimics Mammals for Superior Mobility on Land and in Water
- Eco-Friendly Aquatic Robot Is Made from Fish Food
- New Chip Uses AI to Shrink Large Language Models' Energy Footprint by 50%
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Transforming Hospital Sanitation: Autonomous Robots for Wiping and UV-C Disinfection
- Groundbreaking Device Instantly Detects Dangerous Street Drugs, Offering Hope for Harm Reduction
- Smart Spongy Device Captures Water from Thin Air
- Piecing Together the Brain Puzzle
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Gender Characteristics of Service Robots Can Influence Customer Decisions
- How AI Tools Can Improve Manufacturing Worker Safety, Product Quality
- Do Manta Rays Benefit from Collective Motion?
Monday, May 5, 2025
- Robotic Touch Sensors Are Not Just Skin Deep
- A Big Data Approach for Battery Electrolytes
- Text-to-Video AI Blossoms With New Metamorphic Video Capabilities
- Privacy-Aware Building Automation
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Using Principles of Swarm Intelligence, Study Compared Platforms That Allow Brainstorming Among Large Groups
- Artificial Sense of Touch, Improved
- Researchers Develop a Novel Vote-Based Model for More Accurate Hand-Held Object Pose Estimation
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Engineers Advance Toward a Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer
- Rare Earth Element Extraction Bolstered by New Research
Monday, April 28, 2025
- High-Wire Act: Soft Robot Can Carry Cargo Up and Down Steep Aerial Wires
- Using Humor in Communication Helps Scientists Connect, Build Trust
Friday, April 25, 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Flying Robots Unlock New Horizons in Construction
- Combining Signals Could Make for Better Control of Prosthetics
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Engineering a Robot That Can Jump 10 Feet High -- Without Legs
- 'Periodic Table of Machine Learning' Could Fuel AI Discovery
- Engineer Reinvents Ceramics With Origami-Inspired 3D Printing
- New Model Predicts a Chemical Reaction's Point of No Return
- Material? Robot? It's a Metabot
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- Robot See, Robot Do: System Learns After Watching How-to Videos
- Transformable Flat-to-Shape Objects Created Using Sewing Technology
Monday, April 21, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Faster Way to Solve Complex Planning Problems
- RoboBee Comes in for a Landing
- Farm Robot Autonomously Navigates, Harvests Among Raised Beds
- Bite-Sized Chunks of Chicken With the Texture of Whole Meat Can Be Grown in the Lab
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Explainable AI for Ship Navigation Raises Trust, Decreases Human Error
- Machine Learning Unlocks Superior Performance in Light-Driven Organic Crystals
Monday, April 14, 2025
Friday, April 11, 2025
- Astroparticle Physics: Neutrinos Weigh Less Than 0.45 Electronvolts
- A Fluid Battery That Can Take Any Shape
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- AI Tool Set to Speed Quest for Advanced Superconductors
- New Research Examines How Nanoscopic Ripples Affect Material Properties
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- A New Robotic Gripper Made of Measuring Tape Is Sizing Up Fruit and Veggie Picking
- Hopping Gives This Tiny Robot a Leg Up
- 3D-Printed Open-Source Robot Offers Accessible Solution for Materials Synthesis
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Friday, April 4, 2025
- How Can Science Benefit from AI? Risks?
- Polymers With Flawed Fillers Boost Heat Transfer in Plastics
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Smartphone Photo Sensors Transformed Into an Unprecedented Resolution Antimatter Camera
- Scientists Unveil Starfish-Inspired Wearable Tech for Heart Monitoring
- Metamaterials: Highly Twisted Rods Store Large Amounts of Energy
- Scientists Merge Two 'impossible' Materials Into New Artificial Structure
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Diagnosing a Dud May Lead to a Better Battery
- We Know Nanoplastics Are a Threat -- This New Tool Can Help Us Figure out Just How Bad They Are
Monday, March 31, 2025
- My Robot Therapist: The Ethics of AI Mental Health Chatbots for Kids
- Chance Discovery Improves Stability of Bioelectronic Material Used in Medical Implants, Computing and Biosensors
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Physics of Irregular Objects on Inclined Planes Probed
- Researchers Find a Way to Shield Quantum Information from 'noise'
- A Lighter, Smarter Magnetoreceptive Electronic Skin
- Is AI the New Research Scientist? Not So, According to a Human-Led Study
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Mini Rolling Robot Takes Virtual Biopsies
- Philosophy: Cultural Differences in Exploitation of Artificial Agents
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- E-Scooter Crashes Mainly Caused by Reckless Driving
- These Electronics-Free Robots Can Walk Right Off the 3D-Printer
Monday, March 24, 2025
Friday, March 21, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- Breakthrough in Materials Science: AI Reveals Secrets of Dendritic Growth in Thin Films
- Squirrel-Inspired Leaping Robot Can Stick a Landing on a Branch
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Coffee-Making Robot Breaks New Ground for AI Machines
- 'Democratizing Chemical analysis':Chemists Use Machine Learning and Robotics to Identify Chemical Compositions from Images
- AI Ring Tracks Spelled Words in American Sign Language
- Revolutionary Blueprint to Fuse Wireless Technologies and AI
Monday, March 17, 2025
- From Order to Chaos: Understanding the Principles Behind Collective Motion in Bacteria
- RNA Origami: Artificial Cytoskeletons to Build Synthetic Cells
- Artificial Muscle Flexes in Multiple Directions, Offering a Path to Soft, Wiggly Robots
- Magnetic Microalgae on a Mission to Become Robots
- Twisting Atomically Thin Materials Could Advance Quantum Computers