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Scientists from the Universities of Freiburg and Stuttgart research new approaches to sustainable construction at the "livMatS Biomimetic Shell @ FIT" As the world's population continues to grow, the

STUDENT PROJECT - Intelligent robots - for search and rescue, exploration and surveillance - are a new and challenging field. Unique and versatile, could robot snakes advance the abilities of machines in these fields? Serpentine robots are a ground-breaking innovation in robotics. These flexible and slithering machines excel at navigating complex and confined spaces, offering immense potential in various fields.

The humanoid robots of Team NimbRo from the University of Bonn were victorious in the AdultSize category at the RoboCup in Bordeaux.

Luca Carlone and Jonathan How of MIT LIDS discuss how future robots might perceive and interact with their environment.

Imperial College London and researchers have built a drone that can withstand high enough temperatures to enter burning buildings.

Robotics must be safe ChatGPT can make programming more efficient, write texts, act as a brainstorming partner or create design proposals.

Wide-ranging research on embodied intelligence at TUM A robot can be as small as a pill or as big as a (self-driving) car.

A team from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute (RI) has developed an autonomous robot to control the spread of spotted lanternflies, invasive insects known to destroy economically important crops.

Robotisation reduces the wages and hours worked of people who can easily be replaced by robots, while increasing the wages of those who control the machines, according to new research by Professor of Urban Economics Hans Koster.

Researchers develop an algorithm that decides when a "student" machine should follow its teacher, and when it should learn on its own.

The same qualities that make a knitted sweater comfortable and easy to wear might allow robots to better interact with humans.

A Pink Rover is this year's Monash University Nova Rover team entry into the 2023 University Rover Challenge from 31 May - 3 June at the Mars Desert Research Station, Hanksville, Utah, USA.

Researchers create new simulation tool for robots to manipulate complex fluids in a step toward helping robots more effortlessly assist with daily tasks.

A group of computer scientists from the University of Toronto wants to make it easier to film how-to videos.

Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have designed a system that makes an off-the-shelf quadruped robot nimble enough to walk a narrow balance beam - a feat that is likely the first of its kind. "This experiment was huge," said Zachary Manchester , an assistant professor in the Robotics Institute (RI) and head of the Robotic Exploration Lab.

The  Carnegie Mellon University Archives  has joined forces with a cross-campus team of faculty and subject matter experts to release research on the collection, preservation and presentation of robot artifacts and history. The Robotics Project 's  Digital Robotics Archive , one of the first in the field, and  Multimodal Archives Toolkit  kickstart the conversation about stewarding this complex, growing discipline for generations of researchers, historians and enthusiasts to come.

Elythor, an EPFL spin-off, has developed a new drone whose wing shape can adapt to wind conditions and flight position in real time, reducing the drone's energy consumption.

Animals have long served as inspiration for robotics. However, many of the mechanical properties, physical capabilities and the behavioral flexibility seen in animals have yet to be achieved in robotic platforms.

Engineer Edoardo Milana will research bioinspired soft robotic systems made of deformable and adaptive materials at the University of Freiburg Dr. Edoardo Milana has been appointed Tenure-Trac

SoftZoo is a soft robot co-design platform that can test optimal shapes and sizes for robotic performance in different environments.

Mapping forests and inspecting ships People are able to perceive their surroundings in three dimensions and can quickly spot potential danger in everyday situations.

Rather than start from scratch after a failed attempt, the pick-and-place robot adapts in the moment to get a better hold.

In a major collaborative research project, the Technische Universität Ilmenau and six partners have developed an assistance robot that enables people in need of care to communicate from home and thus stay connected with the people who care for them.

"DribbleBot" can maneuver a soccer ball on landscapes such as sand, gravel, mud, and snow, using reinforcement learning to adapt to varying ball dynamics.

Researchers create a trajectory-planning system that enables drones working together in the same airspace to always choose a safe path forward.

In a third-floor laboratory at UdeM's Department of Computer Science, Glen Berseth and his students are busy putting two robotic arms, a quadruped and a motorized toy truck through their paces.

A transformative development in 3D concrete printing promises innovation in the construction industry-with better and more environmentally friendly structures coming at a lower cost, say researchers at the University of Michigan. Architect Mania Aghaei Meibodi and researchers Alireza Bayramvand and Yuxin Lin of the DART lab at U-M's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, have developed a method for creating ultra-lightweight, waste-free concrete.

Lameck Beni wants to create things that can help people.

Work of the Future Initiative co-directors Julie Shah and Ben Armstrong describe their vision of "positive-sum automation.

Robots can be useful as mental wellbeing coaches in the workplace - but perception of their effectiveness depends in large part on what the robot looks like.

Georg Rauter develops micro robots as tools for brain surgeons and dentists, and for operations on bones.

By keeping data fresh, the system could help robots inspect buildings or search disaster zones. Close How fresh are your data? For drones searching a disaster zone or robots inspecting a building, working with the freshest data is key to locating a survivor or reporting a potential hazard. But when multiple robots simultaneously relay time-sensitive information over a wireless network, a traffic jam of data can ensue.

Science + Technology 5-time RoboCup champ set to return to international competition in July Mechanical engineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have developed a full-sized humanoid robot with first-of-its-kind technology.

Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute has a new artist-in-residence. FRIDA, a robotic arm with a paintbrush taped to it, uses artificial intelligence to collaborate with humans on works of art.

"It is a good example of how human-guided autonomous driving technology can be used in nonroadway domains." - John Dolan Robots in Carnegie Mellon University's Newell-Simon Hall can explore the moon, slither across the ground, crawl down pipes and drive autonomously through deserts and cities. With its latest inhabitant, CMU researchers are putting autonomy to work on ice.

On January 28, the First Lego League Challenge will take place at Technische Universität Ilmenau. In the research and robotics competition, students from Germany, Austria and Switzerland will compete against each other.

MIRMI researchers find solution in centuries-old equation Researchers at the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine intelligence (MIRMI) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a

Security guards at Schiphol Airport are in short supply, and the healthcare sector is on the verge of collapse due to staff shortages.

A radioactive robot developed by The University of Manchester researchers has been awarded Best Invention in 2022 by Time Magazine.