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Scientists Create Wearables that Fool the Brain into Feeling Real Sensations

Applied Science, Robotics / Ngoma Manuel

Engineers at Northwestern University have created a new wearable device that could transform how technology simulates touch. The thin, flexible patch sticks to the skin and can generate sensations like vibration, pressure, and twisting. Beyond enhancing gaming and virtual reality, the device may have healthcare uses, including support for people with visual impairments and users […]

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AI-Driven Robots May Change the Way Tomatoes Are Harvested

Robotics, Tech / Jorge Paka

Labor shortages in the agricultural sector are fueling increased interest in robotic solutions for automated harvesting. However, certain crops continue to pose significant challenges for machines. Tomatoes, for instance, grow in clusters, requiring robots to selectively pick only the ripe fruit while leaving unripe ones on the vine. Achieving this consistently demands both accurate decision-making

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A New Artificial Skin Aims to Give Humanoid Robots the Sensation of Pain

Applied Science, Robotics / Marcílio Santos

For years, humanoid robots have been built to be strong, precise, and durable. They rely on cameras for vision, sensors to gauge force, and highly accurate systems to carry out tasks. What they’ve long lacked is the ability to sense and respond to their own bodies. That gap is now starting to close thanks to

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Robot Learns How to Lip-Sync After Observing YouTube Content

Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Tech / Jorge Paka

Nearly half of our attention in face-to-face conversation is drawn to lip movements. Yet robots still have difficulty reproducing them accurately. Even the most sophisticated humanoids manage little more than puppet-like mouth motions—assuming they have a face at all. We place disproportionate weight on facial expressions overall, and on lip movement especially. An odd stride

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With Adaptive Motion, Robots Achieve Human-Like Dexterity from Minimal Data

Engineering, Invention, Robotics / Jorge Paka

Although robotic automation is advancing quickly, most systems have difficulty adjusting their pre-trained movements to environments with objects that vary in stiffness or weight. To address this, a team of researchers in Japan has created an adaptive motion reproduction system based on Gaussian process regression. Their approach models the relationship between human motion and object

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A Supercomputer Builds one of the Most Lifelike Virtual Brains ever Created

Neuroscience, Science / Ngoma Manuel

Understanding how the brain functions is challenging, since living brains are difficult to directly examine. To address this, scientists have developed an advanced simulation of a mouse brain, one of the most detailed models ever created. The project was led by researchers from the Allen Institute in the US and the University of Electro-Communications in

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China Unveils a Humanoid Robot with Smooth, Human-like Balance

Applied Science, Robotics / Marcílio Santos

Chinese startup Matrix Robotics has officially introduced MATRIX-3, its third-generation humanoid robot, representing a significant advance in physical AI. The platform is a complete from-scratch overhaul of algorithms, hardware, and applications, moving humanoid robots beyond rigid task performance toward flexible, real-world interaction. Built to be safe, autonomous, and highly adaptable, MATRIX-3 integrates biomimetic perception, precise

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Atlas Humanoid Robots will be Deployed in Hyundai Factories

Applied Science, Robotics / Ana Kiesse Zeleme

Boston Dynamics has introduced an industry-ready version of Atlas, a humanoid built for real-world use in warehouses and factories. Designed to work nonstop in harsh conditions, Atlas uses AI to adjust to its surroundings, and production is already underway. After an attention-grabbing debut filled with eerie visuals, flips, and dance routines, Boston Dynamics is now

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Kawasaki’s Four-legged Robotic Horse Vehicle is set to Enter Production

Applied Science, Robotics / Ngoma Manuel

Kawasaki, which once described Corleo as a distant 2050 vision, has moved the hydrogen-powered, four-hooved robotic horse into production and plans to release the first model in just four years. We first covered the mountain-climbing concept last April, when it was little more than rough CGI. Kawasaki’s Safe Adventure Team plans public rides at Expo

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Scientists Create Ultra-Thin Robot Capable of Navigating Inside the Body

Applied Science, Robotics / Evelina Jeremias

Researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea have designed a paper-thin robot that can exert tremendous force. Published in Nature Communications in July, the study suggests it may have applications in surgery or industrial machinery. The robot mimics the proteins that drive human muscle movement. In humans, the motor protein myosin

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