A head-on view of the Beatbot Amphibious RoboTurtle, on display last week at CES 2025BeatbotWhen designing a fast, agile, and adaptable underwater robot, why not take inspiration from nature? That’s precisely what China’s Beatbot did with its bio-inspired Amphibious RoboTurtle.Unveiled as a prototype at CES last week, this autonomous robot is built for tasks...
Sanctuary AI's robotic hand can now perform tasks such as simultaneously holding and adjusting a wrenchSanctuary AISanctuary AI's Phoenix robot is undeniably remarkable, featuring hydraulically powered hands with exceptional dexterity. These hands have recently become even more versatile, as each can now simultaneously hold and manipulate an object.Typically, robotic fingers are operated using cables...
A side view of the speedy new manta ray robot swimming along the surfaceHaitao Qing, NC State UniversityJust two years ago, a tiny robotic manta ray set a record as the fastest-swimming soft-bodied robot. Now, its upgraded successor has shattered that record while using less energy in the process.The original 22.8-mm-long robot was developed by...
The RAVEN robot in flight, showing off its bird legs© 2024 EPFL/Alain Herzog (CC-BY-SA 4.0)While autonomous flying robots hold promising potential, their usefulness is limited if they cannot navigate uneven terrain after landing. However, an experimental bio-inspired robot overcomes this limitation by mimicking the raven's gait.Named RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for Multiple Environments), the...
The Conit Runner robot has been nominated for a CES 2025 innovation awardItoneWhen we imagine freshly poured concrete, we usually think of leaving it to dry smoothly. However, a new robot, the Conit Runner, rolls over wet concrete, carving grooves to strengthen structures while reducing costs.Deep layers of wet concrete can crack as they...
A view of PigeonBot II without covering, showing the feathers and some of the mechanics. Credit: Eric Chang, Lentink LabEver wondered why airplanes have a vertical tailfin? It stabilizes their flight. While flying without one would be more energy-efficient, efforts to achieve this in aviation have yet to succeed. Interestingly, birds manage just fine...
The soft-bodied RoBoa can snake its way through collapsed buildings in search of survivorsRoBoa/ETH ZurichWhen disaster strikes, drones and robots can search for survivors in dangerous zones. The student team at ETH Zurich designed the RoBoa to slither through debris that would stop other robots.Developed at the Autonomous Systems Lab, RoBoa aids rescue teams...
The robot was able to clean the entire wash basin based on data from cleaning the front edge aloneTU WienFrom washing urinals to tidying beaches, the idea of robots helping keep our world cleaner is already becoming a reality. Now, a robot arm has successfully tackled the surprisingly intricate task of washing a sink,...
DEEP Robotics previewed its upcoming wheeled quadruped robot, the Lynx, which bounds down steep slopes, climbs over large obstacles, navigates tricky inclines, bounces down steps on two limbs, and speeds along dirt tracks.DEEP RoboticsChina's DEEP Robotics is set to launch the Lynx, a mid-sized quadruped robot that rolls on wheels instead of pads for...
With the help of an AI model trained on videos of surgery videos, a robot system has successfully carried out difficult surgical tasks as skillfully as a humanIntuitivePerforming surgery takes years of training for humans, but a robot could learn the skill more easily with today’s AI technology. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University (JHU)...
