Robotics

New Prototype Exoskeletons For Industrial Employees

Researchers at IIT and INAIL in Italy are working on new concepts of wearable robotic exoskeletons for the reduction of the risks of work-related injuries. Credit: IIT-Istituto Italiano di TecnologiaScientists at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) and INAIL (Italian Worker's Compensation Authority) have designed and produced innovative prototypes of wearable robotic...

Scientists Craft Living Human Skin For Robots

In the culture medium a robotic finger covered with human living skin self heals after researchers covered its wound with a collagen sheet. Credit: Shoji TakeuchiFrom action heroes to villainous assassins, biohybrid robotics constructed from both living and also artificial materials have actually been at the focus of many sci-fi fantasies, motivating today's...

Designers Obtain the Secret of Ionic Skin

In the pursuit to develop smart skin that resembles the sensing capacities of all-natural skin, ionic skins have actually revealed considerable advantages. They're constructed from versatile, biocompatible hydrogels. That use ions to carry an electrical charge. As opposed to smart skins made of plastics and also steel, the hydrogels have the soft qualities of...

A Much Easier Way to Instruct Robots New Skills

Reprogramming robotsWith e-commerce orders pouring in, a warehouse robot chooses cups off a rack. As well as places them into boxes for shipping. Every little thing is humming along until the storehouse processes a modification. As well as the robot, has to now grasp taller, narrower cups that are kept upside-down.Reprogramming that robot involves...

Expanding Human-Robot Collaboration in Manufacturing by Training AI to Detect the Human Intention

Machines and robots certainly make life less complicated. They conducted jobs with precision as well as speed, and, unlike humans, they do not need breaks as they are never tired.Consequently, businesses want to utilize them increasingly more in their production procedures to improve productivity and eliminate filthy, hazardous, and dull tasks.Nevertheless, there are still...

World’s Very First Robot Squash Coach

Credit: Heriot-Watt UniversityA social robot from the National Robotarium, hosted by Heriot-Watt University, has become the globe's first squash coach to explore if performance enhancements and motivation levels can be raised throughout a gamer's sole practice.The project will include a study on the court in between an actual player exercising a range of shots...

New Algorithm Trains Drones to Fly Around Obstacles at High Speeds

If you keep up with independent drone auto racing, you likely think about the accidents as much as the victories. In drone racing, groups compete to see which drone is better to fly fastest through an obstacle course. However, the faster flight increases its instability, and also at high speeds, the rules of aerodynamics...

Robotic “Third Thumb” Use Can Change Just How the Hand Is Represented in the Brain

The ‘Third Thumb’ device being used to blow bubbles single-handedly. Credit: Dani ClodeUsing a robotic 'Third Thumb' can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new study led by University College London researchers.The group trained individuals to use an additional robotic thumb and found they could effectively carry out dextrous...