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Origami Robo-Snake Advances Search and Rescue Operations

Danish researchers have created an origami snake-like robot capable of potentially conducting search and rescue missions at disaster sites or exploring other planets in the future. The robot moves using rectilinear locomotion, mimicking the motion of real snakes. While many envision snakes slithering in an S-shaped pattern, known as serpentine locomotion, this robot demonstrates one […]

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Video: Tall Humanoid Robots at Amazon Facility

Robotics, Science / Jorge Paka

Tall, proficient, and resembling insects to some extent, a fleet of Digit robots is currently navigating vacant bins within an Amazon research and development facility. This trial marks the initial phase of utilizing these robots to automate repetitive tasks in warehouses. Agility Robotics, a technology company supported by Amazon, provided the robots for the trial

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Hip Exoskeleton Improves Mobility for Stroke Patients

Robotics, Science / Jorge Paka

Scientists are creating a robotic exoskeleton platform to address the constraints of treadmills utilized in the rehabilitation of stroke survivors experiencing walking difficulties.

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Toyota’s Soft Humanoid Grasps Objects with Entire Body

Robotics, Science / Jorge Paka

The majority of humanoid robots typically use their hands to pick up objects, but this method doesn’t mimic human behavior accurately, especially when dealing with bulky items. Humans utilize not only their hands but also their chests, hips, and arms in such situations. Toyota’s innovative soft robot is designed with this human-like functionality in mind.

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ZenRobotics 4.0 Enhances Intelligence in Waste Sorting Automation

6 Comments / Robotics, Science / Jorge Paka

Sorting waste is a laborious and potentially risky task that people often tire of quickly. To address this challenge, ZenRobotics develops robots designed to handle the job. Their latest generation boasts advanced capabilities, able to identify over 500 types of waste with precision. Since its inception in 2011, ZenRobotics had not yet deployed its robots

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OpenAI´s Humanoids doing Great

Robotics, Science, Tech / Eduardo Paulo

Norwegian humanoid robot manufacturer 1X states that the video is devoid of teleoperation, computer-generated imagery, editing, speed alterations, or pre-planned movements. Instead, it is entirely guided by neural networks, operating autonomously at normal speed. This is the company that OpenAI supported with its chips last year by investing $25 million in a Series A funding

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An Avocado Robot Gathers Canopy Data by Swinging Among Trees

Robotics, Science / Jorge Paka

Researchers in Switzerland are developing an environmental monitoring robot named Avocado, drawing inspiration from abseiling spiders. This fruit-shaped robot utilizes a winch and rotors to descend through the canopy, collecting data on life in the treetops. The prototype from ETH Zurich’s Environmental Robotics lab showcases a winch located in the upper part of its 3D-printed

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University of Amsterdam Chemists Develop AI-Driven Autonomous Chemical Synthesis Robot

Analytical Chemistry, Applied Science, Chemistry, Robotics, Science / Ngoma Manuel

Chemists at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have introduced an innovative autonomous chemical synthesis robot called “RoboChem,” which is equipped with an integrated AI-driven machine learning unit. Representing a breakthrough in the field, this benchtop device surpasses human chemists in speed and accuracy, showcasing a remarkable level of ingenuity. The initial findings of RoboChem’s capabilities

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Drone-Deployed Mini LineFly Protects Birds on Power Lines

Robotics, Science / Jorge Paka

It’s unfortunate that birds frequently meet fatal accidents when colliding with unnoticed overhead power lines. To address this issue, a novel system employs a drone and a robot to enhance the visibility of these lines, preventing such incidents. Introduced earlier this month, the arrangement includes an E2500 HP coaxial-rotor drone and a Mini LineFly robot,

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These Micro-Robots Were Inspired by Mini-Bugs and Water Striders

Robotics, Science / Jorge Paka

The conceptual framework of two diminutive insect-inspired robots could eventually be applied to environmental monitoring, surgical procedures, and search-and-rescue missions. Weighing eight and 55 milligrams, these bots, modeled after a mini-bug and a water strider, are claimed to potentially be the world’s “smallest, lightest, and fastest fully functional” micro-robots, as per Washington State University reports.

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