Four-Legged Exploration Robot Undergoes Extreme Testing in Alaska: Ready to Search for Life Beneath Jupiter’s Icy Moon Using Advanced Autonomous TechnologyThe Matanuska Glacier in Alaska might not strike you as a glamorous location, but for NASA, it has become the ideal testing ground. Amid freezing temperatures and harsh conditions, engineers have been trialing an...
(From left) Alberto Comoretto, Mannus Schomaker and Bas Overvelde, with their remarkable robotAMOLFWhile soft-bodied robots are often simple and cost-effective, their movement typically relies on complex electronic systems. That’s not the case with a new model developed by researchers at the AMOLF institute in the Netherlands, which harnesses a physical principle to move its...
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University, College of EngineeringStanding under 1.5 inches tall—about the height of a LEGO minifigure—the world's smallest self-contained bipedal robot can start on its own, walk over half a mile per hour, turn, skip, and climb small steps using only its built-in battery, actuator, and control system.Nicknamed "Zippy" by its creators, the...
Credit: TechxploreMIT engineers have entered the robotic ping pong scene with a lightweight, high-performance design capable of returning shots with rapid precision.The new table tennis robot features a multi-jointed arm mounted at one end of the ping pong table, equipped with a regular paddle. Using multiple high-speed cameras and an advanced predictive control system,...
Having the ability to swim could come in quite handy for a quadruped robotIOP PublishingWhile quadruped “robot dogs” can mimic the way real dogs move on land with relative accuracy, their swimming skills often fall short—although some can walk underwater. That’s not the case for a newly developed small-scale robot, designed specifically to swim...
Credit: Canaltech"Cooking isn’t always an easy task. It not only takes up people’s time, but also demands constant attention to avoid burning the food or getting the cooking point wrong. But a new robot is about to change that. Posha, developed by the startup of the same name, is a countertop 'robot chef' capable...
Credit: Devindra Hardawar for EngadgetSince 2017, Piaggio’s Fast Forward division—the team behind Vespa—has been working on a novel way to reduce car use: creating robots that can follow you around your belongings. Its first model, the Gita (pronounced “jee-tah,” Italian for “trip”), was a sleek, rolling helper, but its bulky size and steep $3,250...
Credit: PixabayA disturbing video circulating on social media seems to show a chilling scenario: a rogue killer robot. In the short clip, a humanoid robot malfunctions, thrashing its limbs and coming dangerously close to two nearby technicians.A Powerful and Potentially Dangerous Humanoid RobotPeople believe the robot is a Unitree H1, a versatile humanoid model...
The XPeng Iron isn’t just another robot—it’s a personal assistant with supercomputer-level processing power, and it’s shaping up to be a serious contender in the robotics race.The competition to develop humanoid robots is intensifying, and China has just raised the stakes. While Tesla continues to promote the revolutionary potential of its Optimus bot (which...
This is claimed to be the world's smallest untethered flying robot – two minuscule magnets get inserted in the ring visible at the topAdam Lau/Berkeley EngineeringScientists claim to have developed the world’s smallest untethered flying robot, using a unique approach to its design. To minimize size and weight, they moved the robot’s power and...
