A smart device that translates sign language while being worn on the wrist could bridge the communications gap between the deaf and those who don’t know sign language, says a Texas A&M U... Read more
Using a smart tablet and a red beam of light, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have created a system that allows people to control a fleet of robots with the swipe of a finger. A... Read more
Circuit that reduces power leakage when transmitters are idle could greatly extend battery life. At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the big theme was the “Internet of thi... Read more
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has successfully printed complex electronic circuits using a common t-shirt printer. The electronic circuits are printed using unique materials in laye... Read more
It’s not uncommon to see cameras mounted on store ceilings, propped up in public places or placed inside subways, buses and even on the dashboards of cars. Cameras record our world down to t... Read more
North Carolina State University researchers have developed technology that allows cyborg cockroaches, or biobots, to pick up sounds with small microphones and seek out the source of the soun... Read more
While the robots imagined in science fiction novels have often looked like humans, today’s robotic armies are emerging in all shapes and sizes. Take the little army of bots made by SRI Inter... Read more
“The key to our approach is to break up the request for power from each car into multiple small chunks — into packets” Selecting a Chevy Volt, Tesla Model S, Nissan Leaf — or one of many oth... Read more
If integrated into adaptive cruise-control systems, a new algorithm could mitigate the type of freeway backup that seems to occur for no reason. Everybody’s experienced it: a miserable backu... Read more
Imagine turning a whiteboard, glass window or even a wooden table top into a responsive, touch sensitive surface. A low cost system developed by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), based... Read more
A robotics group at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has taught a six-legged crawling robot to jump, giving it remarkable acrobatic capabilities. Most land-dwelling animals with skelet... Read more
In The Jetsons, the helper robot of the future handles all manner of chores. Rosie can do the laundry, pick up the groceries, and keep Elroy out of trouble. In today’s reality, we have all k... Read more
New systems could improve the vision of micro aerial vehicles Aerial robotics research has brought us flapping hummingbirds, seagulls,bumblebees, and dragonflies. But if these robots are to... Read more
We are glad to show Salamandra robotica II, the new generation of our amphibious salamander-like robot. The robot is described in an article to appear in the IEEE Transactions in Robotics, a... Read more
