New “classification models” sense how well humans trust intelligent machines they collaborate with, a step toward improving the quality of interactions and teamwork. The long-term goal of th... Read more
Micro- and nano-swimmers can be propelled through media similar to bodily fluids Micro- or even nano-robots could someday perform medical tasks in the human body. Researchers from the Max Pl... Read more
If you thought that the most impressive news in shrinking technology these days was smart watches, think again. Scientists are quietly toiling in their laboratories to create robots that are... Read more
Swimming microengines made from platinum and iron are highly efficient in removing organic pollutants from water using hydrogen peroxide. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Intell... Read more
Australia is one of the leaders in the field Moving carefully along a row of apple trees, two of Australia’s newest agricultural workers check if the fruit is ripe or the soil needs wa... Read more
The quadrotors are small surveillance robots AS THE violins soar, a lone dancer lopes gracefully across the stage of the Joyce Theatre in New York. But this is no solo. Two UFOs playfully ch... Read more
Quadrotors Can Now Play Catch I know we’ve been posting a bunch about quadrotors recently, but it’s hard not to when they keep doing cool new stuff. This demo comes from Pat Bouf... Read more
Researchers from Portugal and Indonesia describe an approach to decision making based on computational logic in the current issue of the International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent... Read more
Thick gravel, mud, snow, steep ramps or hills . . . They might get a pedestrian a little dirty or out of breath, but to someone in an electric wheelchair, they could mean terrain that’... Read more