Young children benefit from learning with a social robot
Young children are better able to understand what they are studying when they learn alongside a social robot. ... Read More...
Neurobotics
Findings about sea star locomotion could aid in development of simpler, decentralized systems in robotics
Much of a sea star's locomotion is determined by local sensory-motor response at the tube feet level as opposed to global sensory-motor commands. It appears the nervous system relies on the physics of the interaction between the body and the environment to control movement. The findings will help with the development of new robotic systems that utilize a decentralized component to learn hierarchically.... Read More...
The first living robots
Microscopic 'xenobots' created from frog embryo stem cells promise advances from drug delivery to neurological waste clean up.... Read More...
Trash talk hurts, even when it comes from a robot
Discouraging words from a robot can hinder a person's ability to play a game.... Read More...
Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots
A new robotic fly, dubbed Deep3DFly, uses active learning to improve its performance.... Read More...
Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels
A newly designed thread-like robot can deliver clot reducing therapies in response to stroke or other brain blockages.... Read More...
Understanding the animal brain could help robots wash your dishes
A biological neural network which is sculpted by evolution provides a scaffolding to facilitate quick and easy learning.... Read More...
Brain-controlled prosthetic hand to become reality
Researchers are developing a sophisticated prosthetic hand that can be directly controlled by the thoughts of the user.... Read More...
Microrobots show promise for treating tumors
Newly designed microbots can deliver vital drugs throughout the human body. The microbots can traverse the body and penetrate bodily mucus to efficiently deliver medications to target sites.... Read More...
Research Identifies New Pathways for Sensory Learning in the Brain
Automated robotic technology allows researchers to identify new pathways activated when the brain rewires circuits in response to experience.... Read More...
How can you tell if another person, animal or thing is conscious? Try these 3 tests
From artificial intelligence to animals and people in comas, researchers evaluate different methods to test the presence of consciousness.... Read More...
Brain network evaluates robot likeability
Neuroimaging reveals brain area activity in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex helps people determine the likability of robots and suitability for social partnership.... Read More...