FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2018·4 min readTransparent Eel-Like Soft Robot Can Swim Silently UnderwaterRoboticists have developed an eel-like robot that uses artificial muscles to help propel itself through water.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 19, 2018·4 min readRobot Autonomously Assembles IKEA ChairA new robotics system has succeeded where so many humans fail; in autonomously assembling an IKEA chair without interruption.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 15, 2018·1 min readDeveloping Robots That Can Learn Like HumansResearchers are conducting a series of experiments to explore whether robots can acquire knowledge in a manner similar to human learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 17, 2018·5 min readHow to Build a Computer With Free WillA new article considers if it will be possible for artificial intelligence to mimic free will.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 15, 2018·3 min readNew Automatic Methods for Generating and Classifying MusicThe musical BertsoBot project has allowed researchers to create two new methods of generating and classifying music.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 4, 2017·4 min readHow Can Humans Keep the Upper Hand on Artificial Intelligence?Researchers report they have discovered a way for humans to maintain control over artificial intelligent robots.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 25, 2017·4 min readNanobots Pass First Stage in “Fantastic Voyage” From Fiction to FactAn international team of researchers have created remote controlled nanobots from a biodegradable material that they believe could assist doctors in diagnosing diseases and delivering drugs to target sites.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 25, 2017·6 min readNew RoboBee Flies, Dives, Swims and Explodes Out of the WaterThe latest generation of the RoboBee hybrid robot could help monitor the environment and provide essential search and rescue assistance, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 13, 2017·3 min readArtificial Skin Gives Robotic Hand a Sense of TouchNewly designed electronic skin allows a robotic hand to sense differences in temperature between hot and cold. Additionally, the skin can interpret computer signals to help the hand reproduce sign language, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 12, 2017·3 min readSelf-Reconfiguring Modular Robots Can Merge, Split and Heal While Retaining Full Sensorimotor ControlResearchers have developed modular robots that can become independent robotic entities by merging and splitting. This ability allows the robots to autonomously alter their shape to suit the task at hand. The system is also able to retain sensorimotor control during alteration and self heal by removing or repairing specific parts.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 4, 2017·5 min readWhy Humans Find Faulty Robots More LikableAs social robotics is becoming more popular, researchers explore how people react to the technology. They report people show significantly stronger liking to faulty robots than those that interact perfectly.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 18, 2017·4 min readEmpowering Robots for Ethical BehaviorA new Frontiers in Robotics and AI study outlines a concept called Empowerment that may allow robots to adhere to self preservation while serving and protecting humans.Read More
