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·September 28, 2015·4 min read

Light Touch: How Embedded Optical Sensors Could Make Robotic Hands More Dexterous

Researchers have developed a new soft robotic hand with numerous embedded fiber optic sensors and a new type of stretchable optical sensor. They believe incorporating the stretchable optical material into the hand could help provide more feedback.

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·July 18, 2017·4 min read

Empowering Robots for Ethical Behavior

A 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.

This image shows how the robot maps the environmant. Different objects, such as a bowl and a cap are labelled.

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·July 25, 2015·4 min read

Sharpening Object Recognition Algorithms in Robots

A new study reports on how robots programmed to use simultaneous localization and mapping are able to improve their object recognition algorithms.

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·August 29, 2018·4 min read

Researchers 3D Print Prototype for a ‘Bionic Eye’

Researchers have developed a 3D printed prototype for a bionic eye. The team successfully printed an array of light receptors onto a hemispherical surface. This advance could revolutionize restoring vision to those who have lost their sight.

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·April 5, 2017·5 min read

Finger Prosthesis Provides Clues to Brain Health

An experiment aimed to investigate how the brain interprets artificial touch sensation from a finger neuroprosthesis, has revealed new information for developing way to measure brain health.

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·July 25, 2019·4 min read

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.

Image shows one cool, 3D glasses wearing mantis.

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·January 8, 2016·3 min read

Bug Eyed: Tiny 3D Glasses Help Confirm 3D Vision in Insects

Using miniature 3D 'glasses', researchers demonstrate insects do use stereopsis for hunting. The findings could help to improve visual perception in robots.

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·June 30, 2017·4 min read

Who Is Responsible If a Brain-Controlled Robot Drops a Baby?

As brain controlled robots and neuroprosthetics are rapidly growing in popularity, researchers impress the need to create guidelines to help insure safe and beneficial use of brain machine interactions.