FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·September 28, 2015·4 min readLight Touch: How Embedded Optical Sensors Could Make Robotic Hands More DexterousResearchers 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.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
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·July 25, 2015·4 min readSharpening Object Recognition Algorithms in RobotsA new study reports on how robots programmed to use simultaneous localization and mapping are able to improve their object recognition algorithms.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·August 29, 2018·4 min readResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 5, 2017·5 min readFinger Prosthesis Provides Clues to Brain HealthAn 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 25, 2019·4 min readMicrorobots show promise for treating tumorsNewly 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 8, 2016·3 min readBug Eyed: Tiny 3D Glasses Help Confirm 3D Vision in InsectsUsing miniature 3D 'glasses', researchers demonstrate insects do use stereopsis for hunting. The findings could help to improve visual perception in robots.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 30, 2017·4 min readWho 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 10, 2016·3 min readUnderstanding the ‘Neglected’ SensesA new study of touch and movement could benefit people with movement disorders and improve the design of new robotics.Read More
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Neuroscience Intros·April 24, 2012·1 min readWearable Muscle Suit Makes Heavy Lifting a CinchA lightweight exoskeleton will allow the elderly to move around more easily. New Scientist heads to a Japanese laboratory to...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 12, 2016·4 min readActivity of Nerve Cells in Freely Moving Animal Analyzed by New Robotic Microscope SystemResearchers successfully use a robotic microscope to reveal the functional diversification of nerve cells that release dopamine.Read More