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·July 8, 2013·2 min read

Robot Mom Would Beat Robot Butler in Popularity Contest

Researchers discover people express more positive feelings towards a robot that would take care of them than a robot which needed their care.

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·November 25, 2017·4 min read

Nanobots Pass First Stage in “Fantastic Voyage” From Fiction to Fact

An 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.

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·March 7, 2019·6 min read

Less-invasive procedure helps surgeons pinpoint epilepsy surgical candidates

A minimally invasive procedure to determine whether patients with drug-resistant epilepsy are candidates for brain surgery is safer, more efficient, and leads to better outcomes than the traditional method.

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·March 25, 2022·4 min read

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Uncover Hidden Signatures of Parkinson’s Disease

Combining AI and robotics technology, researchers have identified new cellular characteristics of Parkinson's disease in skin cell samples from patients.

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·March 28, 2020·3 min read

New Study Uses Robots to Uncover the Connections Between the Human Mind and Walking Control

Using robotics, researchers uncover mechanisms in the cerebellum and spinal cord that determine how the nervous system responds to induced changes in step length. The findings could have implications for physical rehabilitation programs for people with movement disorders.

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·July 22, 2021·4 min read

New Algorithm Flies Drones Faster Than Human Racing Pilots

A new artificial intelligence algorithm can find the quickest trajectory to fly a drone through a series of waypoints on a circuit. The AI proved to be faster at controlling the drone and completing the track than two world-class human pilots.

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·October 28, 2016·6 min read

Video Game-Like Test Used to Study Recovery and Learning in Stroke Patients

Learning new still does not necessarily help to repair neurological damage following a stroke, a new study reports.

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·May 7, 2025·5 min read

Robot Gender and Design Influence Customer Choices

New research reveals that service robots’ gendered characteristics can shape customer decisions in the hospitality industry. Robots with male-associated traits were more persuasive with women who had a lower sense of personal power, while customers with higher power felt less influenced.

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·June 12, 2016·4 min read

Activity of Nerve Cells in Freely Moving Animal Analyzed by New Robotic Microscope System

Researchers successfully use a robotic microscope to reveal the functional diversification of nerve cells that release dopamine.

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·June 4, 2018·3 min read

Cometh the Cyborg: Improved Integration of Living Muscles into Robots

Researchers have developed a new method that generates fully functioning skeletal muscle tissue, which they incorporated into a biohybrid robot. The robot was able to generate fluid movement and continued muscle function for over a week.

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·July 3, 2026·10 min read

Zero-Computational Path to High-Resolution Robotic Touch

A new study introduces a soft robotic sensing skin made from mechanochromic materials. The polymer automatically converts mechanical strain into distinct structural color fields, allowing a low-cost camera to map micro-scale pressure variations in real time without computational reconstruction algorithms.

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·July 24, 2026·9 min read

Detailed Robot Feedback Can Overload Human Learners

A new study reveals that detailed personalized feedback from humanoid robots causes immediate cognitive overload after errors, slowing immediate recovery despite improving long-term task performance.